diff --git a/src/unstract/sdk/__init__.py b/src/unstract/sdk/__init__.py
index cf45e2c5..e044f050 100644
--- a/src/unstract/sdk/__init__.py
+++ b/src/unstract/sdk/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-__version__ = "0.39.0"
-
+__version__ = "0.40.0"
 
 
 def get_sdk_version():
diff --git a/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/vectordb/postgres/src/postgres.py b/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/vectordb/postgres/src/postgres.py
index 9560c5d0..8ab057f1 100644
--- a/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/vectordb/postgres/src/postgres.py
+++ b/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/vectordb/postgres/src/postgres.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class Constants:
     PORT = "port"
     USER = "user"
     SCHEMA = "schema"
+    ENABLE_SSL = "enable_ssl"
 
 
 class Postgres(VectorDBAdapter):
@@ -82,12 +83,17 @@ def _get_vector_db_instance(self) -> BasePydanticVectorStore:
                 table_name=self._collection_name,
                 embed_dim=dimension,
             )
+            if self._config.get(Constants.ENABLE_SSL, True):
+                ssl_mode = "require"
+            else:
+                ssl_mode = "disable"
             self._client = psycopg2.connect(
                 database=self._config.get(Constants.DATABASE),
                 host=self._config.get(Constants.HOST),
                 user=self._config.get(Constants.USER),
                 password=self._config.get(Constants.PASSWORD),
                 port=str(self._config.get(Constants.PORT)),
+                sslmode=ssl_mode,
             )
 
             return vector_db
diff --git a/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/vectordb/postgres/src/static/json_schema.json b/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/vectordb/postgres/src/static/json_schema.json
index 5da9c9e5..8ae51cc8 100644
--- a/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/vectordb/postgres/src/static/json_schema.json
+++ b/src/unstract/sdk/adapters/vectordb/postgres/src/static/json_schema.json
@@ -41,6 +41,12 @@
       "title": "Password",
       "format": "password",
       "default": ""
+    },
+    "enable_ssl": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "title": "Enable SSL",
+      "description": "On selecting the checkbox, data encryption using SSL is enabled",
+      "default": true
     }
   }
 }