diff --git a/migrations/db/migrations/20250402093753_grant_subscription_to_postgres_16_and_above.sql b/migrations/db/migrations/20250402093753_grant_subscription_to_postgres_16_and_above.sql
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+++ b/migrations/db/migrations/20250402093753_grant_subscription_to_postgres_16_and_above.sql
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+-- migrate:up
+DO $$
+DECLARE
+  major_version INT;
+BEGIN
+  SELECT current_setting('server_version_num')::INT / 10000 INTO major_version;
+
+  IF major_version >= 16 THEN
+    GRANT pg_create_subscription TO postgres;
+  END IF;
+END $$;
+
+-- migrate:down