diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index a87b82dc8c..af09987f2d 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ RUN chmod +x init.sh
 # Install required base packages
 RUN apt update && apt install -y \
    python3.11-dev python3.11-venv \
+   postgresql-client \
    libldap2-dev libsasl2-dev \
    libpango1.0-0 libcairo2 \
    weasyprint
diff --git a/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh b/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh
index 54d0e30005..6c662cb7e9 100755
--- a/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh
+++ b/.devcontainer/postCreateCommand.sh
@@ -29,5 +29,8 @@ rm -f /home/vscode/.gitconfig
 
 # Fix issue related to CFFI version mismatch
 pip uninstall cffi -y
-sudo apt remove --purge python3-cffi
+sudo apt remove --purge -y python3-cffi
 pip install --no-cache-dir --force-reinstall --ignore-installed cffi
+
+# Upgrade pip
+python3 -m pip install --upgrade pip
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