diff --git a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2 b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
index 47673955c6..de3efc9d69 100644
--- a/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/playbooks/roles/nodepool-builder/templates/docker-compose.yaml.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '3.0'
+version: '2'
 services:
   nodepool-builder:
     image: docker.io/zuul/nodepool-builder:{{ nodepool_builder_container_tag|default('latest') }}