diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index a290cf7..a907d11 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -6,5 +6,8 @@
   template: src="docker-compose.yml.j2" dest="{{ qux_home }}/docker-compose.yml"
 
 - name: "docker compose up"
-  command:
-    cmd: "docker compose --project-directory={{ qux_home }} up --remove-orphans -d"
+  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: "{{ qux_home }}"
+    #project_name: "{{ qux_home|basename }}"
+    pull: "{{ 'always' if qux_pull|default(false) else omit }}"
+    remove_orphans: true
diff --git a/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2 b/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
index 6adb760..4630bcd 100644
--- a/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
+++ b/templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
-version: '3'
-
+---
 services:
+
   mongo:
     restart: always
     container_name: quant-ux-mongo
     image: "{{ qux_docker_image_mongo }}"
     volumes:
       - ./data:/data/db        # pth for the data to be stored and kept on your host machine is on the left side of the ":"
+
   qux-fe:
     restart: always
     container_name: quant-ux-frontend
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ services:
 {% endif %}
     depends_on:
       - qux-be
+
   qux-be:
     restart: always
     container_name: quant-ux-backend
@@ -52,6 +54,7 @@ services:
       - TZ={{ tz }}
     depends_on:
       - mongo
+
   qux-ws:
     restart: always
     container_name: quant-ux-websocket-server