diff --git a/centos/resources/finish.sh b/centos/resources/finish.sh
index 20c7b88..62d06f7 100755
--- a/centos/resources/finish.sh
+++ b/centos/resources/finish.sh
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ fi
 export PGPASSWORD=$database_password
 
 #update the database password
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "ALTER USER fusionpbx WITH PASSWORD '$database_password';"
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "ALTER USER freeswitch WITH PASSWORD '$database_password';"
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "ALTER USER fusionpbx WITH PASSWORD '$database_password';"
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "ALTER USER freeswitch WITH PASSWORD '$database_password';"
 
 #add the config.php
 mkdir -p /etc/fusionpbx
diff --git a/centos/resources/postgresql.sh b/centos/resources/postgresql.sh
index 76e100a..ffd10d2 100755
--- a/centos/resources/postgresql.sh
+++ b/centos/resources/postgresql.sh
@@ -8,46 +8,48 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 . ./colors.sh
 
 #send a message
-verbose "Installing PostgreSQL 9.4"
+verbose "Installing PostgreSQL 9.6"
 
 #generate a random password
 password=$(dd if=/dev/urandom bs=1 count=20 2>/dev/null | base64)
 
 #included in the distribution
-rpm -ivh --quiet http://yum.postgresql.org/9.4/redhat/rhel-7-x86_64/pgdg-centos94-9.4-3.noarch.rpm
+#rpm -ivh --quiet http://yum.postgresql.org/9.4/redhat/rhel-7-x86_64/pgdg-centos94-9.4-3.noarch.rpm
+rpm -ivh --quiet https://yum.postgresql.org/9.6/redhat/rhel-7-x86_64/pgdg-redhat-repo-latest.noarch.rpm
 yum -y update
-yum -y install postgresql94-server postgresql94-contrib postgresql94
+#yum -y install postgresql94-server postgresql94-contrib postgresql94
+yum -y install postgresql96-server postgresql96-contrib postgresql96 postgresql96-libs postgresql96-devel
 
 #send a message
 verbose "Initalize PostgreSQL database"
 
 #initialize the database
-/usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/postgresql94-setup initdb
+/usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/postgresql96-setup initdb
 
 #allow loopback
-sed -i 's/\(host  *all  *all  *127.0.0.1\/32  *\)ident/\1md5/' /var/lib/pgsql/9.4/data/pg_hba.conf
-sed -i 's/\(host  *all  *all  *::1\/128  *\)ident/\1md5/' /var/lib/pgsql/9.4/data/pg_hba.conf
+sed -i 's/\(host  *all  *all  *127.0.0.1\/32  *\)ident/\1md5/' /var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_hba.conf
+sed -i 's/\(host  *all  *all  *::1\/128  *\)ident/\1md5/' /var/lib/pgsql/9.6/data/pg_hba.conf
 
 #systemd
 systemctl daemon-reload
-systemctl restart postgresql-9.4
+systemctl restart postgresql-9.6
 
 #move to /tmp to prevent a red herring error when running sudo with psql
 cwd=$(pwd)
 cd /tmp
 
 #add the databases, users and grant permissions to them
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -d fusionpbx -c "DROP SCHEMA public cascade;";
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -d fusionpbx -c "CREATE SCHEMA public;";
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "CREATE DATABASE fusionpbx";
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "CREATE DATABASE freeswitch";
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "CREATE ROLE fusionpbx WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD '$password';"
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "CREATE ROLE freeswitch WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD '$password';"
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE fusionpbx to fusionpbx;"
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE freeswitch to fusionpbx;"
-sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.4/bin/psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE freeswitch to freeswitch;"
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -d fusionpbx -c "DROP SCHEMA public cascade;";
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -d fusionpbx -c "CREATE SCHEMA public;";
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "CREATE DATABASE fusionpbx";
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "CREATE DATABASE freeswitch";
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "CREATE ROLE fusionpbx WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD '$password';"
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "CREATE ROLE freeswitch WITH SUPERUSER LOGIN PASSWORD '$password';"
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE fusionpbx to fusionpbx;"
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE freeswitch to fusionpbx;"
+sudo -u postgres /usr/pgsql-9.6/bin/psql -c "GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE freeswitch to freeswitch;"
 #ALTER USER fusionpbx WITH PASSWORD 'newpassword';
 cd $cwd
 
 #send a message
-verbose "PostgreSQL 9.4 installed"
+verbose "PostgreSQL 9.6 installed"