diff --git a/config/confluence.cfg.xml.j2 b/config/confluence.cfg.xml.j2
index 8f31e32..c624ff8 100644
--- a/config/confluence.cfg.xml.j2
+++ b/config/confluence.cfg.xml.j2
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
     <property name="confluence.database.connection.type">database-type-standard</property>
     <property name="webwork.multipart.saveDir">${localHome}/temp</property>
     <property name="attachments.dir">${confluenceHome}/attachments</property>
+    
+    {% if confluence_version.split(".")[1] | int() <= 13 %}
+    {%  set db_pool_variable = "c3p0" %}
+    {% else %}
+    {%  set db_pool_variable = "hikari" %}
+    {% endif %}
 
     <property name="lucene.index.dir">{{ atl_lucene_index_dir | default('${confluenceHome}/index') }}</property>
 
@@ -30,14 +36,14 @@
       <property name="hibernate.connection.driver_class">{{ databases[atl_db_type][0] }}</property>
       <property name="hibernate.dialect">com.atlassian.confluence.impl.hibernate.dialect.{{ databases[atl_db_type][1] }}</property>
 
-      <property name="hibernate.c3p0.min_size">{{ atl_db_poolminsize | default('20') }}</property>
-      <property name="hibernate.c3p0.max_size">{{ atl_db_poolmaxsize | default('100') }}</property>
-      <property name="hibernate.c3p0.timeout">{{ atl_db_timeout | default('30') }}</property>
-      <property name="hibernate.c3p0.idle_test_period">{{ atl_db_idletestperiod | default('100') }}</property>
-      <property name="hibernate.c3p0.max_statements">{{ atl_db_maxstatements | default('0') }}</property>
-      <property name="hibernate.c3p0.validate">{{ atl_db_validate | default('false') }}</property>
-      <property name="hibernate.c3p0.acquire_increment">{{ atl_db_acquireincrement | default('1') }}</property>
-      <property name="hibernate.c3p0.preferredTestQuery">{{ atl_db_validationquery | default('select 1') }}</property>
+      <property name="hibernate.{{ db_pool_variable }}.min_size">{{ atl_db_poolminsize | default('20') }}</property>
+      <property name="hibernate.{{ db_pool_variable }}.max_size">{{ atl_db_poolmaxsize | default('100') }}</property>
+      <property name="hibernate.{{ db_pool_variable }}.timeout">{{ atl_db_timeout | default('30') }}</property>
+      <property name="hibernate.{{ db_pool_variable }}.idle_test_period">{{ atl_db_idletestperiod | default('100') }}</property>
+      <property name="hibernate.{{ db_pool_variable }}.max_statements">{{ atl_db_maxstatements | default('0') }}</property>
+      <property name="hibernate.{{ db_pool_variable }}.validate">{{ atl_db_validate | default('true') }}</property>
+      <property name="hibernate.{{ db_pool_variable }}.acquire_increment">{{ atl_db_acquireincrement | default('1') }}</property>
+      <property name="hibernate.{{ db_pool_variable }}.preferredTestQuery">{{ atl_db_validationquery | default('select 1') }}</property>
     {% endif %}
 
     {% if atl_cluster_type is defined %}
diff --git a/tests/test_image.py b/tests/test_image.py
index 9d86f67..03a4ea2 100644
--- a/tests/test_image.py
+++ b/tests/test_image.py
@@ -279,14 +279,14 @@ def test_confluence_xml_postgres(docker_cli, image, run_user):
     assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.dialect"]')[0].text == "com.atlassian.confluence.impl.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect"
     assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.connection.driver_class"]')[0].text == "org.postgresql.Driver"
 
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.min_size"]')[0].text == "20"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.max_size"]')[0].text == "100"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.timeout"]')[0].text == "30"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.idle_test_period"]')[0].text == "100"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.max_statements"]')[0].text == "0"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.validate"]')[0].text == "false"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.acquire_increment"]')[0].text == "1"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.preferredTestQuery"]')[0].text == "select 1"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.min_size"]')[0].text == "20"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.max_size"]')[0].text == "100"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.timeout"]')[0].text == "30"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.idle_test_period"]')[0].text == "100"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.max_statements"]')[0].text == "0"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.validate"]')[0].text == "true"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.acquire_increment"]')[0].text == "1"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.preferredTestQuery"]')[0].text == "select 1"
 
 
 def test_confluence_xml_postgres_all_set(docker_cli, image, run_user):
@@ -310,14 +310,14 @@ def test_confluence_xml_postgres_all_set(docker_cli, image, run_user):
     xml = parse_xml(container, f'{get_app_home(container)}/confluence.cfg.xml')
     assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.connection.driver_class"]')[0].text == "org.postgresql.Driver"
     assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.dialect"]')[0].text == "com.atlassian.confluence.impl.hibernate.dialect.PostgreSQLDialect"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.min_size"]')[0].text == "x20"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.max_size"]')[0].text == "x100"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.timeout"]')[0].text == "x30"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.idle_test_period"]')[0].text == "x100"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.max_statements"]')[0].text == "x0"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.validate"]')[0].text == "xfalse"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.acquire_increment"]')[0].text == "x1"
-    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.preferredTestQuery"]')[0].text == "xselect 1"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.min_size"]')[0].text == "x20"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.max_size"]')[0].text == "x100"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.timeout"]')[0].text == "x30"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.idle_test_period"]')[0].text == "x100"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.max_statements"]')[0].text == "x0"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.validate"]')[0].text == "xfalse"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.acquire_increment"]')[0].text == "x1"
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.preferredTestQuery"]')[0].text == "xselect 1"
 
 
 def test_confluence_xml_cluster_aws(docker_cli, image, run_user):
@@ -496,3 +496,29 @@ def test_confluence_xml_force_overwrite(docker_cli, image, run_user):
 
     xml = parse_xml(tihost, cfg)
     assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="confluence.webapp.context.path"]')[0].text == "/myconf"
+
+
+def test_confluence_db_pool_version_7_13(docker_cli, image, run_user):
+    environment = {
+        'CONFLUENCE_VERSION': '7.13.7',
+        'ATL_JDBC_URL': 'postgresql:hostname',
+        'ATL_DB_TYPE': 'postgresql'
+    }
+    container = run_image(docker_cli, image, user=run_user, environment=environment)
+
+    xml = parse_xml(container, f'{get_app_home(container)}/confluence.cfg.xml')
+
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.c3p0.min_size"]')[0].text == "20"
+
+
+def test_confluence_db_pool_version_7_14(docker_cli, image, run_user):
+    environment = {
+        'CONFLUENCE_VERSION': '7.17.7',
+        'ATL_JDBC_URL': 'postgresql:hostname',
+        'ATL_DB_TYPE': 'postgresql'
+    }
+    container = run_image(docker_cli, image, user=run_user, environment=environment)
+
+    xml = parse_xml(container, f'{get_app_home(container)}/confluence.cfg.xml')
+
+    assert xml.findall('.//property[@name="hibernate.hikari.min_size"]')[0].text == "20"