diff --git a/cluster/docker-compose.yml b/cluster/docker-compose.yml
index c5bb5f3..9f14bc9 100644
--- a/cluster/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/cluster/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.8"
-
 # For DataNode setup, graylog starts with a preflight UI, this is a change from just using OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
 # Please take a look at the README at the top of this repo or the regular docs for more info.
 
diff --git a/enterprise/docker-compose.yml b/enterprise/docker-compose.yml
index 89d6f01..752e4aa 100644
--- a/enterprise/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/enterprise/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.8"
-
 # For DataNode setup, graylog starts with a preflight UI, this is a change from just using OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
 # Please take a look at the README at the top of this repo or the regular docs for more info.
 
diff --git a/forwarder/docker-compose.yml b/forwarder/docker-compose.yml
index b00ae08..b895aed 100644
--- a/forwarder/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/forwarder/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-#version: "3.8"
-
 services:
   forwarder:
     image: "graylog/graylog-forwarder:5.1"
diff --git a/open-core/docker-compose.yml b/open-core/docker-compose.yml
index 55afc09..4984efe 100644
--- a/open-core/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/open-core/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "3.8"
-
 # For DataNode setup, graylog starts with a preflight UI, this is a change from just using OpenSearch/Elasticsearch.
 # Please take a look at the README at the top of this repo or the regular docs for more info.