diff --git a/templates/postgresql-backup-script.sh b/templates/postgresql-backup-script.sh
index 326fdc5..cf51a67 100644
--- a/templates/postgresql-backup-script.sh
+++ b/templates/postgresql-backup-script.sh
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ create_backup_dir() {
 
 backup_databases() {
   {% for db in postgresql_backup.databases %}
+  {% if db.password -%}
+    export PGPASSWORD="{{ db.password }}"
+  {% endif %}
   if (umask 077 && pg_dump -F c -h "{{ db.host | default( 'localhost' ) }}" -U "{{ db.user | default( 'postgres' ) }}" -p "{{ db.port | default( '5432' ) }}" "{{ db.name }}" -f "{{ db.name }}.in_progress.psql"); then
 	  mv "{{ db.name }}.in_progress.psql" "{{ db.name }}.psql"
   else
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index db42e90..f5f1060 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ---
 # versionscheck
-playbook_version_number: 15 # should be int
+playbook_version_number: 16 # should be int
 playbook_version_path: 'role-postgresql-backup_roles-ansible_github.com.version' # unique string
 
 _postgresql_backup: