diff --git a/internal/link/link.go b/internal/link/link.go
index b81f2a5d7..ea8af20a4 100644
--- a/internal/link/link.go
+++ b/internal/link/link.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ func Run(ctx context.Context, projectRef string, fsys afero.Fs, options ...func(
 		fmt.Fprintln(utils.GetDebugLogger(), err)
 	}
 
-	if err := checkRemoteProjectStatus(ctx, projectRef); err != nil {
+	if err := checkRemoteProjectStatus(ctx, projectRef, fsys); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ func updatePoolerConfig(config api.SupavisorConfigResponse) {
 
 var errProjectPaused = errors.New("project is paused")
 
-func checkRemoteProjectStatus(ctx context.Context, projectRef string) error {
+func checkRemoteProjectStatus(ctx context.Context, projectRef string, fsys afero.Fs) error {
 	resp, err := utils.GetSupabase().V1GetProjectWithResponse(ctx, projectRef)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Errorf("failed to retrieve remote project status: %w", err)
@@ -274,7 +274,10 @@ func checkRemoteProjectStatus(ctx context.Context, projectRef string) error {
 		utils.CmdSuggestion = fmt.Sprintf("An admin must unpause it from the Supabase dashboard at %s", utils.Aqua(fmt.Sprintf("%s/project/%s", utils.GetSupabaseDashboardURL(), projectRef)))
 		return errors.New(errProjectPaused)
 	case api.V1ProjectResponseStatusACTIVEHEALTHY:
-		// Project is in the desired state, do nothing
+		// Update postgres image version to match remote
+		if version := resp.JSON200.Database.Version; len(version) > 0 {
+			return utils.WriteFile(utils.PostgresVersionPath, []byte(version), fsys)
+		}
 	default:
 		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s: Project status is %s instead of Active Healthy. Some operations might fail.\n", utils.Yellow("WARNING"), resp.JSON200.Status)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/link/link_test.go b/internal/link/link_test.go
index c8a867f6b..a1bd02e52 100644
--- a/internal/link/link_test.go
+++ b/internal/link/link_test.go
@@ -54,7 +54,10 @@ func TestLinkCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		gock.New(utils.DefaultApiHost).
 			Get("/v1/projects/" + project).
 			Reply(200).
-			JSON(api.V1ProjectResponse{Status: api.V1ProjectResponseStatusACTIVEHEALTHY})
+			JSON(api.V1ProjectResponse{
+				Status:   api.V1ProjectResponseStatusACTIVEHEALTHY,
+				Database: &api.V1DatabaseResponse{},
+			})
 		gock.New(utils.DefaultApiHost).
 			Get("/v1/projects/" + project + "/api-keys").
 			Reply(200).
@@ -130,7 +133,10 @@ func TestLinkCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		gock.New(utils.DefaultApiHost).
 			Get("/v1/projects/" + project).
 			Reply(200).
-			JSON(api.V1ProjectResponse{Status: api.V1ProjectResponseStatusACTIVEHEALTHY})
+			JSON(api.V1ProjectResponse{
+				Status:   api.V1ProjectResponseStatusACTIVEHEALTHY,
+				Database: &api.V1DatabaseResponse{},
+			})
 		gock.New(utils.DefaultApiHost).
 			Get("/v1/projects/" + project + "/api-keys").
 			Reply(200).
@@ -175,7 +181,10 @@ func TestLinkCommand(t *testing.T) {
 		gock.New(utils.DefaultApiHost).
 			Get("/v1/projects/" + project).
 			Reply(200).
-			JSON(api.V1ProjectResponse{Status: api.V1ProjectResponseStatusACTIVEHEALTHY})
+			JSON(api.V1ProjectResponse{
+				Status:   api.V1ProjectResponseStatusACTIVEHEALTHY,
+				Database: &api.V1DatabaseResponse{},
+			})
 		gock.New(utils.DefaultApiHost).
 			Get("/v1/projects/" + project + "/api-keys").
 			Reply(200).
@@ -215,7 +224,32 @@ func TestLinkCommand(t *testing.T) {
 func TestStatusCheck(t *testing.T) {
 	project := "test-project"
 
+	t.Run("updates postgres version when healthy", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Setup in-memory fs
+		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
+		// Flush pending mocks after test execution
+		defer gock.OffAll()
+		// Mock project status
+		gock.New(utils.DefaultApiHost).
+			Get("/v1/projects/" + project).
+			Reply(http.StatusOK).
+			JSON(api.V1ProjectResponse{
+				Status:   api.V1ProjectResponseStatusACTIVEHEALTHY,
+				Database: &api.V1DatabaseResponse{Version: "15.6.1.139"},
+			})
+		// Run test
+		err := checkRemoteProjectStatus(context.Background(), project, fsys)
+		// Check error
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		version, err := afero.ReadFile(fsys, utils.PostgresVersionPath)
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		assert.Equal(t, "15.6.1.139", string(version))
+		assert.Empty(t, apitest.ListUnmatchedRequests())
+	})
+
 	t.Run("ignores project not found", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Setup in-memory fs
+		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
 		// Flush pending mocks after test execution
 		defer gock.OffAll()
 		// Mock project status
@@ -223,13 +257,15 @@ func TestStatusCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			Get("/v1/projects/" + project).
 			Reply(http.StatusNotFound)
 		// Run test
-		err := checkRemoteProjectStatus(context.Background(), project)
+		err := checkRemoteProjectStatus(context.Background(), project, fsys)
 		// Check error
 		assert.NoError(t, err)
 		assert.Empty(t, apitest.ListUnmatchedRequests())
 	})
 
 	t.Run("throws error on project inactive", func(t *testing.T) {
+		// Setup in-memory fs
+		fsys := afero.NewMemMapFs()
 		// Flush pending mocks after test execution
 		defer gock.OffAll()
 		// Mock project status
@@ -238,7 +274,7 @@ func TestStatusCheck(t *testing.T) {
 			Reply(http.StatusOK).
 			JSON(api.V1ProjectResponse{Status: api.V1ProjectResponseStatusINACTIVE})
 		// Run test
-		err := checkRemoteProjectStatus(context.Background(), project)
+		err := checkRemoteProjectStatus(context.Background(), project, fsys)
 		// Check error
 		assert.ErrorIs(t, err, errProjectPaused)
 		assert.Empty(t, apitest.ListUnmatchedRequests())