diff --git a/pkg/acceptance/compose/flyway/docker-compose.yml b/pkg/acceptance/compose/flyway/docker-compose.yml
index 50757c95b133..9c621ab9305d 100644
--- a/pkg/acceptance/compose/flyway/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/pkg/acceptance/compose/flyway/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   cockroach:
     image: ubuntu:xenial-20210804
diff --git a/pkg/acceptance/compose/gss/docker-compose-python.yml b/pkg/acceptance/compose/gss/docker-compose-python.yml
index c52bddde5336..a4f9e327f6bc 100644
--- a/pkg/acceptance/compose/gss/docker-compose-python.yml
+++ b/pkg/acceptance/compose/gss/docker-compose-python.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   kdc:
     image: us-east1-docker.pkg.dev/crl-ci-images/cockroach/acceptance-gss-kdc:20221214-131000
diff --git a/pkg/acceptance/compose/gss/docker-compose.yml b/pkg/acceptance/compose/gss/docker-compose.yml
index 45b39d860eaf..0d43066546a3 100644
--- a/pkg/acceptance/compose/gss/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/pkg/acceptance/compose/gss/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   kdc:
     image: us-east1-docker.pkg.dev/crl-ci-images/cockroach/acceptance-gss-kdc:20221214-131000
diff --git a/pkg/acceptance/compose_test.go b/pkg/acceptance/compose_test.go
index 8b6adafc1a59..77fc29454224 100644
--- a/pkg/acceptance/compose_test.go
+++ b/pkg/acceptance/compose_test.go
@@ -73,8 +73,13 @@ func testCompose(t *testing.T, path string, exitCodeFrom string) {
 		t.Fatalf(err.Error())
 	}
 	cmd := exec.Command(
-		"docker-compose",
-		"--no-ansi",
+		"docker",
+		"compose",
+		// NB: Using --compatibility here in order to preserve compose V1 hostnames
+		// (with underscores) instead of V2 hostnames (with -), because the
+		// hostnames are hardcoded in the Kerberos keys.
+		"--compatibility",
+		"--ansi=never",
 		"-f", path,
 		"up",
 		"--force-recreate",
diff --git a/pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml b/pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml
index 0f26c7bdcc46..9b99286a8465 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
 services:
   cockroach1:
     image: ubuntu:xenial-20170214
diff --git a/pkg/compose/compose_test.go b/pkg/compose/compose_test.go
index 95b54a282972..4d90a68be6e6 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compose_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/compose_test.go
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestComposeCompare(t *testing.T) {
 		"docker",
 		"compose",
 		"-f", dockerComposeYml,
-		"--no-ansi",
+		"--ansi=never",
 		"up",
 		"--force-recreate",
 		"--exit-code-from", "test",