diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 67074ab..9cb19ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,22 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         platform: [ubuntu-latest]
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.platform }}
+    services:
+      postgres:
+        image: postgres:16
+        env:
+          POSTGRES_DB: postgres
+          POSTGRES_PASSWORD: postgres
+          POSTGRES_USER: postgres
+        # Set health checks to wait until postgres has started
+        options: >-
+          --health-cmd pg_isready
+          --health-interval 10s
+          --health-timeout 5s
+          --health-retries 5
+        ports:
+          # Maps tcp port 5432 on service container to the host
+          - 5432:5432
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with: