diff --git a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
index bc48dac14c79..016cbc19e3ae 100644
--- a/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
+++ b/.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/bug_report.md
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Please specify the versions of following systems.
 
 - harbor version: [x.x.x]
 - docker engine version: [y.y.y]
-- docker-compose version: [z.z.z]
+- docker compose version: [z.z.z]
 
 **Additional context:**
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index a4de814af531..cfb578123e3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ env:
    POSTGRESQL_USR: postgres
    POSTGRESQL_PWD: root123
    POSTGRESQL_DATABASE: registry
-   DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION: 2.27.1
    HARBOR_ADMIN: admin
    HARBOR_ADMIN_PASSWD: Harbor12345
    CORE_SECRET: tempString
@@ -66,9 +65,6 @@ jobs:
           env
           #sudo apt install -y xvfb
           #xvfb-run ls
-          curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
-          chmod +x docker-compose
-          sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
           IP=`hostname -I | awk '{print $1}'`
           echo '{"insecure-registries" : ["'$IP':5000"]}' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json
           echo "IP=$IP" >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -129,11 +125,6 @@ jobs:
           pwd
           env
           df -h
-          #sudo apt install -y xvfb
-          #xvfb-run ls
-          curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
-          chmod +x docker-compose
-          sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
       - name: install
         run: |
           cd src/github.com/goharbor/harbor
@@ -184,11 +175,6 @@ jobs:
           pwd
           env
           df -h
-          #sudo apt install -y xvfb
-          #xvfb-run ls
-          curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
-          chmod +x docker-compose
-          sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
       - name: install
         run: |
           cd src/github.com/goharbor/harbor
@@ -208,7 +194,6 @@ jobs:
     env:
       APITEST_LDAP: true
     runs-on:
-      #- self-hosted
       - ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 100
     steps:
@@ -238,11 +223,6 @@ jobs:
           pwd
           env
           df -h
-          #sudo apt install -y xvfb
-          #xvfb-run ls
-          curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
-          chmod +x docker-compose
-          sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
       - name: install
         run: |
           cd src/github.com/goharbor/harbor
@@ -290,11 +270,6 @@ jobs:
           pwd
           env
           df -h
-          #sudo apt install -y xvfb
-          #xvfb-run ls
-          curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/v${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
-          chmod +x docker-compose
-          sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
           IP=`hostname -I | awk '{print $1}'`
           echo '{"insecure-registries" : ["'$IP':5000"]}' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json
           echo "IP=$IP" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/.github/workflows/conformance_test.yml b/.github/workflows/conformance_test.yml
index db6725c2c217..9f138e188f6e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/conformance_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/conformance_test.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 name: CONFORMANCE_TEST
-env:
-  DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION: 1.23.0
 
 on:
   repository_dispatch:
@@ -40,9 +38,6 @@ jobs:
           pwd
           env
           df -h
-          curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
-          chmod +x docker-compose
-          sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
           IP=`hostname -I | awk '{print $1}'`
           echo '{"insecure-registries" : ["'$IP':5000"]}' | sudo tee /etc/docker/daemon.json
           echo "IP=$IP" >> $GITHUB_ENV
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ffebd1081d44..53931a712d0b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ If you find a match, you can "subscribe" to it to get notified on updates. If yo
 
 When reporting issues, always include:
 
-* Version of docker engine and docker-compose
+* Version of docker engine and docker-compose-plugin
 * Configuration files of Harbor
 * Log files in /var/log/harbor/
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index abc16b60fe0c..11b6d3b599c3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
 #               remove the base images of Harbor images
 # cleanimage: 	remove Harbor images
 # cleandockercomposefile:
-#				remove specific version docker-compose
+#				remove specific version docker-compose file
 # cleanversiontag:
 #				cleanpackageremove specific version tag
 # cleanpackage: remove online/offline install package
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ DOCKERRMIMAGE=$(DOCKERCMD) rmi
 DOCKERPULL=$(DOCKERCMD) pull
 DOCKERIMAGES=$(DOCKERCMD) images
 DOCKERSAVE=$(DOCKERCMD) save
-DOCKERCOMPOSECMD=$(shell which docker-compose)
+DOCKERCOMPOSECMD=$(DOCKERCMD) compose
 DOCKERTAG=$(DOCKERCMD) tag
 
 # go parameters
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fdf9e102feff..c41a959b3dd2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ For learning the architecture design of Harbor, check the document [Architecture
 
 **System requirements:**
 
-**On a Linux host:** docker 20.10.10-ce+ and docker-compose 1.18.0+ .
+**On a Linux host:** docker 20.10.10-ce+ and docker-compose-plugin 2.0.0+.
 
 Download binaries of **[Harbor release ](https://github.com/vmware/harbor/releases)** and follow **[Installation & Configuration Guide](https://goharbor.io/docs/latest/install-config/)** to install Harbor.
 
diff --git a/contrib/deploying_using_docker_machine.md b/contrib/deploying_using_docker_machine.md
index cdd93d8a72e7..8877a544ae3c 100644
--- a/contrib/deploying_using_docker_machine.md
+++ b/contrib/deploying_using_docker_machine.md
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ $ docker-machine scp -r ./config harbor.mydomain.com:$PWD
 Next, build your Harbor images:
 
 ```
-$ docker-compose build
+$ docker compose build
 ```
 
 And finally, spin up your Harbor containers:
 
 ```
-$ docker-compose up -d
+$ docker compose up -d
 ```
 
 Now you should be able to browse `http://harbor.mydomain.com`.
diff --git a/make/checkenv.sh b/make/checkenv.sh
index df143477da75..1fe8d3c77156 100755
--- a/make/checkenv.sh
+++ b/make/checkenv.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 set -o noglob
 set -e
 
-usage=$'Checking environment for harbor build and install. Include golang, docker and docker-compose.'
+usage=$'Checking environment for harbor build and install. Including golang and docker.'
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
         case $1 in
diff --git a/make/common.sh b/make/common.sh
index 8628984ad4d2..c45ed231da7d 100644
--- a/make/common.sh
+++ b/make/common.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #docker version: 20.10.10+
-#docker-compose version: 1.18.0+
+#docker compose version: 2.0.0+
 #golang version: 1.12.0+
 
 set +e
@@ -103,34 +103,18 @@ function check_docker {
 }
 
 function check_dockercompose {
-	if [! docker compose version] &> /dev/null || [! docker-compose --version] &> /dev/null
+	if [! docker compose --version] &> /dev/null
 	then
-		error "Need to install docker-compose(1.18.0+) or a docker-compose-plugin (https://docs.docker.com/compose/)by yourself first and run this script again."
+		error "Need to install docker-compose-plugin (https://docs.docker.com/compose/)by yourself first and run this script again."
 		exit 1
 	fi
 
-	# either docker compose plugin has been installed
 	if docker compose version &> /dev/null
 	then
 		note "$(docker compose version)"
 		DOCKER_COMPOSE="docker compose"
-
-	# or docker-compose has been installed, check its version
-	elif [[ $(docker-compose --version) =~ (([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)([\.0-9]*)) ]]
-	then
-		docker_compose_version=${BASH_REMATCH[1]}
-		docker_compose_version_part1=${BASH_REMATCH[2]}
-		docker_compose_version_part2=${BASH_REMATCH[3]}
-
-		note "docker-compose version: $docker_compose_version"
-		# the version of docker-compose does not meet the requirement
-		if [ "$docker_compose_version_part1" -lt 1 ] || ([ "$docker_compose_version_part1" -eq 1 ] && [ "$docker_compose_version_part2" -lt 18 ])
-		then
-			error "Need to upgrade docker-compose package to 1.18.0+."
-			exit 1
-		fi
 	else
-		error "Failed to parse docker-compose version."
+		error "Failed to parse docker compose version."
 		exit 1
 	fi
 }
diff --git a/make/install.sh b/make/install.sh
index c463facd9662..192ee3461fc9 100755
--- a/make/install.sh
+++ b/make/install.sh
@@ -18,8 +18,7 @@ with_clair=$false
 # trivy is not enabled by default
 with_trivy=$false
 
-# flag to using docker compose v1 or v2, default would using v1 docker-compose
-DOCKER_COMPOSE=docker-compose
+DOCKER_COMPOSE=docker compose
 
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
         case $1 in
@@ -41,7 +40,7 @@ cd $workdir
 h2 "[Step $item]: checking if docker is installed ..."; let item+=1
 check_docker
 
-h2 "[Step $item]: checking docker-compose is installed ..."; let item+=1
+h2 "[Step $item]: checking docker compose is installed ..."; let item+=1
 check_dockercompose
 
 if [ -f harbor*.tar.gz ]
diff --git a/tests/ci/ut_run.sh b/tests/ci/ut_run.sh
index 8b816d551c3d..d0473751cc4e 100755
--- a/tests/ci/ut_run.sh
+++ b/tests/ci/ut_run.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export CHROME_BIN=chromium-browser
 #export DISPLAY=:99.0
 #sh -e /etc/init.d/xvfb start
 
-sudo docker-compose -f ./make/docker-compose.test.yml up -d
+sudo docker compose -f ./make/docker-compose.test.yml up -d
 sleep 10
 ./tests/pushimage.sh
 docker ps
diff --git a/tests/integration.sh b/tests/integration.sh
index 4a608f01c837..8aabd982149e 100755
--- a/tests/integration.sh
+++ b/tests/integration.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ set -x
 gsutil version -l
 set +x
 
-docker-compose version
+docker compose version
 
 ## -------------------------------------------- Pre-condition --------------------------------------------
 if [[ $DRONE_REPO != "goharbor/harbor" ]]; then