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