diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bba3299..4a692c9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,18 @@ FROM python:3.11
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
-RUN apt update -y && apt install docker-compose -y
+# Install dependencies and Docker's official GPG key
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y ca-certificates curl && \
+    install -m 0755 -d /etc/apt/keyrings && \
+    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/debian/gpg -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc && \
+    chmod a+r /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc
+
+# Add Docker's official repository to Apt sources
+RUN echo "deb [arch=$(dpkg --print-architecture) signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.asc] https://download.docker.com/linux/debian $(. /etc/os-release && echo $VERSION_CODENAME) stable" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null && \
+    apt-get update
+
+RUN apt-get update -y && apt-get install docker-compose-plugin docker-ce-cli -y
 
 COPY requirements.txt ./
 
diff --git a/server/utils.py b/server/utils.py
index 5f79b96..6a18fd2 100644
--- a/server/utils.py
+++ b/server/utils.py
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def start_services(
             logger.error(f"Error generating processed compose file: {e}")
             raise HTTPException(500, e)
 
-        command = ["docker-compose", "up", "-d", "--build"]
+        command = ["docker", "compose", "up", "-d", "--build"]
         project_dir = pathlib.Path(self._compose_file_location).parent
 
         try:
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ def remove_services(self):
         if not os.path.exists(pathlib.Path(self._compose_file_location).parent):
             logger.info(f"{self._compose_file_location} is already deleted!")
             return "Deployment already deleted"
-        command = ["docker-compose", "down", "-v"]
+        command = ["docker", "compose", "down", "-v"]
         project_dir = pathlib.Path(self._compose_file_location).parent
         try:
             subprocess.run(command, check=True, cwd=project_dir)