diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e36046139f..0a89aa16f5 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,6 +28,16 @@ git clone https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-demo-webstore.git
 cd opentelemetry-demo-webstore/
 ```
 
+### Gradle Update [Windows Only]
+
+- Navigate to the Java Ad Service folder to install and update Gradle:
+
+```shell
+cd .\src\adservice\
+.\gradlew installDist
+.\gradlew wrapper --gradle-version 7.4.2
+```
+
 ### Run Docker Compose
 
 - Start the demo (It can take ~20min the first time the command is executed as
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 244326c746..9d61ce707b 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ services:
       - USERS
       - OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_TRACES_ENDPOINT
       - OTEL_RESOURCE_ATTRIBUTES=service.name=loadgenerator
+      - PROTOCOL_BUFFERS_PYTHON_IMPLEMENTATION=python
     depends_on:
       - frontend