diff --git a/.github/workflows/image_builds.yml b/.github/workflows/image_builds.yml
index fe660754..65678dff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/image_builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/image_builds.yml
@@ -33,13 +33,11 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           curl -sSL https://get.docker.com/ | CHANNEL=stable sudo sh
           sudo service docker start
-          sudo curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v$(curl -Ls https://www.servercow.de/docker-compose/latest.php)/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-          sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
       - name: Prepair Image Builds
         run: |
           cp helper-scripts/docker-compose.override.yml.d/BUILD_FLAGS/docker-compose.override.yml docker-compose.override.yml
       - name: Build Docker Images
         run: |
-          docker-compose build ${image}
+          docker compose build ${image}
         env:
           image: ${{ matrix.images }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tweet-trigger-publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/tweet-trigger-publish-release.yml
index daebfe53..86cf628d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tweet-trigger-publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tweet-trigger-publish-release.yml
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@ jobs:
           consumer_secret: ${{ secrets.CONSUMER_SECRET }}
           access_token_key: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN_KEY }}
           access_token_secret: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET }}
-          tweet_body: '$RELEASE_TAG is here! Checkout the GitHub Page for changelog regarding the $RELEASE_TAG Release: github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/releases/tag/$RELEASE_TAG'
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+          tweet_body: 'A new mailcow update has just been released! Checkout the GitHub Page for changelog and more informations: https://github.com/mailcow/mailcow-dockerized/releases/latest'
diff --git a/data/web/_status.502.html b/data/web/_status.502.html
index efbc0e8b..35a66ba9 100644
--- a/data/web/_status.502.html
+++ b/data/web/_status.502.html
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@
     Please check the logs or contact support if the error persists.</p>
     <h2>Quick debugging</h2>
     <p>Check Nginx and PHP logs:</p>
-    <pre>docker-compose logs --tail=200 php-fpm-mailcow nginx-mailcow</pre>
+    <pre>docker compose logs --tail=200 php-fpm-mailcow nginx-mailcow</pre>
     <p>Make sure your SQL credentials in mailcow.conf (a link to .env) do fit your initialized SQL volume. If you see an access denied, you might have the wrong mailcow.conf:</p>
-    <pre>source mailcow.conf ; docker-compose exec mysql-mailcow mysql -u${DBUSER} -p${DBPASS} ${DBNAME}</pre>
+    <pre>source mailcow.conf ; docker compose exec mysql-mailcow mysql -u${DBUSER} -p${DBPASS} ${DBNAME}</pre>
     <p>In case of a previous failed installation, create a backup of your existing data, followed by removing all volumes and starting over (<b>NEVER</b> do this with a production system, it will remove <b>ALL</b> data):</p>
     <pre>BACKUP_LOCATION=/tmp/ ./helper-scripts/backup_and_restore.sh backup all</pre>
-    <pre>docker-compose down --volumes ; docker-compose up -d</pre>
+    <pre>docker compose down --volumes ; docker compose up -d</pre>
     <p>Make sure your timezone is correct. Use "America/New_York" for example, do not use spaces. Check <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones">here</a> for a list.</p>
     <br>Click to learn more about <a style="color:red;text-decoration:none;" href="https://mailcow.github.io/mailcow-dockerized-docs/#get-support" target="_blank">getting support.</a>
   </body>
diff --git a/helper-scripts/update_compose.sh b/helper-scripts/update_compose.sh
index 16769edc..01be926f 100755
--- a/helper-scripts/update_compose.sh
+++ b/helper-scripts/update_compose.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" && pwd )"
 source ${SCRIPT_DIR}/../mailcow.conf
 
 if [ "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}" == "standalone" ]; then
-LATEST_COMPOSE=$(curl -#L https://www.servercow.de/docker-compose/latest.php)
+LATEST_COMPOSE=$(curl -Ls -w %{url_effective} -o /dev/null https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest) # redirect to latest release
+LATEST_COMPOSE=${LATEST_COMPOSE##*/v} #get the latest version from the redirect, excluding the "v" prefix
 COMPOSE_VERSION=$(docker-compose version --short)
 if [[ "$LATEST_COMPOSE" != "$COMPOSE_VERSION" ]]; then
   echo -e "\e[33mA new docker-compose Version is available: $LATEST_COMPOSE\e[0m"
@@ -33,18 +34,21 @@ echo -e "\e[32mTrying to determine GLIBC version...\e[0m"
     sleep 1
     if [[ $(command -v pip 2>&1) && $(pip list --local 2>&1 | grep -v DEPRECATION | grep -c docker-compose) == 1 || $(command -v pip3 2>&1) && $(pip3 list --local 2>&1 | grep -v DEPRECATION | grep -c docker-compose) == 1 ]]; then
         echo -e "\e[33mFound a docker-compose Version installed with pip!\e[0m"
-        echo -e "\e[31mPlease uninstall the pip Version of docker-compose since it doesn´t support Versions higher than 1.29.2.\e[0m"
+        echo -e "\e[31mPlease uninstall the pip Version of docker-compose since it doesn't support Versions higher than 1.29.2.\e[0m"
         sleep 2
         echo -e "\e[33mExiting...\e[0m"
         exit 1
         #prevent breaking a working docker-compose installed with pip
-    elif [[ $(curl -sL -w "%{http_code}" https://www.servercow.de/docker-compose/latest.php?vers=${DC_DL_SUFFIX} -o /dev/null) == "200" ]]; then
-        LATEST_COMPOSE=$(curl -#L https://www.servercow.de/docker-compose/latest.php)
+    elif [[ $(curl -sL -w "%{http_code}" https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest -o /dev/null) == "200" ]]; then
+        LATEST_COMPOSE=$(curl -Ls -w %{url_effective} -o /dev/null https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/latest) # redirect to latest release
+        LATEST_COMPOSE=${LATEST_COMPOSE##*/} #get the latest version from the redirect, inlcuding the "v" prefix
+        if [ $DC_DL_SUFFIX]; then
+          LATEST_COMPOSE=1.27.4 # force 1.27.4 for legacy systems, tag is not prefixed by "v"
         COMPOSE_VERSION=$(docker-compose version --short)
         if [[ "$LATEST_COMPOSE" != "$COMPOSE_VERSION" ]]; then
         COMPOSE_PATH=$(command -v docker-compose)
         if [[ -w ${COMPOSE_PATH} ]]; then
-            curl -#L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v${LATEST_COMPOSE}/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) > $COMPOSE_PATH
+            curl -#L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${LATEST_COMPOSE}/docker-compose-$(uname -s)-$(uname -m) > $COMPOSE_PATH
             chmod +x $COMPOSE_PATH
             echo -e "\e[32mYour Docker Compose (standalone) has been updated to: $LATEST_COMPOSE\e[0m"
             exit 0
@@ -61,10 +65,10 @@ echo -e "\e[32mTrying to determine GLIBC version...\e[0m"
 elif [ "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}" == "native" ]; then
     echo -e "\e[31mYou are using the native Docker Compose Plugin. This Script is for the standalone Docker Compose Version only.\e[0m"
     sleep 2
-    echo -e "\e[33mNotice: You´ll have to update this Compose Version via your Package Manager manually!\e[0m"
+    echo -e "\e[33mNotice: You'll have to update this Compose Version via your Package Manager manually!\e[0m"
     exit 1
 
 else
     echo -e "\e[31mCan not read DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION variable from mailcow.conf! Is your mailcow up to date? Exiting...\e[0m"
     exit 1
-fi
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+fi