diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 4c6656dd6cf8..a23aa4317677 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # To boot the app run the following:
 # docker-compose run auto-gpt
+# NOTE: Version 3.9 requires at least docker-compose version 1.29.0 !
 version: "3.9"
 
 services:
diff --git a/docs/setup.md b/docs/setup.md
index 782dbabdbba7..4ef9ec025147 100644
--- a/docs/setup.md
+++ b/docs/setup.md
@@ -156,7 +156,18 @@ Get your OpenAI API key from: [https://platform.openai.com/account/api-keys](htt
 
 ### Run with Docker
 
-Easiest is to use `docker-compose`. Run the commands below in your Auto-GPT folder.
+Easiest is to use `docker-compose`. 
+
+Important: Docker Compose version 1.29.0 or later is required to use version 3.9 of the Compose file format.
+You can check the version of Docker Compose installed on your system by running the following command:
+
+	docker-compose version
+
+This will display the version of Docker Compose that is currently installed on your system.
+
+If you need to upgrade Docker Compose to a newer version, you can follow the installation instructions in the Docker documentation: https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/
+
+Once you have a recent version of docker-compose, run the commands below in your Auto-GPT folder.
 
 1. Build the image. If you have pulled the image from Docker Hub, skip this step.