diff --git a/api/stacks/deployments/deployer_remote.go b/api/stacks/deployments/deployer_remote.go
index 69a54e7ba..349275ad2 100644
--- a/api/stacks/deployments/deployer_remote.go
+++ b/api/stacks/deployments/deployer_remote.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	defaultUnpackerImage       = "portainer/compose-unpacker:latest"
+	defaultUnpackerImage       = "portainer/compose-unpacker:" + portainer.APIVersion
 	composeUnpackerImageEnvVar = "COMPOSE_UNPACKER_IMAGE"
 	composePathPrefix          = "portainer-compose-unpacker"
 )
diff --git a/binary-version.json b/binary-version.json
index 373bc262d..cbba6cb9a 100644
--- a/binary-version.json
+++ b/binary-version.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "docker": "v24.0.7",
-  "dockerCompose": "v2.24.6",
+  "dockerCompose": "v2.26.1",
   "helm": "v3.14.4",
   "kubectl": "v1.29.0",
   "mingit": "2.42.0.2"