diff --git a/lib/data/ops-data-aws/src/OpsDatabase.ts b/lib/data/ops-data-aws/src/OpsDatabase.ts
index 10822436d..496ffae15 100644
--- a/lib/data/ops-data-aws/src/OpsDatabase.ts
+++ b/lib/data/ops-data-aws/src/OpsDatabase.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export async function createDatabase(
     const params = {
       DBClusterIdentifier: getClusterIdentifier(),
       Engine: 'aurora-postgresql',
-      EngineVersion: '10.7',
+      EngineVersion: '11.17',
       DatabaseName: config.auroraDatabaseName,
       MasterUsername: config.auroraMasterUsername,
       MasterUserPassword: password,