diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bcd588c..b039a2b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # DC_VERSION
 # Only required to install a specify version
-DC_VERSION?=v2.40.0 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=docker/compose
+DC_VERSION?=v2.40.2 # renovate: datasource=github-releases depName=docker/compose
 
 # CONTAINER_RUNTIME
 # The CONTAINER_RUNTIME variable will be used to specified the path to a container runtime. This is needed to start and
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4abea91..33d301b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ The workflow or how `docker-compose` can in general be used is documented at
 image.
 
 ```bash
-IMAGE_VERSION=2.34.0
+IMAGE_VERSION=2.40.2
 docker run \
   --rm \
   --volume ./path/to/docker-compose.yml:/workdir/docker-compose.yml:ro \