diff --git a/cli/src/prerequisites/dockerPrerequisites.ts b/cli/src/prerequisites/dockerPrerequisites.ts
index 96f92f3..2091f36 100644
--- a/cli/src/prerequisites/dockerPrerequisites.ts
+++ b/cli/src/prerequisites/dockerPrerequisites.ts
@@ -57,14 +57,14 @@ export class DockerPrerequisites implements Prerequisites {
         }
         dockerSpinner.succeed('Docker is installed')
 
-        const dockerComposeSpinner = ora('Checking if docker-compose is installed...').start()
+        const dockerComposeSpinner = ora('Checking if docker compose is installed...').start()
         try {
-            await execCustom('which docker-compose')
+            await execCustom('docker compose')
         } catch (e) {
-            dockerComposeSpinner.fail('Docker-compose is not installed')
+            dockerComposeSpinner.fail('Docker compose is not installed')
             throw dockerNotInstalledMessage
         }
-        dockerComposeSpinner.succeed('Docker-compose is installed')
+        dockerComposeSpinner.succeed('Docker compose is installed')
 
         const dockerDaemonSpinner = ora('Checking if docker daemon is running...').start()
         try {
diff --git a/cli/src/result/resultLogger.ts b/cli/src/result/resultLogger.ts
index 581f966..bdf2fbc 100644
--- a/cli/src/result/resultLogger.ts
+++ b/cli/src/result/resultLogger.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export class ResultLogger {
         }
 
         if (containerResults.genesisEgldPemPath) {
-            const addressPrivateKey = (await execCustomInRepo(`docker-compose exec localnet cat ${containerResults.genesisEgldPemPath}`)).stdout.toString()
+            const addressPrivateKey = (await execCustomInRepo(`docker compose exec localnet cat ${containerResults.genesisEgldPemPath}`)).stdout.toString()
             firstPartResultString += `
             An address with 1,000,000 EGLD was generated for you. Here are the details:
             
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export class ResultLogger {
         let mxOpsDisplayString = ''
 
         if (config.mxOpsScenesPath) {
-            const mxopsXNetworkValuesRaw = (await execCustomInRepo(`docker-compose exec localnet python3 -m mxops data get -n LOCAL -s xnetwork`)).stdout.toString()
+            const mxopsXNetworkValuesRaw = (await execCustomInRepo(`docker compose exec localnet python3 -m mxops data get -n LOCAL -s xnetwork`)).stdout.toString()
             const searchString = 'ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY\n'
             const mxopsXNetworkValues = mxopsXNetworkValuesRaw.substring(mxopsXNetworkValuesRaw.lastIndexOf(searchString) + searchString.length).trim()
             const mxopsXNetworkValuesObject = JSON.parse(mxopsXNetworkValues)
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/docker/createNetwork.ts b/cli/src/utils/docker/createNetwork.ts
index 19e0792..a567a0e 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/docker/createNetwork.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/docker/createNetwork.ts
@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ export async function createNetwork(config: CLIConfig) {
 
         if (config.mxOpsScenesPath) {
             const copyingScenesSpinner = ora('Copying mxops scenes...').start()
-            await execCustomInRepo(`docker-compose cp ${config.mxOpsScenesPath} localnet:/home/ubuntu/mxops`)
+            await execCustomInRepo(`docker compose cp ${config.mxOpsScenesPath} localnet:/home/ubuntu/mxops`)
             copyingScenesSpinner.succeed('Copied mxops scenes')
 
             const runningScenesSpinner = ora('Running mxops scenes...').start()
-            await execCustomInRepo(`docker-compose exec localnet python3 run_mxops.py`)
+            await execCustomInRepo(`docker compose exec localnet python3 run_mxops.py`)
             runningScenesSpinner.succeed('Ran mxops scenes')
         }
 
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/docker/getNetworkState.ts b/cli/src/utils/docker/getNetworkState.ts
index 5f155f9..9c8dcb9 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/docker/getNetworkState.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/docker/getNetworkState.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ export async function getNetworkState(): Promise<NetworkState> {
     const containerState = await getLocalnetContainerState()
 
     try {
-        const containerResultsRaw = (await execCustomInRepo("docker-compose exec localnet cat /home/ubuntu/results.json")).stdout.toString()
+        const containerResultsRaw = (await execCustomInRepo("docker compose exec localnet cat /home/ubuntu/results.json")).stdout.toString()
         const containerResults: LocalnetResult = JSON.parse(containerResultsRaw)
 
         return {
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ export async function getNetworkState(): Promise<NetworkState> {
 
 async function getLocalnetContainerState(): Promise<ContainerState> {
     try {
-        const stdout = (await execCustomInRepo('docker-compose ps -a -q localnet')).stdout.toString()
+        const stdout = (await execCustomInRepo('docker compose ps -a -q localnet')).stdout.toString()
 
         const containerId = stdout.trim()
 
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/docker/pauseExistingNetwork.ts b/cli/src/utils/docker/pauseExistingNetwork.ts
index c23e158..a3ecfe4 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/docker/pauseExistingNetwork.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/docker/pauseExistingNetwork.ts
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export async function pauseExistingNetwork() {
 }
 
 async function pauseContainer(containerInfos: ContainerInfos) {
-    const command = containerInfos.pauseBehavior === PauseBehavior.PAUSE ? 'docker-compose stop' : 'yes | docker-compose rm -s -v'
+    const command = containerInfos.pauseBehavior === PauseBehavior.PAUSE ? 'docker compose stop' : 'yes | docker compose rm -s -v'
     const pausingVerb = containerInfos.pauseBehavior === PauseBehavior.PAUSE ? 'Pausing' : 'Stopping'
     const pausedVerb = containerInfos.pauseBehavior === PauseBehavior.PAUSE ? 'Paused' : 'Stopped'
 
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/docker/removeExistingNetwork.ts b/cli/src/utils/docker/removeExistingNetwork.ts
index 8cfa488..40dadaf 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/docker/removeExistingNetwork.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/docker/removeExistingNetwork.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ import ora from "ora";
 
 export async function removeExistingNetwork() {
     const removingNetworkSpinner = ora('Removing the previous network...').start()
-    await execCustomInRepo(`docker-compose down`, false)
+    await execCustomInRepo(`docker compose down`, false)
     removingNetworkSpinner.succeed('Removed the previous network successfully')
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/docker/resumeExistingNetwork.ts b/cli/src/utils/docker/resumeExistingNetwork.ts
index d8cae1a..640add2 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/docker/resumeExistingNetwork.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/docker/resumeExistingNetwork.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ async function resumeContainer(containerInfos: ContainerInfos) {
     const removingNetworkSpinner = ora(`Resuming ${containerInfos.name}...`).start()
 
     if (containerInfos.pauseBehavior === PauseBehavior.PAUSE) {
-        await execCustomInRepo(`docker-compose start ${containerInfos.name}`, false)
+        await execCustomInRepo(`docker compose start ${containerInfos.name}`, false)
     } else {
         await upContainer(containerInfos.name, undefined, false)
     }
diff --git a/cli/src/utils/docker/upContainer.ts b/cli/src/utils/docker/upContainer.ts
index df118c1..cf065c2 100644
--- a/cli/src/utils/docker/upContainer.ts
+++ b/cli/src/utils/docker/upContainer.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import {execCustomInRepo} from "../exec.js";
 
 export async function upContainer(containerName: string, env?: NodeJS.ProcessEnv, shouldBuild: boolean = true) {
     if (shouldBuild) {
-        await execCustomInRepo(`docker-compose build --no-cache ${containerName}`, false, {env: env})
+        await execCustomInRepo(`docker compose build --no-cache ${containerName}`, false, {env: env})
     }
-    await execCustomInRepo(`docker-compose up -d ${containerName}`, false, {env: env})
+    await execCustomInRepo(`docker compose up -d ${containerName}`, false, {env: env})
 }