diff --git a/docker/docker-files/docker-compose.yml b/docker/docker-files/docker-compose.yml
index bcee20a..930cb88 100644
--- a/docker/docker-files/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker/docker-files/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
-
 services:
   db:
     image: postgres
diff --git a/release.sh b/release.sh
index f6d1a5b..741b544 100755
--- a/release.sh
+++ b/release.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ DOCKER_COMPOSE="${PROJECT_ROOT_DIRECTORY}/docker/docker-files/docker-compose.yml
 #########################################
 function clean_docker {
     echo "===> Stop arlas-persistence-server stack"
-    docker-compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist down -v
+    docker compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist down -v
 }
 
 function clean_exit {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ fi
 #########################################
 
 echo "=> Start arlas-persistence-server stack"
-docker-compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist up -d --build
+docker compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist up -d --build
 DOCKER_IP=$(docker-machine ip || echo "localhost")
 
 echo "=> Wait for arlas-persistence-server up and running"
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ cp target/tmp/openapi.yaml openapi
 cp target/tmp/openapi.json openapi
 
 echo "=> Stop arlas-persistence-server stack"
-docker-compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist down -v
+docker compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist down -v
 
 echo "=> Generate API documentation"
 mkdir -p docs/api
diff --git a/scripts/docker-clean.sh b/scripts/docker-clean.sh
index 6b65f59..ee34149 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-clean.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker-clean.sh
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ function clean_exit {
 trap clean_exit EXIT
 
 echo "===> stop arlas-persistence-server stack"
-docker-compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist down -v
\ No newline at end of file
+docker compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist down -v
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/docker-run.sh b/scripts/docker-run.sh
index 91e8375..6a223f1 100755
--- a/scripts/docker-run.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker-run.sh
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ docker run --rm \
 echo "arlas-persistence-server:${ARLAS_PERSISTENCE_SERVER_VERSION}"
 
 echo "===> start arlas-persistence-server stack"
-docker-compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist up -d ${BUILD_OPTS}
+docker compose -f ${DOCKER_COMPOSE} --project-name arlaspersist up -d ${BUILD_OPTS}
 
 echo "===> wait for arlas-persistence-server up and running"
 docker run --network arlaspersist_default --rm busybox sh -c 'i=1; until nc -w 2 arlas-persistence-server 9997; do if [ $i -lt 30 ]; then sleep 1; else break; fi; i=$(($i + 1)); done'