diff --git a/openshift/templates/django-postgresql-persistent.json b/openshift/templates/django-postgresql-persistent.json
index 8c18978..1d7c3fa 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/django-postgresql-persistent.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/django-postgresql-persistent.json
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
               "from": {
                 "kind": "ImageStreamTag",
                 "namespace": "${NAMESPACE}",
-                "name": "postgresql:9.5"
+                "name": "postgresql:${POSTGRESQL_VERSION}"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -444,6 +444,13 @@
       "value": "3.6",
       "required": true
     },
+    {
+      "name": "POSTGRESQL_VERSION",
+      "displayName": "Version of PostgreSQL Image",
+      "description": "Version of PostgreSQL image to be used (9.4, 9.5, 9.6 or latest).",
+      "value": "9.6",
+      "required": true
+    },
     {
       "name": "MEMORY_LIMIT",
       "displayName": "Memory Limit",
diff --git a/openshift/templates/django-postgresql.json b/openshift/templates/django-postgresql.json
index e52839d..159df36 100644
--- a/openshift/templates/django-postgresql.json
+++ b/openshift/templates/django-postgresql.json
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@
               "from": {
                 "kind": "ImageStreamTag",
                 "namespace": "${NAMESPACE}",
-                "name": "postgresql:9.5"
+                "name": "postgresql:${POSTGRESQL_VERSION}"
               }
             }
           },
@@ -425,6 +425,13 @@
       "value": "3.6",
       "required": true
     },
+    {
+      "name": "POSTGRESQL_VERSION",
+      "displayName": "Version of PostgreSQL Image",
+      "description": "Version of PostgreSQL image to be used (9.4, 9.5, 9.6 or latest).",
+      "value": "9.6",
+      "required": true
+    },
     {
       "name": "MEMORY_LIMIT",
       "displayName": "Memory Limit",