diff --git a/contrib/db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml b/contrib/db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
index 9dfdfa23..a6ab0364 100644
--- a/contrib/db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
+++ b/contrib/db_pools/lib/Cargo.toml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ sqlx_postgres = ["sqlx", "sqlx/postgres"]
 sqlx_sqlite = ["sqlx", "sqlx/sqlite"]
 sqlx_macros = ["sqlx/macros"]
 # diesel features
-diesel_postgres = ["diesel-async/postgres", "diesel-async/deadpool", "diesel", "deadpool"]
-diesel_mysql = ["diesel-async/mysql", "diesel-async/deadpool", "diesel", "deadpool"]
+diesel_postgres = ["diesel-async/postgres", "diesel-async/deadpool", "diesel", "deadpool_09"]
+diesel_mysql = ["diesel-async/mysql", "diesel-async/deadpool", "diesel", "deadpool_09"]
 # implicit features: mongodb
 
 [dependencies.rocket]
@@ -36,20 +36,27 @@ default-features = false
 path = "../codegen"
 version = "0.1.0"
 
-[dependencies.deadpool]
+[dependencies.deadpool_09]
+package = "deadpool"
 version = "0.9"
 default-features = false
 features = ["rt_tokio_1", "managed"]
 optional = true
 
 [dependencies.deadpool-postgres]
-version = "0.10"
+version = "0.12"
 default-features = false
 features = ["rt_tokio_1"]
 optional = true
 
+[dependencies.deadpool]
+version = "0.10"
+default-features = false
+features = ["rt_tokio_1", "managed"]
+optional = true
+
 [dependencies.deadpool-redis]
-version = "0.12"
+version = "0.14"
 default-features = false
 features = ["rt_tokio_1"]
 optional = true
diff --git a/contrib/db_pools/lib/src/lib.rs b/contrib/db_pools/lib/src/lib.rs
index 6e6b886a..ae5118fb 100644
--- a/contrib/db_pools/lib/src/lib.rs
+++ b/contrib/db_pools/lib/src/lib.rs
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@
 //!
 //! | Database | Feature                     | [`Pool`] Type               | [`Connection`] Deref                 |
 //! |----------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
-//! | Postgres | `deadpool_postgres` (v0.10) | [`deadpool_postgres::Pool`] | [`deadpool_postgres::ClientWrapper`] |
-//! | Redis    | `deadpool_redis` (v0.11)    | [`deadpool_redis::Pool`]    | [`deadpool_redis::Connection`]       |
+//! | Postgres | `deadpool_postgres` (v0.12) | [`deadpool_postgres::Pool`] | [`deadpool_postgres::ClientWrapper`] |
+//! | Redis    | `deadpool_redis` (v0.14)    | [`deadpool_redis::Pool`]    | [`deadpool_redis::Connection`]       |
 //!
 //! On shutdown, new connections are denied. Shutdown _does not_ wait for
 //! connections to be returned.
diff --git a/contrib/db_pools/lib/src/pool.rs b/contrib/db_pools/lib/src/pool.rs
index 694a2064..4e3ef35d 100644
--- a/contrib/db_pools/lib/src/pool.rs
+++ b/contrib/db_pools/lib/src/pool.rs
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ pub trait Pool: Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
 mod deadpool_postgres {
     use deadpool::{managed::{Manager, Pool, PoolError, Object, BuildError}, Runtime};
     use super::{Duration, Error, Config, Figment};
-
-    #[cfg(any(feature = "diesel_postgres", feature = "diesel_mysql"))]
-    use diesel_async::pooled_connection::AsyncDieselConnectionManager;
+    use rocket::Either;
 
     pub trait DeadManager: Manager + Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
         fn new(config: &Config) -> Result<Self, Self::Error>;
@@ -178,6 +176,50 @@ mod deadpool_postgres {
         }
     }
 
+    #[rocket::async_trait]
+    impl<M: DeadManager, C: From<Object<M>>> crate::Pool for Pool<M, C>
+        where M::Type: Send, C: Send + Sync + 'static, M::Error: std::error::Error
+    {
+        type Error = Error<Either<M::Error, BuildError>, PoolError<M::Error>>;
+
+        type Connection = C;
+
+        async fn init(figment: &Figment) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+            let config: Config = figment.extract()?;
+            let manager = M::new(&config).map_err(|e| Error::Init(Either::Left(e)))?;
+
+            Pool::builder(manager)
+                .max_size(config.max_connections)
+                .wait_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(config.connect_timeout)))
+                .create_timeout(Some(Duration::from_secs(config.connect_timeout)))
+                .recycle_timeout(config.idle_timeout.map(Duration::from_secs))
+                .runtime(Runtime::Tokio1)
+                .build()
+                .map_err(|e| Error::Init(Either::Right(e)))
+        }
+
+        async fn get(&self) -> Result<Self::Connection, Self::Error> {
+            self.get().await.map_err(Error::Get)
+        }
+
+        async fn close(&self) {
+            <Pool<M, C>>::close(self)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+// TODO: Remove when new release of diesel-async with deadpool 0.10 is out.
+#[cfg(all(feature = "deadpool_09", any(feature = "diesel_postgres", feature = "diesel_mysql")))]
+mod deadpool_old {
+    use deadpool_09::{managed::{Manager, Pool, PoolError, Object, BuildError}, Runtime};
+    use diesel_async::pooled_connection::AsyncDieselConnectionManager;
+
+    use super::{Duration, Error, Config, Figment};
+
+    pub trait DeadManager: Manager + Sized + Send + Sync + 'static {
+        fn new(config: &Config) -> Result<Self, Self::Error>;
+    }
+
     #[cfg(feature = "diesel_postgres")]
     impl DeadManager for AsyncDieselConnectionManager<diesel_async::AsyncPgConnection> {
         fn new(config: &Config) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {