diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
index 24abffdf8e852..d8428277f7f80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-backend.yml
@@ -242,7 +242,8 @@ jobs:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
                 python-version: ['3.10.10']
-                clickhouse-server-image: ['clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.11.2.11-alpine']
+                clickhouse-server-image:
+                    ['clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.11.2.11-alpine', 'clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.12.5.81-alpine']
                 segment: ['FOSS', 'EE']
                 person-on-events: [false, true]
                 # :NOTE: Keep concurrency and groups in sync
@@ -315,7 +316,8 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                clickhouse-server-image: ['clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.11.2.11-alpine']
+                clickhouse-server-image:
+                    ['clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.11.2.11-alpine', 'clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.12.5.81-alpine']
         if: needs.changes.outputs.backend == 'true'
         runs-on: depot-ubuntu-latest-4
         steps:
diff --git a/docker-compose.base.yml b/docker-compose.base.yml
index 073af7c1d04bb..1254f103c9f1c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.base.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.base.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ services:
         # Note: please keep the default version in sync across
         #       `posthog` and the `charts-clickhouse` repos
         #
-        image: ${CLICKHOUSE_SERVER_IMAGE:-clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.11.2.11-alpine}
+        image: ${CLICKHOUSE_SERVER_IMAGE:-clickhouse/clickhouse-server:23.12.5.81-alpine}
         restart: on-failure
 
     zookeeper: