diff --git a/cmd/compose/list.go b/cmd/compose/list.go
index 618ad03c76e..d4d53b7261e 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/list.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/list.go
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ func listCommand(backend api.Service) *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: Adapt(func(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 			return runList(ctx, backend, lsOpts)
 		}),
+		Args:              cobra.NoArgs,
 		ValidArgsFunction: noCompletion(),
 	}
 	lsCmd.Flags().StringVar(&lsOpts.Format, "format", "pretty", "Format the output. Values: [pretty | json].")
diff --git a/cmd/compose/restart.go b/cmd/compose/restart.go
index f691c31fb55..0600798d39a 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/restart.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/restart.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ func restartCommand(p *projectOptions, backend api.Service) *cobra.Command {
 		RunE: Adapt(func(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
 			return runRestart(ctx, backend, opts, args)
 		}),
+		Args:              cobra.NoArgs,
 		ValidArgsFunction: serviceCompletion(p),
 	}
 	flags := restartCmd.Flags()
diff --git a/cmd/compose/version.go b/cmd/compose/version.go
index 30e0e753e57..06aff04d975 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/version.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/version.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ func versionCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "version",
 		Short: "Show the Docker Compose version information",
-		Args:  cobra.MaximumNArgs(0),
+		Args:  cobra.NoArgs,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 			runVersion(opts)
 			return nil