diff --git a/e2e/go.mod b/e2e/go.mod
index 5535d148b..115ef5c75 100644
--- a/e2e/go.mod
+++ b/e2e/go.mod
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/cenkalti/backoff/v4 v4.2.1 // indirect
 	github.com/cespare/xxhash/v2 v2.2.0 // indirect
 	github.com/chai2010/gettext-go v1.0.2 // indirect
-	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.5 // indirect
+	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.6 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/console v1.0.4-0.20230313162750-1ae8d489ac81 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.7.13 // indirect
 	github.com/containerd/continuity v0.4.3 // indirect
diff --git a/e2e/go.sum b/e2e/go.sum
index 9f93a7e37..a8eb69f93 100644
--- a/e2e/go.sum
+++ b/e2e/go.sum
@@ -116,8 +116,8 @@ github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20231109132714-523115ebc101 h1:7To3pQ+pZo0i3dsWEbi
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20231109132714-523115ebc101/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
 github.com/codahale/rfc6979 v0.0.0-20141003034818-6a90f24967eb h1:EDmT6Q9Zs+SbUoc7Ik9EfrFqcylYqgPZ9ANSbTAntnE=
 github.com/codahale/rfc6979 v0.0.0-20141003034818-6a90f24967eb/go.mod h1:ZjrT6AXHbDs86ZSdt/osfBi5qfexBrKUdONk989Wnk4=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.5 h1:YoGsuVzxve1m5SdCfZqI8wJoMVZWu7SelHoqiCqb+iQ=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.5/go.mod h1:bEPizBkIojlQ20pi2vNluBa58tevvj0Y18oUSHPyfdc=
+github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.6 h1:sv9W3U0IEYqgGqTbSDpU2c8cttWQmlbJ0D6jdt//Dv8=
+github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.6/go.mod h1:bEPizBkIojlQ20pi2vNluBa58tevvj0Y18oUSHPyfdc=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.1.0 h1:v8rEWFl6EoqHB+swVNjVoCJE8o3jX7e8nqBGPLaDFBM=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3 v3.0.3 h1:S5ByHZ/h9PMe5IOQoN7E+nMc2UcLEM/V48DGDJ9kip0=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3 v3.0.3/go.mod h1:8HBe7V3aWGLFPd/k03swSIsGjZhHI2WzJmticMgVuz0=
diff --git a/testenv/go.mod b/testenv/go.mod
index c2e9dd151..9dcb98027 100644
--- a/testenv/go.mod
+++ b/testenv/go.mod
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ module github.com/openclarity/vmclarity/testenv
 go 1.21.4
 
 require (
-	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.5
+	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.6
 	github.com/distribution/reference v0.5.0
 	github.com/docker/cli v25.0.3+incompatible
 	github.com/docker/compose/v2 v2.24.5
diff --git a/testenv/go.sum b/testenv/go.sum
index 633711db7..c82c7d9f6 100644
--- a/testenv/go.sum
+++ b/testenv/go.sum
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20231109132714-523115ebc101 h1:7To3pQ+pZo0i3dsWEbi
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20231109132714-523115ebc101/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
 github.com/codahale/rfc6979 v0.0.0-20141003034818-6a90f24967eb h1:EDmT6Q9Zs+SbUoc7Ik9EfrFqcylYqgPZ9ANSbTAntnE=
 github.com/codahale/rfc6979 v0.0.0-20141003034818-6a90f24967eb/go.mod h1:ZjrT6AXHbDs86ZSdt/osfBi5qfexBrKUdONk989Wnk4=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.5 h1:YoGsuVzxve1m5SdCfZqI8wJoMVZWu7SelHoqiCqb+iQ=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.5/go.mod h1:bEPizBkIojlQ20pi2vNluBa58tevvj0Y18oUSHPyfdc=
+github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.6 h1:sv9W3U0IEYqgGqTbSDpU2c8cttWQmlbJ0D6jdt//Dv8=
+github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2 v2.0.0-rc.6/go.mod h1:bEPizBkIojlQ20pi2vNluBa58tevvj0Y18oUSHPyfdc=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3 v3.0.3 h1:S5ByHZ/h9PMe5IOQoN7E+nMc2UcLEM/V48DGDJ9kip0=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups/v3 v3.0.3/go.mod h1:8HBe7V3aWGLFPd/k03swSIsGjZhHI2WzJmticMgVuz0=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.4-0.20230313162750-1ae8d489ac81 h1:q2hJAaP1k2wIvVRd/hEHD7lacgqrCPS+k8g1MndzfWY=