diff --git a/docker-compose.minimal.yml b/docker-compose.minimal.yml
index b6edf91e88..bb9dbaafc1 100644
--- a/docker-compose.minimal.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.minimal.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-version: '3.9'
 x-default-logging: &logging
   driver: "json-file"
   options:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4137be4e20..cf4487d7f7 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 # Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-version: '3.9'
 x-default-logging: &logging
   driver: "json-file"
   options: