diff --git a/docker/postgres-kanister-tools/Dockerfile b/docker/postgres-kanister-tools/Dockerfile
index c47ffb83035..0341479160e 100644
--- a/docker/postgres-kanister-tools/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/postgres-kanister-tools/Dockerfile
@@ -4,15 +4,15 @@ ARG TOOLS_IMAGE
 FROM ${TOOLS_IMAGE} AS TOOLS_IMAGE
 
 # Actual image base
-FROM postgres:16.1-bullseye
+FROM postgres:16-bullseye
 
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 
 USER root
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install curl python3 groff less jq python3-pip && \
-    pip3 install --break-system-packages --upgrade pip && \
-    pip3 install --break-system-packages --upgrade awscli && \
+    pip3 install --upgrade pip && \
+    pip3 install --upgrade awscli && \
     apt-get clean
 
 # Install restic to take backups
diff --git a/examples/postgres-RDS/Dockerfile b/examples/postgres-RDS/Dockerfile
index 6f82bdac910..f7922fab8d7 100644
--- a/examples/postgres-RDS/Dockerfile
+++ b/examples/postgres-RDS/Dockerfile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
 USER root
 
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get -y install curl python3-pip && \
-    pip3 install --break-system-packages --upgrade pip && \
-    pip3 install --break-system-packages --upgrade awscli && \
+    pip3 install --upgrade pip && \
+    pip3 install --upgrade awscli && \
     apt-get clean
 
 RUN curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kanisterio/kanister/master/scripts/get.sh | bash