diff --git a/etp-core/README.md b/etp-core/README.md
index 5ce4a1a7f..2551f69d8 100644
--- a/etp-core/README.md
+++ b/etp-core/README.md
@@ -37,9 +37,8 @@ Remember to follow the
 [Docker postinstall](https://docs.docker.com/install/linux/linux-postinstall/)
 -guide. Then logout and login.
 
-Docker-compose is also required:
-
-https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
+Docker-compose used to be required, but nowadays Docker includes equivalent
+functionality directly in the compose plugin.
 
 ### Clojure + CLI Tools
 
diff --git a/etp-core/docker/docker-compose.yml b/etp-core/docker/docker-compose.yml
index e274756df..1182149e7 100644
--- a/etp-core/docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/etp-core/docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 version: '3.7'
-
+name: 'etp'
 services:
   db:
     image: postgres:15.2-alpine
diff --git a/etp-core/docker/start.sh b/etp-core/docker/start.sh
index a68f4c648..6d15fdc1e 100755
--- a/etp-core/docker/start.sh
+++ b/etp-core/docker/start.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 mkdir -p smtp/received-emails
 find sftp/ssh -iname "*_key" -exec chmod 600 {} \;
 
-docker-compose up -d
+docker compose up -d
 
 # Wait naively for PostgreSQL to start
 sleep 2