diff --git a/cmd/compose/compose.go b/cmd/compose/compose.go
index 04f4ea88dd4..d9a3c821a77 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/compose.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/compose.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 
+	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/dotenv"
 	buildx "github.com/docker/buildx/util/progress"
 	"github.com/docker/cli/cli/command"
 
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ func setEnvWithDotEnv(prjOpts *ProjectOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	envFromFile, err := cli.GetEnvFromFile(composegoutils.GetAsEqualsMap(os.Environ()), workingDir, options.EnvFiles)
+	envFromFile, err := dotenv.GetEnvFromFile(composegoutils.GetAsEqualsMap(os.Environ()), workingDir, options.EnvFiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/cmd/compose/up.go b/cmd/compose/up.go
index 9eb25485533..77231e91308 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/up.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/up.go
@@ -21,9 +21,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
-	"github.com/docker/compose/v2/cmd/formatter"
-
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/types"
+	"github.com/docker/compose/v2/cmd/formatter"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"github.com/docker/compose/v2/pkg/api"
@@ -164,17 +163,31 @@ func runUp(ctx context.Context, streams api.Streams, backend api.Service, create
 		consumer = formatter.NewLogConsumer(ctx, streams.Out(), streams.Err(), !upOptions.noColor, !upOptions.noPrefix, upOptions.timestamp)
 	}
 
-	attachTo := services
+	attachTo := utils.Set[string]{}
 	if len(upOptions.attach) > 0 {
-		attachTo = upOptions.attach
+		attachTo.AddAll(upOptions.attach...)
 	}
 	if upOptions.attachDependencies {
-		attachTo = project.ServiceNames()
+		if err := project.WithServices(attachTo.Elements(), func(s types.ServiceConfig) error {
+			if s.Attach == nil || *s.Attach {
+				attachTo.Add(s.Name)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
 	if len(attachTo) == 0 {
-		attachTo = project.ServiceNames()
+		if err := project.WithServices(services, func(s types.ServiceConfig) error {
+			if s.Attach == nil || *s.Attach {
+				attachTo.Add(s.Name)
+			}
+			return nil
+		}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
 	}
-	attachTo = utils.Remove(attachTo, upOptions.noAttach...)
+	attachTo.RemoveAll(upOptions.noAttach...)
 
 	create := api.CreateOptions{
 		Services:             services,
@@ -198,7 +211,7 @@ func runUp(ctx context.Context, streams api.Streams, backend api.Service, create
 		Start: api.StartOptions{
 			Project:      project,
 			Attach:       consumer,
-			AttachTo:     attachTo,
+			AttachTo:     attachTo.Elements(),
 			ExitCodeFrom: upOptions.exitCodeFrom,
 			CascadeStop:  upOptions.cascadeStop,
 			Wait:         upOptions.wait,
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 303aba95a76..95b44fa0296 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.3.7
 	github.com/Microsoft/go-winio v0.6.1
 	github.com/buger/goterm v1.0.4
-	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.15.1
+	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.16.0
 	github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3
 	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.2
 	github.com/cucumber/godog v0.0.0-00010101000000-000000000000 // replaced; see replace for the actual version used
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 50317192daa..9e7c7f8eaf0 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -131,8 +131,8 @@ github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20210922020428-25de7278fc84/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWH
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20211011173535-cb28da3451f1/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20230607035331-e9ce68804cb4 h1:/inchEIKaYC1Akx+H+gqO04wryn5h75LSazbRlnya1k=
 github.com/codahale/rfc6979 v0.0.0-20141003034818-6a90f24967eb h1:EDmT6Q9Zs+SbUoc7Ik9EfrFqcylYqgPZ9ANSbTAntnE=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.15.1 h1:0yaEt6/66dLN0bNWYDTj0CDx626uCdQ9ipJVIJx8O8M=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.15.1/go.mod h1:3yngGBGfls6FHGQsg4B1z6gz8ej9SOvmAJtxCwgbcnc=
+github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.16.0 h1:HYk4uYWXgArHh6NG+WE4yGYayOXw+hjqJ+eJxpjWWjk=
+github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.16.0/go.mod h1:3yngGBGfls6FHGQsg4B1z6gz8ej9SOvmAJtxCwgbcnc=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.1.0 h1:v8rEWFl6EoqHB+swVNjVoCJE8o3jX7e8nqBGPLaDFBM=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3 h1:lIr7SlA5PxZyMV30bDW0MGbiOPXwc63yRuCP0ARubLw=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3/go.mod h1:7LqA/THxQ86k76b8c/EMSiaJ3h1eZkMkXar0TQ1gf3U=
diff --git a/pkg/utils/set.go b/pkg/utils/set.go
index e39c81d6f7f..4688cb9efff 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/set.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/set.go
@@ -47,3 +47,9 @@ func (s Set[T]) Elements() []T {
 	}
 	return elements
 }
+
+func (s Set[T]) RemoveAll(elements ...T) {
+	for _, e := range elements {
+		s.Remove(e)
+	}
+}