diff --git a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/DockerComposeContainer.java b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/DockerComposeContainer.java
index 89871813fab..dd7444a65b6 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/DockerComposeContainer.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/org/testcontainers/containers/DockerComposeContainer.java
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ private SELF self() {
 class DockerCompose extends GenericContainer<DockerCompose> {
     public DockerCompose(File composeFile, String identifier) {
 
-        super("dduportal/docker-compose:1.7.1");
+        super("docker/compose:1.8.0");
         addEnv("COMPOSE_PROJECT_NAME", identifier);
         // Map the docker compose file into the container
         addEnv("COMPOSE_FILE", "/compose/" + composeFile.getAbsoluteFile().getName());