diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml
index 668bfe13a..5202db7f0 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.directory.migrations.tests.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # for integration testing directory migrations
 
-version: "3.8"
+version: "3.7"
 
 services:
   directory-migrations-tests:
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.override.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.override.yml
index 9b30b61f9..412c98f09 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.override.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.override.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # overrides for development
 
-version: "3.8"
+version: "3.7"
 
 services:
   reverse-proxy:
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.build.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.build.yml
index a6ef3d973..e407ca655 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.build.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.build.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # overrides for production build
 # https://github.com/docker/compose/issues/4047
 
-version: "3.8"
+version: "3.7"
 
 services:
   archival-api:
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
index 0221e560d..07655efd8 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.prod.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # overrides for production deployment
 
-version: "3.8"
+version: "3.7"
 
 services:
   reverse-proxy:
diff --git a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
index 1680eebe1..67db63708 100644
--- a/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: "3.8"
+version: "3.7"
 
 services:
   reverse-proxy: