diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml.example b/docker-compose.override.yml.example
index f5dca21d00..2d816375b6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml.example
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml.example
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-version: '2'
+version: "2.4"
+
 services:
   osem:
     build:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 62f0d55f37..ca3e36f763 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "2"
+version: "2.4"
 
 services:
   database:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml.production-example b/docker-compose.yml.production-example
index f35c950c8c..56df8f1f88 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml.production-example
+++ b/docker-compose.yml.production-example
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "2"
+version: "2.4"
 
 services:
   production_database: