diff --git a/kong-build-tools/Makefile b/kong-build-tools/Makefile
index 0f4a4feb..9573a88f 100644
--- a/kong-build-tools/Makefile
+++ b/kong-build-tools/Makefile
@@ -362,8 +362,8 @@ setup-kong-source:
 	cp kong/.requirements kong/distribution/.requirements
 
 test-kong: kong-test-container
-	docker-compose up -d
-	bash -c 'healthy=$$(docker-compose ps | grep healthy | wc -l); while [[ "$$(( $$healthy ))" != "3" ]]; do docker-compose ps && sleep 5; done'
+	docker compose up -d
+	bash -c 'healthy=$$(docker compose ps | grep healthy | wc -l); while [[ "$$(( $$healthy ))" != "3" ]]; do docker compose ps && sleep 5; done'
 	docker exec kong /kong/.ci/run_tests.sh && $(MAKE) update-cache-images
 
 release-kong-docker-images: test
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ setup-tests: cleanup-tests
 ifneq ($(RESTY_IMAGE_BASE),src)
 	KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME=$(KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME) \
 	KONG_TEST_CONTAINER_NAME=$(KONG_TEST_CONTAINER_NAME) \
-		docker-compose -f test/kong-tests-compose.yaml up -d
+		docker compose -f test/kong-tests-compose.yaml up -d
 	while ! curl localhost:8001; do \
 		echo "Waiting for Kong to be ready..."; \
 		sleep 5; \
@@ -526,8 +526,8 @@ endif
 
 cleanup-tests:
 ifneq ($(RESTY_IMAGE_BASE),src)
-	docker-compose -f test/kong-tests-compose.yaml down
-	docker-compose -f test/kong-tests-compose.yaml rm -f
+	docker compose -f test/kong-tests-compose.yaml down
+	docker compose -f test/kong-tests-compose.yaml rm -f
 	docker stop user-validation-tests || true
 	docker rm user-validation-tests || true
 	docker volume prune -f
diff --git a/kong-build-tools/test/util.sh b/kong-build-tools/test/util.sh
index f899001d..008a648f 100644
--- a/kong-build-tools/test/util.sh
+++ b/kong-build-tools/test/util.sh
@@ -47,12 +47,12 @@ start_kong() {
   if [ "$SSL_PROVIDER" = "boringssl" ]; then
     KONG_FIPS=on
   fi
-  KONG_FIPS=$KONG_FIPS KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME=${1:-$KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME} docker-compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" up -d
+  KONG_FIPS=$KONG_FIPS KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME=${1:-$KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME} docker compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" up -d
 }
 
 stop_kong() {
-  KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME=${1:-$KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME} docker-compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" down
-  KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME=${1:-$KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME} docker-compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" rm -f
+  KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME=${1:-$KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME} docker compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" down
+  KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME=${1:-$KONG_TEST_IMAGE_NAME} docker compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" rm -f
   docker stop $(docker ps -a -q) || true
   docker rm $(docker ps -a -q) || true
   docker volume prune -f
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ kong_ready() {
 wait_kong() {
   while ! kong_ready; do
     msg_test "Waiting for Kong to be ready "
-    docker-compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" ps
-    docker-compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" logs kong
+    docker compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" ps
+    docker compose -f "$TEST_COMPOSE_PATH" logs kong
     sleep 5
   done
 }