diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 862cec7b8403..f242e5341d52 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 dependencyManagement {
     imports {
-        mavenBom "io.zonky.test.postgres:embedded-postgres-binaries-bom:16.4.0"
+        mavenBom "io.zonky.test.postgres:embedded-postgres-binaries-bom:17.0.0"
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/docker/postgres.yml b/docker/postgres.yml
index c96b36d0ca18..9f08c2f4841a 100644
--- a/docker/postgres.yml
+++ b/docker/postgres.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 services:
     postgres:
         container_name: artemis-postgres
-        image: docker.io/library/postgres:16.4-alpine
+        image: docker.io/library/postgres:17.0-alpine
         pull_policy: if_not_present
         user: postgres
         command: ["postgres", "-c", "max_connections=10000"]
diff --git a/docs/admin/database.rst b/docs/admin/database.rst
index 76d09c952358..f1671d11ab3e 100644
--- a/docs/admin/database.rst
+++ b/docs/admin/database.rst
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ Migrating MySQL Data to PostgreSQL
                     - db-migration
 
             postgres:
-                image: docker.io/library/postgres:16.4
+                image: docker.io/library/postgres:17.0
                 environment:
                     - POSTGRES_USER=root
                     - POSTGRES_DB=Artemis
diff --git a/docs/dev/setup.rst b/docs/dev/setup.rst
index 01c6a0acec05..cc8bc4a94098 100644
--- a/docs/dev/setup.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/setup.rst
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ following dependencies/tools on your machine:
    We use Java (JDK 21) to develop and run the Artemis application
    server, which is based on `Spring
    Boot <http://projects.spring.io/spring-boot>`__.
-2. `MySQL Database Server 8 <https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql>`__, or `PostgreSQL <https://www.postgresql.org/>`_:
+2. `MySQL Database Server 9 <https://dev.mysql.com/downloads/mysql>`__, or `PostgreSQL 17 <https://www.postgresql.org/>`_:
    Artemis uses Hibernate to store entities in an SQL database and Liquibase to
    automatically apply schema transformations when updating Artemis.
 3. `Node.js <https://nodejs.org/en/download>`__: We use Node LTS (>=20.16.0 < 21) to compile
diff --git a/docs/dev/setup/database.rst b/docs/dev/setup/database.rst
index 595695254d34..8e1732622e64 100644
--- a/docs/dev/setup/database.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/setup/database.rst
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ Users for MySQL
   ``application-local.yml`` *(spring > datasource > password)* and in ``liquibase.gradle``
   *(within the 'liquibaseCommand' as argument password)*).
 
-Set empty root password for MySQL 8
+Set empty root password for MySQL 9
 """""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""
-If you have problems connecting to the MySQL 8 database using an empty root password, you can try the following command
+If you have problems connecting to the MySQL 9 database using an empty root password, you can try the following command
 to reset the root password to an empty password:
 
 .. code::
diff --git a/docs/dev/setup/docker-compose.rst b/docs/dev/setup/docker-compose.rst
index 63ddaeed5de1..a655f44e6ab7 100644
--- a/docs/dev/setup/docker-compose.rst
+++ b/docs/dev/setup/docker-compose.rst
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ The ``docker-compose.yml`` file could look like this for an Artemis, Jenkins and
           - "traefik.http.services.artemis.loadbalancer.server.port=8080"
 
       artemis-db:
-        image: mysql:8
+        image: mysql:9
         container_name: "mysql"
         restart: unless-stopped
         volumes:
diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/domain/User.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/domain/User.java
index 1c95e5f1841d..7fa995658af1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/domain/User.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/core/domain/User.java
@@ -172,10 +172,6 @@ public class User extends AbstractAuditingEntity implements Participant {
     @Column(name = "ssh_public_key_hash")
     private final String sshPublicKeyHash = null;
 
-    /**
-     * Word "GROUPS" is being added as a restricted word starting in MySQL 8.0.2
-     * Workaround: Annotation @Column(name = "`groups`") escapes this word using backticks.
-     */
     @ElementCollection(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
     @CollectionTable(name = "user_groups", joinColumns = @JoinColumn(name = "user_id"))
     @Column(name = "user_groups")
diff --git a/src/test/resources/config/application.yml b/src/test/resources/config/application.yml
index 742c904105e9..f48155253d32 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/config/application.yml
+++ b/src/test/resources/config/application.yml
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ zonky:
             type: H2  # Alternatives: H2 / MYSQL / POSTGRES
             postgres:
                 docker:
-                    image: "postgres:16.4-alpine"
+                    image: "postgres:17.0-alpine"
                     tmpfs:
                         enabled: true
                 server: