diff --git a/acceptance/repository-postgresql/package.json b/acceptance/repository-postgresql/package.json
index 4b5f35b3c999..84226baae18f 100644
--- a/acceptance/repository-postgresql/package.json
+++ b/acceptance/repository-postgresql/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
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     "@loopback/testlab": "^8.0.2",
     "@types/node": "^16.18.126",
-    "loopback-connector-postgresql": "^7.2.3",
+    "loopback-connector-postgresql": "^8.0.0",
     "tslib": "^2.8.1"
   }
 }
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index eadd183f5e35..984d15c90666 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@
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         "@types/node": "^16.18.126",
-        "loopback-connector-postgresql": "^7.2.3",
+        "loopback-connector-postgresql": "^8.0.0",
         "tslib": "^2.8.1"
       },
       "engines": {
@@ -22304,9 +22304,9 @@
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     },
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loopback-connector-postgresql/-/loopback-connector-postgresql-7.2.3.tgz",
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+      "version": "8.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loopback-connector-postgresql/-/loopback-connector-postgresql-8.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-nbp8O2kh0bMbiYyoQQ9ZdVnw4gpN2o2aUEa0PFbw/vYocGQnFk+BGkS/+ZFQHFpjwPvPUhJTzckownhUnC2o7Q==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "Artistic-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -22320,7 +22320,7 @@
         "uuid": "^11.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "18 || 20 || 22"
+        "node": ">=20"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/loopback-connector-postgresql/node_modules/debug": {
@@ -22342,9 +22342,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/loopback-connector-postgresql/node_modules/loopback-connector": {
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loopback-connector/-/loopback-connector-6.2.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Tf8WDDEBCWCyw9p+lU4jWxIlLHRQQg5aNJgZhIJ5oRDBWHruzNNpMQ3/r/IrhZ1gyu3o2kDsNOkdDw7pmLly6Q==",
+      "version": "6.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/loopback-connector/-/loopback-connector-6.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-dibLveRucoxRAeYmeV9ftXLF4MHdSdh0xozOGlslV+uJ9aF9daWLSpo7d4fSqzOsuPNIjaTAxM6X59ZkVQ/AQw==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {