diff --git a/docker-compose.override.yml.example b/docker-compose.override.yml.example
index 2d816375b6..b330380702 100644
--- a/docker-compose.override.yml.example
+++ b/docker-compose.override.yml.example
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "2.4"
-
 services:
   osem:
     build:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 82587a2024..d175bfc1e8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "2.4"
-
 services:
   database:
     image: postgres:16-alpine
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml.production-example b/docker-compose.yml.production-example
index 730d56ce72..91cd051cf1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml.production-example
+++ b/docker-compose.yml.production-example
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "2.4"
-
 services:
   production_database:
     image: postgres:12-alpine