diff --git a/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go b/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
index e4dff06cfd..303d2bf814 100644
--- a/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
+++ b/modules/compose/compose_api_test.go
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ func TestDockerComposeAPIComplex(t *testing.T) {
 func TestDockerComposeAPIWithStackReader(t *testing.T) {
 	identifier := testNameHash(t.Name())
 
-	composeContent := `version: '3.7'
+	composeContent := `
 services:
   api-nginx:
     image: docker.io/nginx:stable-alpine
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ services:
 func TestDockerComposeAPIWithStackReaderAndComposeFile(t *testing.T) {
 	identifier := testNameHash(t.Name())
 	simple, _ := RenderComposeSimple(t)
-	composeContent := `version: '3.7'
+	composeContent := `
 services:
   api-postgres:
     image: docker.io/postgres:14
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-build.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-build.yml
index 88c6ccda40..d2210d3153 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-build.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-build.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   {{ .ServiceType }}-echo:
     build:
@@ -8,4 +7,4 @@ services:
     ports:
       - target: 8080
         published: {{ .Port_0 }}
-        protocol: tcp
\ No newline at end of file
+        protocol: tcp
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-complex.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-complex.yml
index f2eacf026a..fe0636dff2 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-complex.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-complex.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   {{ .ServiceType }}-nginx:
     image: docker.io/nginx:stable-alpine
@@ -10,4 +9,4 @@ services:
       - MYSQL_DATABASE=db
       - MYSQL_ROOT_PASSWORD=my-secret-pw
     ports:
-     - "{{ .Port_1 }}:3306"
\ No newline at end of file
+     - "{{ .Port_1 }}:3306"
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-container-name.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-container-name.yml
index b7e497fd84..c46ca68888 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-container-name.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-container-name.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   {{ .ServiceType }}-nginx:
     container_name: {{ .ServiceType }}-nginxy
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-no-exposed-ports.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-no-exposed-ports.yml
index 58da1351f4..3f487156c3 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-no-exposed-ports.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-no-exposed-ports.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   {{ .ServiceType }}-nginx:
     image: docker.io/nginx:stable-alpine
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-override.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-override.yml
index 8a44e78631..c8714256e0 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-override.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-override.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   {{ .ServiceType }}-nginx:
     image: docker.io/nginx:stable-alpine
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-postgres.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-postgres.yml
index 7988a43266..9671a7bdb5 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-postgres.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-postgres.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   {{ .ServiceType }}-postgres:
     image: docker.io/postgres:14
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-short-lifespan.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-short-lifespan.yml
index 2deb847d85..47fd1314bb 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-short-lifespan.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-short-lifespan.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   tzatziki:
     image: docker.io/alpine:latest
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-simple.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-simple.yml
index 90b9a4be87..ebf8a64b6f 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-simple.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-simple.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   {{ .ServiceType }}-nginx:
     image: docker.io/nginx:stable-alpine
diff --git a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-volume.yml b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-volume.yml
index 81add904d0..f284a71452 100644
--- a/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-volume.yml
+++ b/modules/compose/testdata/docker-compose-volume.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   {{ .ServiceType }}-nginx:
     image: docker.io/nginx:stable-alpine