diff --git a/docker-compose-deposit-invenio-rdm.yml b/docker-compose-deposit-invenio-rdm.yml
index 7263035c..ea5e6473 100644
--- a/docker-compose-deposit-invenio-rdm.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-deposit-invenio-rdm.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 # The docker-compose file to start PASS deposit services connecting to running invenioRDM docker compose.
-version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   deposit-services:
diff --git a/docker-compose-deposit.yml b/docker-compose-deposit.yml
index e0cc06eb..8fa79df0 100644
--- a/docker-compose-deposit.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-deposit.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 #
 # The docker-compose file to start PASS deposit services.
-version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   deposit-services:
diff --git a/docker-compose-dspace.yml b/docker-compose-dspace.yml
index b085a2f3..01d8eb69 100644
--- a/docker-compose-dspace.yml
+++ b/docker-compose-dspace.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #   https://github.com/DSpace/dspace-angular.git
 # The service definitions have been slightly modified to run within the PASS docker-compose process.
 #
-version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   # DSpace (backend) webapp container
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 0e2bd9ec..6ed5a8e3 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
-version: '3.8'
 
 # The base docker-compose file for eclipse-pass.org deployments
 # DO NOT CALL THIS directly, instead look at specific environments
diff --git a/dspace-cli.ingest.yml b/dspace-cli.ingest.yml
index 6a4a04d7..02861864 100644
--- a/dspace-cli.ingest.yml
+++ b/dspace-cli.ingest.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 # https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/main/dspace/src/main/docker-compose/cli.ingest.yml
 #
 # Therefore, it should be kept in sync with that file
-version: "3.7"
 
 services:
   dspace-cli:
diff --git a/dspace-cli.yml b/dspace-cli.yml
index 3accf600..2e3eed67 100644
--- a/dspace-cli.yml
+++ b/dspace-cli.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 # https://github.com/DSpace/DSpace/blob/main/docker-compose-cli.yml
 #
 # Therefore, it should be kept in sync with that file
-version: "3.7"
 
 services:
   dspace-cli:
diff --git a/eclipse-pass.JHUAWSdemo.yml b/eclipse-pass.JHUAWSdemo.yml
index 64ce0768..fb4ef180 100644
--- a/eclipse-pass.JHUAWSdemo.yml
+++ b/eclipse-pass.JHUAWSdemo.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 # Manages the demo.eclipse-pass.org deploy
 # `docker compose -f docker-compose.yml -f eclipse-pass.local.yml -f eclipse-pass.JHUAWSdemo.yml up`
-version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   pass-core:
diff --git a/eclipse-pass.local.yml b/eclipse-pass.local.yml
index aba6c147..597f074a 100644
--- a/eclipse-pass.local.yml
+++ b/eclipse-pass.local.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Env customizations for a local development instance
-version: '3.8'
 
 services:
   pass-core:
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ services:
       - .eclipse-pass.local_env
 
   postgres:
-    image: postgres:14-alpine
+    image: postgres:15-alpine
     restart: always
     env_file:
       - .env
@@ -93,7 +92,7 @@ services:
       - back
 
   loader:
-    image: curlimages/curl:7.87.0
+    image: curlimages/curl:8.11.0
     container_name: loader
     env_file:
       - .env
@@ -110,7 +109,7 @@ services:
 
   localstack:
     container_name: "localstack"
-    image: localstack/localstack:3.2.0
+    image: localstack/localstack:3.8.1
     ports:
       - "127.0.0.1:4566:4566"            # LocalStack Gateway
       - "127.0.0.1:4510-4559:4510-4559"  # external services port range
diff --git a/postgres/demo/init_postgres.sh b/postgres/demo/init_postgres.sh
index eb7a01b4..e0a473af 100755
--- a/postgres/demo/init_postgres.sh
+++ b/postgres/demo/init_postgres.sh
@@ -5,5 +5,6 @@ set -e
 psql -v ON_ERROR_STOP=1 --username "$POSTGRES_USER" --dbname "$POSTGRES_DB" <<-EOSQL
 	CREATE USER pass WITH PASSWORD 'moo';
 	CREATE DATABASE pass;
+	ALTER DATABASE pass OWNER TO pass;
 	GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON DATABASE pass TO pass;
 EOSQL