diff --git a/automation/molecule/default/converge.yml b/automation/molecule/default/converge.yml
index 27248f77a..c5a59f174 100644
--- a/automation/molecule/default/converge.yml
+++ b/automation/molecule/default/converge.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         dcs_type: "{{ ['etcd', 'consul'] | random }}" # Set 'dcs_type' to either 'etcd' or 'consul' randomly
         consul_node_role: server # if dcs_type: "consul"
         consul_bootstrap_expect: true # if dcs_type: "consul"
-        postgresql_version: "16" # to test custom WAL dir
+        postgresql_version: 16 # to test custom WAL dir
         pgbouncer_processes: 2 # Test multiple pgbouncer processes (so_reuseport)
         patroni_tags: "datacenter=dc1,key1=value1"
         balancer_tags: "datacenter=dc1"
diff --git a/automation/molecule/pg_upgrade/converge.yml b/automation/molecule/pg_upgrade/converge.yml
index f8c77b0e7..c5e27b59e 100644
--- a/automation/molecule/pg_upgrade/converge.yml
+++ b/automation/molecule/pg_upgrade/converge.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
         dcs_type: "{{ ['etcd', 'consul'] | random }}" # Set 'dcs_type' to either 'etcd' or 'consul' randomly
         consul_node_role: server # if dcs_type: "consul"
         consul_bootstrap_expect: true # if dcs_type: "consul"
-        postgresql_version: "14" # redefine the version to install for the upgrade test
+        postgresql_version: 14 # redefine the version to install for the upgrade test
         pgbouncer_processes: 4 # Test multiple pgbouncer processes (so_reuseport)
         cacheable: true
       delegate_to: localhost
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 
     - name: Set variables for PostgreSQL upgrade test
       ansible.builtin.set_fact:
-        pg_old_version: "14"
-        pg_new_version: "16"
+        pg_old_version: 14
+        pg_new_version: 16
 
     - name: Add repository GPG key
       ansible.builtin.command: "rpm --import https://repo.almalinux.org/almalinux/RPM-GPG-KEY-AlmaLinux-{{ ansible_distribution_major_version }}"