diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 4aadbd4..3a56233 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ env:
 
   # If you change this value, please change it in the following files as well:
   # /Dockerfile
-  GO_VERSION: 1.19.2
+  GO_VERSION: 1.20.4
 
 jobs:
   ########################
@@ -124,3 +124,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: run unit tests
         run: make unit
+
+      - name: run unit test with postgres
+        run: make unit-postgres
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 080f98a..abeb0fa 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} golang:1.19.7-alpine as builder
+FROM --platform=${BUILDPLATFORM} golang:1.20.4-alpine as builder
 
 # Copy in the local repository to build from.
 COPY . /go/src/github.com/lightningnetwork/loop
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a3a2232..0f5ff9d 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -95,6 +95,10 @@ unit:
 	@$(call print, "Running unit tests.")
 	$(UNIT)
 
+unit-postgres:
+	@$(call print, "Running unit tests with postgres.")
+	$(UNIT) -tags=test_db_postgres
+
 # =========
 # UTILITIES
 # =========