diff --git a/scripts/postgres_15_to_16_upgrade.sh b/scripts/postgres_15_to_16_upgrade.sh
index 20a6c594c..b2555e015 100755
--- a/scripts/postgres_15_to_16_upgrade.sh
+++ b/scripts/postgres_15_to_16_upgrade.sh
@@ -4,39 +4,39 @@ set -e
 echo "Do not stop in the middle of this upgrade, wait until you see the message: Upgrade complete."
 
 echo "Stopping lemmy and all services..."
-sudo docker-compose stop
+sudo docker compose stop
 
 echo "Make sure postgres is started..."
-sudo docker-compose up -d postgres
+sudo docker compose up -d postgres
 echo "Waiting..."
 sleep 20s
 
 echo "Exporting the Database to 15_16.dump.sql ..."
-sudo docker-compose exec -T postgres pg_dumpall -c -U lemmy > 15_16_dump.sql
+sudo docker compose exec -T postgres pg_dumpall -c -U lemmy > 15_16_dump.sql
 echo "Done."
 
 echo "Stopping postgres..."
-sudo docker-compose stop postgres
+sudo docker compose stop postgres
 echo "Waiting..."
 sleep 20s
 
 echo "Removing the old postgres folder"
 sudo rm -rf volumes/postgres
 
-echo "Updating docker-compose to use postgres version 16."
+echo "Updating docker compose to use postgres version 16."
 sed -i "s/image: postgres:.*/image: postgres:16-alpine/" ./docker-compose.yml
 
 echo "Starting up new postgres..."
-sudo docker-compose up -d postgres
+sudo docker compose up -d postgres
 echo "Waiting..."
 sleep 20s
 
 echo "Importing the database...."
-cat 15_16_dump.sql | sudo docker-compose exec -T postgres psql -U lemmy
+cat 15_16_dump.sql | sudo docker compose exec -T postgres psql -U lemmy
 echo "Done."
 
 echo "Starting up lemmy..."
-sudo docker-compose up -d
+sudo docker compose up -d
 
 echo "A copy of your old database is at 15_16.dump.sql . You can delete this file if the upgrade went smoothly."
 echo "Upgrade complete."