diff --git a/releases/fuji/compose-files/docker-compose-fuji.yml b/releases/fuji/compose-files/docker-compose-fuji.yml
index b8a5846..dab08ba 100644
--- a/releases/fuji/compose-files/docker-compose-fuji.yml
+++ b/releases/fuji/compose-files/docker-compose-fuji.yml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'POSTGRES_DB=kong'
         - 'POSTGRES_USER=kong'
-
+        - 'POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
   kong-migrations:
     image: kong:1.3.0
     container_name: kong-migrations
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'KONG_DATABASE=postgres'
         - 'KONG_PG_HOST=kong-db'
+        - 'KONG_PG_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
     command: >
       /bin/sh -cx 
       'until /consul/scripts/consul-svc-healthy.sh kong-db;
@@ -194,6 +195,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'KONG_DATABASE=postgres'
         - 'KONG_PG_HOST=kong-db'
+        - 'KONG_PG_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
         - 'KONG_PROXY_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout'
         - 'KONG_ADMIN_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout'
         - 'KONG_PROXY_ERROR_LOG=/dev/stderr'
diff --git a/releases/nightly-build/compose-files/docker-compose-nexus-arm64.yml b/releases/nightly-build/compose-files/docker-compose-nexus-arm64.yml
index 3c21321..f2c5030 100644
--- a/releases/nightly-build/compose-files/docker-compose-nexus-arm64.yml
+++ b/releases/nightly-build/compose-files/docker-compose-nexus-arm64.yml
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'POSTGRES_DB=kong'
         - 'POSTGRES_USER=kong'
+        - 'POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
 
   kong-migrations:
     image: kong:1.3.0-ubuntu
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'KONG_DATABASE=postgres'
         - 'KONG_PG_HOST=kong-db'
+        - 'KONG_PG_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
     command: >
       /bin/sh -cx 
       'until /consul/scripts/consul-svc-healthy.sh kong-db;
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'KONG_DATABASE=postgres'
         - 'KONG_PG_HOST=kong-db'
+        - 'KONG_PG_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
         - 'KONG_PROXY_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout'
         - 'KONG_ADMIN_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout'
         - 'KONG_PROXY_ERROR_LOG=/dev/stderr'
diff --git a/releases/nightly-build/compose-files/docker-compose-nexus.yml b/releases/nightly-build/compose-files/docker-compose-nexus.yml
index 0b9d01f..89a7902 100644
--- a/releases/nightly-build/compose-files/docker-compose-nexus.yml
+++ b/releases/nightly-build/compose-files/docker-compose-nexus.yml
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'POSTGRES_DB=kong'
         - 'POSTGRES_USER=kong'
+        - 'POSTGRES_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
 
   kong-migrations:
     image: kong:1.3.0
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'KONG_DATABASE=postgres'
         - 'KONG_PG_HOST=kong-db'
+        - 'KONG_PG_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
     command: >
       /bin/sh -cx 
       'until /consul/scripts/consul-svc-healthy.sh kong-db;
@@ -211,6 +213,7 @@ services:
     environment:
         - 'KONG_DATABASE=postgres'
         - 'KONG_PG_HOST=kong-db'
+        - 'KONG_PG_PASSWORD=${KONG_POSTGRES_PASSWORD:-kong}'
         - 'KONG_PROXY_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout'
         - 'KONG_ADMIN_ACCESS_LOG=/dev/stdout'
         - 'KONG_PROXY_ERROR_LOG=/dev/stderr'