diff --git a/molecule/pg_upgrade/converge.yml b/molecule/pg_upgrade/converge.yml
index 9e76007e0..ec4de182b 100644
--- a/molecule/pg_upgrade/converge.yml
+++ b/molecule/pg_upgrade/converge.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
         with_haproxy_load_balancing: true
         consul_node_role: server # if dcs_type: "consul"
         consul_bootstrap_expect: true # if dcs_type: "consul"
-        postgresql_version: "12" # redefine the version to install for the upgrade test
+        postgresql_version: "14" # redefine the version to install for the upgrade test
         cacheable: true
 
     - name: Set variables for custom PostgreSQL data and WAL directory test
@@ -25,15 +25,15 @@
 
     - name: Set variables for TimescaleDB cluster deployment test
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        enable_timescale: true
+        enable_timescale: false # TODO (enable when adding PostgreSQL 16 support)
       when:
         - not (ansible_distribution == 'Ubuntu' and ansible_distribution_version is version('20.04', '<'))
         - not (ansible_distribution == 'Debian' and ansible_distribution_version is version('11', '>')) # TODO Debian 12
 
     - name: Set variables for PostgreSQL upgrade test
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        pg_old_version: "12"
-        pg_new_version: "15"
+        pg_old_version: "14"
+        pg_new_version: "16"
 
     - name: Clean yum cache (molecule containers)
       ansible.builtin.command: yum clean all