diff --git a/docker-compose.migrate.yml b/docker-compose.migrate.yml
index b7048b5b5..d0040b051 100644
--- a/docker-compose.migrate.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.migrate.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 ---
-version: "3"
-
 services:
   migrate:
     image: "servercontainers/rsync"
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 767a509b2..3ba3afd34 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 ---
-# Require 3.8 to ensure people use a recent version of Docker + Compose
-version: "3.8"
-
 ###############################################################
 # Please see docker/README.md for usage information
 ###############################################################