diff --git a/docker-compose/device-configuration.yml b/docker-compose/device-configuration.yml
index 3a7f1a62413f4ef3e4a7df6f08b637b72b194c20..0847ee46e7229d0ebbee5351f149e0a07bae1432 100644
--- a/docker-compose/device-configuration.yml
+++ b/docker-compose/device-configuration.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
 # Requires:
 #   - lofar-device-base.yml
 #
-version: '3'
+version: '2.1'
 
 services:
   device-configuration: