diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/containers.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/containers.nix
index 8618a9c93dd8..e68bfd860601 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/containers.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/containers.nix
@@ -596,6 +596,8 @@ in
                   { config, pkgs, ... }:
                   { services.postgresql.enable = true;
                     services.postgresql.package = pkgs.postgresql96;
+                    
+                    system.stateVersion = "17.03";
                   };
               };
           }