diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 981a4b3e5..47679bfff 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ A quick way to start using Stellio is to use the provided `docker-compose.yml` f
 the default passwords defined in the `.env` file):
 
 ```shell script
-docker-compose up -d && docker-compose logs -f
+docker compose up -d && docker compose logs -f
 ```
 
 It will start all the services composing the Stellio context broker platform and expose them on the following ports:
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ To develop on a specific service, you can use the provided `docker-compose.yml`
 
 ```shell script
 cd search-service
-docker-compose up -d && docker-compose logs -f
+docker compose up -d && docker compose logs -f
 ```
 
 Then, from the root directory, launch the service:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 3bd14898c..33a45b69c 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.9'
 services:
   kafka:
     image: confluentinc/cp-kafka:7.3.1