diff --git a/cps-application/src/main/resources/application.yml b/cps-application/src/main/resources/application.yml
index d615e99..723e2ca 100644
--- a/cps-application/src/main/resources/application.yml
+++ b/cps-application/src/main/resources/application.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
                 dialect: org.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect
 
     datasource:
-        url: jdbc:postgresql://${DB_HOST}:5432/cpsdb
+        url: jdbc:postgresql://${DB_HOST}:${DB_PORT:5432}/cpsdb
         username: ${DB_USERNAME}
         password: ${DB_PASSWORD}
         driverClassName: org.postgresql.Driver
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index d0a157e..44ebd3b 100755
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
     container_name: dbpostgresql
     image: postgres:13.2-alpine
     ports:
-      - '5432:5432'
+      - ${DB_PORT:-5432}:5432
     environment:
       POSTGRES_DB: cpsdb
       POSTGRES_USER: ${DB_USERNAME:-cps}
diff --git a/docs/release-notes.rst b/docs/release-notes.rst
index d080b03..058f6ba 100755
--- a/docs/release-notes.rst
+++ b/docs/release-notes.rst
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
    - `CPS-788 <https://jira.onap.org/browse/CPS-788>`_ Yang Resource formatting is incorrect
    - `CPS-783 <https://jira.onap.org/browse/CPS-783>`_ Remove cm handle does not completely remove all cm handle information
    - `CPS-841 <https://jira.onap.org/browse/CPS-841>`_ Upgrade log4j to 2.17.1 as recommended by ONAP SECCOM
+   - `CPS-867 <https://jira.onap.org/browse/CPS-867>`_ Database port made configurable through env variable DB_PORT
 
 Known Limitations, Issues and Workarounds
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