diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c7ad2fc42..7e8c72786 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ If you use the Ansible package and do not update collections independently, use
     - community.docker.docker_volume: manage Docker volumes
     - community.docker.docker_volume_info: retrieve information on Docker volumes
   * Docker Compose:
-    - community.docker.docker_compose: manage Docker Compose files
+    - community.docker.docker_compose: manage Docker Compose files (legacy Docker Compose v1)
+    - community.docker.docker_compose_v2: manage Docker Compose files (Docker compose CLI plugin)
   * Docker Swarm:
     - community.docker.docker_config: manage configurations
     - community.docker.docker_node: manage Docker Swarm nodes
diff --git a/meta/runtime.yml b/meta/runtime.yml
index ba8534315..78f4e30a1 100644
--- a/meta/runtime.yml
+++ b/meta/runtime.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ requires_ansible: '>=2.11.0'
 action_groups:
   docker:
     - docker_compose
+    - docker_compose_v2
     - docker_config
     - docker_container
     - docker_container_copy_into
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py b/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
index 76a9e219e..f8edbee4b 100644
--- a/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_compose.py
@@ -12,12 +12,13 @@
 
 module: docker_compose
 
-short_description: Manage multi-container Docker applications with Docker Compose.
+short_description: Manage multi-container Docker applications with Docker Compose V1
 
 author: "Chris Houseknecht (@chouseknecht)"
 
 description:
   - Uses Docker Compose to start, shutdown and scale services. B(This module requires docker-compose < 2.0.0.)
+    Use the M(community.docker.docker_compose_v2) module for using the modern Docker compose CLI plugin.
   - Configuration can be read from a C(docker-compose.yml) or C(docker-compose.yaml) file or inline using the O(definition) option.
   - See the examples for more details.
   - Supports check mode.
@@ -188,6 +189,9 @@
   - "docker-compose >= 1.7.0, < 2.0.0"
   - "Docker API >= 1.25"
   - "PyYAML >= 3.11"
+
+seealso:
+  - module: community.docker.docker_compose_v2
 '''
 
 EXAMPLES = '''
diff --git a/plugins/modules/docker_compose_v2.py b/plugins/modules/docker_compose_v2.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4e94d81f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/modules/docker_compose_v2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,743 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Felix Fontein <felix@fontein.de>
+# Copyright (c) 2023, Léo El Amri (@lel-amri)
+# Copyright 2016 Red Hat | Ansible
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = '''
+
+module: docker_compose_v2
+
+short_description: Manage multi-container Docker applications with Docker Compose CLI plugin
+
+version_added: 3.6.0
+
+description:
+  - Uses Docker Compose to start or shutdown services.
+
+extends_documentation_fragment:
+  - community.docker.docker.cli_documentation
+  - community.docker.attributes
+  - community.docker.attributes.actiongroup_docker
+
+attributes:
+  check_mode:
+    support: full
+  diff_mode:
+    support: none
+
+options:
+  project_src:
+    description:
+      - Path to a directory containing a C(docker-compose.yml) or C(docker-compose.yaml) file.
+    type: path
+    required: true
+  project_name:
+    description:
+      - Provide a project name. If not provided, the project name is taken from the basename of O(project_src).
+    type: str
+  env_files:
+    description:
+      - By default environment files are loaded from a C(.env) file located directly under the O(project_src) directory.
+      - O(env_files) can be used to specify the path of one or multiple custom environment files instead.
+      - The path is relative to the O(project_src) directory.
+    type: list
+    elements: path
+  profiles:
+    description:
+      - List of profiles to enable when starting services.
+      - Equivalent to C(docker compose --profile).
+    type: list
+    elements: str
+  state:
+    description:
+      - Desired state of the project.
+      - V(present) is equivalent to running C(docker compose up).
+      - V(stopped) is equivalent to running C(docker compose stop).
+      - V(absent) is equivalent to running C(docker compose down).
+      - V(restarted) is equivalent to running C(docker compose restart).
+    type: str
+    default: present
+    choices:
+      - absent
+      - stopped
+      - restarted
+      - present
+  dependencies:
+    description:
+      - When O(state) is V(present) or V(restarted), specify whether or not to include linked services.
+    type: bool
+    default: true
+  recreate:
+    description:
+      - By default containers will be recreated when their configuration differs from the service definition.
+      - Setting to V(never) ignores configuration differences and leaves existing containers unchanged.
+      - Setting to V(always) forces recreation of all existing containers.
+    type: str
+    default: auto
+    choices:
+      - always
+      - never
+      - auto
+  remove_images:
+    description:
+      - Use with O(state=absent) to remove all images or only local images.
+    type: str
+    choices:
+      - 'all'
+      - 'local'
+  remove_volumes:
+    description:
+      - Use with O(state=absent) to remove data volumes.
+    type: bool
+    default: false
+  remove_orphans:
+    description:
+      - Remove containers for services not defined in the Compose file.
+    type: bool
+    default: false
+  timeout:
+    description:
+      - Timeout in seconds for container shutdown when attached or when containers are already running.
+    type: int
+
+requirements:
+  - "Docker CLI with Docker compose plugin 2.18.0 or later"
+
+author:
+  - Felix Fontein (@felixfontein)
+
+seealso:
+  - module: community.docker.docker_compose
+'''
+
+EXAMPLES = '''
+# Examples use the django example at https://docs.docker.com/compose/django. Follow it to create the
+# flask directory
+
+- name: Run using a project directory
+  hosts: localhost
+  gather_facts: false
+  tasks:
+    - name: Tear down existing services
+      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+        project_src: flask
+        state: absent
+
+    - name: Create and start services
+      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+        project_src: flask
+      register: output
+
+    - name: Show results
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: output
+
+    - name: Run `docker-compose up` again
+      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+        project_src: flask
+      register: output
+
+    - name: Show results
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: output
+
+    - ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that: not output.changed
+
+    - name: Stop all services
+      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+        project_src: flask
+        state: stopped
+      register: output
+
+    - name: Show results
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: output
+
+    - name: Verify that web and db services are not running
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "not output.services.web.flask_web_1.state.running"
+          - "not output.services.db.flask_db_1.state.running"
+
+    - name: Restart services
+      community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+        project_src: flask
+        state: restarted
+      register: output
+
+    - name: Show results
+      ansible.builtin.debug:
+        var: output
+
+    - name: Verify that web and db services are running
+      ansible.builtin.assert:
+        that:
+          - "output.services.web.flask_web_1.state.running"
+          - "output.services.db.flask_db_1.state.running"
+'''
+
+RETURN = '''
+containers:
+  description:
+    - A list of containers associated to the service.
+  returned: success
+  type: list
+  elements: dict
+  contains:
+    Command:
+      description:
+        - The container's command.
+      type: raw
+    CreatedAt:
+      description:
+        - The timestamp when the container was created.
+      type: str
+      sample: "2024-01-02 12:20:41 +0100 CET"
+    ExitCode:
+      description:
+        - The container's exit code.
+      type: int
+    Health:
+      description:
+        - The container's health check.
+      type: raw
+    ID:
+      description:
+        - The container's ID.
+      type: str
+      sample: "44a7d607219a60b7db0a4817fb3205dce46e91df2cb4b78a6100b6e27b0d3135"
+    Image:
+      description:
+        - The container's image.
+      type: str
+    Labels:
+      description:
+        - Labels for this container.
+      type: dict
+    LocalVolumes:
+      description:
+        - The local volumes count.
+      type: str
+    Mounts:
+      description:
+        - Mounts.
+      type: str
+    Name:
+      description:
+        - The container's primary name.
+      type: str
+    Names:
+      description:
+        - List of names of the container.
+      type: list
+      elements: str
+    Networks:
+      description:
+        - List of networks attached to this container.
+      type: list
+      elements: str
+    Ports:
+      description:
+        - List of port assignments as a string.
+      type: str
+    Publishers:
+      description:
+        - List of port assigments.
+      type: list
+      elements: dict
+      contains:
+        URL:
+          description:
+            - Interface the port is bound to.
+          type: str
+        TargetPort:
+          description:
+            - The container's port the published port maps to.
+          type: int
+        PublishedPort:
+          description:
+            - The port that is published.
+          type: int
+        Protocol:
+          description:
+            - The protocol.
+          type: str
+          choices:
+            - tcp
+            - udp
+    RunningFor:
+      description:
+        - Amount of time the container runs.
+      type: str
+    Service:
+      description:
+        - The name of the service.
+      type: str
+    Size:
+      description:
+        - The container's size.
+      type: str
+      sample: "0B"
+    State:
+      description:
+        - The container's state.
+      type: str
+      sample: running
+    Status:
+      description:
+        - The container's status.
+      type: str
+      sample: Up About a minute
+images:
+  description:
+    - A list of images associated to the service.
+  returned: success
+  type: list
+  elements: dict
+  contains:
+    ID:
+      description:
+        - The image's ID.
+      type: str
+      sample: sha256:c8bccc0af9571ec0d006a43acb5a8d08c4ce42b6cc7194dd6eb167976f501ef1
+    ContainerName:
+      description:
+        - Name of the conainer this image is used by.
+      type: str
+    Repository:
+      description:
+        - The repository where this image belongs to.
+      type: str
+    Tag:
+      description:
+        - The tag of the image.
+      type: str
+    Size:
+      description:
+        - The image's size in bytes.
+      type: int
+actions:
+  description:
+    - A list of actions that have been applied.
+  returned: success
+  type: list
+  elements: dict
+  contains:
+    what:
+      description:
+        - What kind of resource was changed.
+      type: str
+      sample: container
+      choices:
+        - network
+        - image
+        - volume
+        - container
+    id:
+      description:
+        - The ID of the resource that was changed.
+      type: str
+      sample: container
+    status:
+      description:
+        - The status change that happened.
+      type: str
+      sample: Created
+      choices:
+        - Started
+        - Exited
+        - Restarted
+        - Created
+        - Stopped
+        - Killed
+        - Removed
+        - Recreated
+'''
+
+import os
+import re
+import traceback
+from collections import namedtuple
+
+from ansible.module_utils.common.text.converters import to_native
+
+from ansible_collections.community.docker.plugins.module_utils.common_cli import (
+    AnsibleModuleDockerClient,
+    DockerException,
+)
+
+from ansible_collections.community.docker.plugins.module_utils.util import DockerBaseClass
+from ansible_collections.community.docker.plugins.module_utils.version import LooseVersion
+
+
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_MINIMAL_VERSION = '2.18.0'
+DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILES = 'docker-compose.yml', 'docker-compose.yaml'
+DOCKER_STATUS_DONE = frozenset((
+    'Started',
+    'Healthy',
+    'Exited',
+    'Restarted',
+    'Running',
+    'Created',
+    'Stopped',
+    'Killed',
+    'Removed',
+    # An extra, specific to containers
+    'Recreated',
+))
+DOCKER_STATUS_WORKING = frozenset((
+    'Creating',
+    'Starting',
+    'Waiting',
+    'Restarting',
+    'Stopping',
+    'Killing',
+    'Removing',
+    # An extra, specific to containers
+    'Recreate',
+))
+DOCKER_STATUS_ERROR = frozenset((
+    'Error',
+))
+
+
+class ResourceType(object):
+    NETWORK = "network"
+    IMAGE = "image"
+    VOLUME = "volume"
+    CONTAINER = "container"
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_docker_compose_event(cls, resource_type):
+        # type: (Type[ResourceType], Text) -> Any
+        return {
+            "Network": cls.NETWORK,
+            "Image": cls.IMAGE,
+            "Volume": cls.VOLUME,
+            "Container": cls.CONTAINER,
+        }[resource_type]
+
+
+ResourceEvent = namedtuple(
+    'ResourceEvent',
+    ['resource_type', 'resource_id', 'status']
+)
+
+
+_RE_RESOURCE_EVENT = re.compile(
+    r'^'
+    r'\s*'
+    r'(?P<resource_type>Network|Image|Volume|Container)'
+    r'\s+'
+    r'(?P<resource_id>[^\s]+)'
+    r'\s+'
+    r'(?P<status>%s)'
+    r'\s*'
+    r'$'
+    % (
+        "|".join(sorted(DOCKER_STATUS_DONE | DOCKER_STATUS_WORKING | DOCKER_STATUS_ERROR, key=lambda e: (len(e), e), reverse=True))
+    )
+)
+
+_RE_RESOURCE_EVENT_DRY_RUN = re.compile(
+    r'^'
+    r'\s*'
+    r'DRY-RUN MODE -'
+    r'\s+'
+    r'(?P<resource_type>Network|Image|Volume|Container)'
+    r'\s+'
+    r'(?P<resource_id>[^\s]+)'
+    r'\s+'
+    r'(?P<status>%s)'
+    r'\s*'
+    r'$'
+    % (
+        "|".join(sorted(DOCKER_STATUS_DONE | DOCKER_STATUS_WORKING | DOCKER_STATUS_ERROR, key=lambda e: (len(e), e), reverse=True))
+    )
+)
+
+
+class ContainerManager(DockerBaseClass):
+    def __init__(self, client):
+        super(ContainerManager, self).__init__()
+        self.client = client
+        self.check_mode = self.client.check_mode
+        parameters = self.client.module.params
+
+        self.project_src = parameters['project_src']
+        self.project_name = parameters['project_name']
+        self.env_files = parameters['env_files']
+        self.profiles = parameters['profiles']
+        self.state = parameters['state']
+        self.dependencies = parameters['dependencies']
+        self.recreate = parameters['recreate']
+        self.remove_images = parameters['remove_images']
+        self.remove_volumes = parameters['remove_volumes']
+        self.remove_orphans = parameters['remove_orphans']
+        self.timeout = parameters['timeout']
+
+        compose = self.client.get_client_plugin_info('compose')
+        if compose is None:
+            self.client.fail('Docker CLI {0} does not have the compose plugin installed'.format(self.client.get_cli()))
+        compose_version = compose['Version'].lstrip('v')
+        self.compose_version = LooseVersion(compose_version)
+        if self.compose_version < LooseVersion(DOCKER_COMPOSE_MINIMAL_VERSION):
+            self.client.fail('Docker CLI {cli} has the compose plugin with version {version}; need version {min_version} or later'.format(
+                cli=self.client.get_cli(),
+                version=compose_version,
+                min_version=DOCKER_COMPOSE_MINIMAL_VERSION,
+            ))
+
+        if not os.path.isdir(self.project_src):
+            self.client.fail('"{0}" is not a directory'.format(self.project_src))
+
+        if all(not os.path.isfile(os.path.join(self.project_src, f)) for f in DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILES):
+            self.client.fail('"{0}" does not contain {1}'.format(self.project_src, ' or '.join(DOCKER_COMPOSE_FILES)))
+
+    def get_base_args(self):
+        args = ['compose', '--ansi', 'never']
+        if self.compose_version >= LooseVersion('2.19.0'):
+            args.extend(['--progress', 'plain'])
+        args.extend(['--project-directory', self.project_src])
+        if self.project_name:
+            args.extend(['--project-name', self.project_name])
+        for env_file in self.env_files or []:
+            args.extend(['--env-file', env_file])
+        for profile in self.profiles or []:
+            args.extend(['--profile', profile])
+        return args
+
+    def list_containers_raw(self):
+        args = self.get_base_args() + ['ps', '--format', 'json', '--all']
+        if self.compose_version >= LooseVersion('2.23.0'):
+            args.append('--no-trunc')
+        kwargs = dict(cwd=self.project_src, check_rc=True)
+        dummy, containers, dummy = self.client.call_cli_json_stream(*args, **kwargs)
+        return containers
+
+    def list_containers(self):
+        result = []
+        for container in self.list_containers_raw():
+            labels = {}
+            if container.get('Labels'):
+                for part in container['Labels'].split(','):
+                    label_value = part.split('=', 1)
+                    labels[label_value[0]] = label_value[1] if len(label_value) > 1 else ''
+            container['Labels'] = labels
+            container['Names'] = container.get('Names', container['Name']).split(',')
+            container['Networks'] = container.get('Networks', '').split(',')
+            container['Publishers'] = container.get('Publishers') or []
+            result.append(container)
+        return result
+
+    def list_images(self):
+        args = self.get_base_args() + ['images', '--format', 'json']
+        kwargs = dict(cwd=self.project_src, check_rc=True)
+        dummy, images, dummy = self.client.call_cli_json(*args, **kwargs)
+        return images
+
+    def run(self):
+        if self.state == 'present':
+            result = self.cmd_up()
+        elif self.state == 'stopped':
+            result = self.cmd_stop()
+        elif self.state == 'restarted':
+            result = self.cmd_restart()
+        elif self.state == 'absent':
+            result = self.cmd_down()
+
+        result['containers'] = self.list_containers()
+        result['images'] = self.list_images()
+        return result
+
+    def parse_events(self, stderr, dry_run=False):
+        events = []
+        for line in stderr.splitlines():
+            line = to_native(line.strip())
+            match = (_RE_RESOURCE_EVENT_DRY_RUN if dry_run else _RE_RESOURCE_EVENT).match(line)
+            if match is not None:
+                events.append(
+                    ResourceEvent(
+                        ResourceType.from_docker_compose_event(match.group('resource_type')),
+                        match.group('resource_id'),
+                        match.group('status')
+                    )
+                )
+        return events
+
+    def has_changes(self, events):
+        for event in events:
+            if event.status in DOCKER_STATUS_WORKING:
+                return True
+        return False
+
+    def extract_actions(self, events):
+        actions = []
+        for event in events:
+            if event.status in DOCKER_STATUS_WORKING:
+                actions.append({
+                    'what': event.resource_type,
+                    'id': event.resource_id,
+                    'status': event.status,
+                })
+        return actions
+
+    def update_failed(self, result, events):
+        errors = []
+        for event in events:
+            if event.status in DOCKER_STATUS_ERROR:
+                errors.append('Error when processing {resource_type} {resource_id}'.format(*event))
+        if errors:
+            result['failed'] = True
+            result['msg'] = '\n'.join(errors)
+
+    def get_up_cmd(self, dry_run, no_start=False):
+        args = self.get_base_args() + ['up', '--detach', '--no-color']
+        if self.remove_orphans:
+            args.append('--remove-orphans')
+        if self.recreate == 'always':
+            args.append('--force-recreate')
+        if self.recreate == 'never':
+            args.append('--no-recreate')
+        if not self.dependencies:
+            args.append('--no-deps')
+        if self.timeout is not None:
+            args.extend(['--timeout', '%d' % self.timeout])
+        if no_start:
+            args.append('--no-start')
+        if dry_run:
+            args.append('--dry-run')
+        args.append('--')
+        return args
+
+    def cmd_up(self):
+        result = dict()
+        args = self.get_up_cmd(self.check_mode)
+        dummy, stdout, stderr = self.client.call_cli(*args, cwd=self.project_src, check_rc=True)
+        events = self.parse_events(stderr, dry_run=self.check_mode)
+        result['changed'] = self.has_changes(events)
+        result['actions'] = self.extract_actions(events)
+        self.update_failed(result, events)
+        return result
+
+    def get_stop_cmd(self, dry_run):
+        args = self.get_base_args() + ['stop']
+        if self.timeout is not None:
+            args.extend(['--timeout', '%d' % self.timeout])
+        if dry_run:
+            args.append('--dry-run')
+        args.append('--')
+        return args
+
+    def _are_containers_stopped(self):
+        for container in self.list_containers_raw():
+            if container['State'] not in ('created', 'exited', 'stopped', 'killed'):
+                return False
+        return True
+
+    def cmd_stop(self):
+        # Since 'docker compose stop' **always** claims its stopping containers, even if they are already
+        # stopped, we have to do this a bit more complicated.
+
+        result = dict()
+        # Make sure all containers are created
+        args = self.get_up_cmd(self.check_mode, no_start=True)
+        dummy, stdout, stderr = self.client.call_cli(*args, cwd=self.project_src, check_rc=True)
+        events_1 = self.parse_events(stderr, dry_run=self.check_mode)
+        if not self._are_containers_stopped():
+            # Make sure all containers are stopped
+            args = self.get_stop_cmd(self.check_mode)
+            dummy, stdout, stderr = self.client.call_cli(*args, cwd=self.project_src, check_rc=True)
+            events_2 = self.parse_events(stderr, dry_run=self.check_mode)
+        else:
+            events_2 = []
+        # Compose result
+        result['changed'] = self.has_changes(events_1) or self.has_changes(events_2)
+        result['actions'] = self.extract_actions(events_1) + self.extract_actions(events_2)
+        self.update_failed(result, events_1 + events_2)
+        return result
+
+    def get_restart_cmd(self, dry_run):
+        args = self.get_base_args() + ['restart']
+        if not self.dependencies:
+            args.append('--no-deps')
+        if self.timeout is not None:
+            args.extend(['--timeout', '%d' % self.timeout])
+        if dry_run:
+            args.append('--dry-run')
+        args.append('--')
+        return args
+
+    def cmd_restart(self):
+        result = dict()
+        args = self.get_restart_cmd(self.check_mode)
+        dummy, stdout, stderr = self.client.call_cli(*args, cwd=self.project_src, check_rc=True)
+        events = self.parse_events(stderr, dry_run=self.check_mode)
+        result['changed'] = self.has_changes(events)
+        result['actions'] = self.extract_actions(events)
+        self.update_failed(result, events)
+        return result
+
+    def get_down_cmd(self, dry_run):
+        args = self.get_base_args() + ['down']
+        if self.remove_orphans:
+            args.append('--remove-orphans')
+        if self.remove_images:
+            args.extend(['--rmi', self.remove_images])
+        if self.remove_volumes:
+            args.append('--volumes')
+        if self.timeout is not None:
+            args.extend(['--timeout', '%d' % self.timeout])
+        if dry_run:
+            args.append('--dry-run')
+        args.append('--')
+        return args
+
+    def cmd_down(self):
+        result = dict()
+        args = self.get_down_cmd(self.check_mode)
+        dummy, stdout, stderr = self.client.call_cli(*args, cwd=self.project_src, check_rc=True)
+        events = self.parse_events(stderr, dry_run=self.check_mode)
+        result['changed'] = self.has_changes(events)
+        result['actions'] = self.extract_actions(events)
+        self.update_failed(result, events)
+        return result
+
+
+def main():
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        project_src=dict(type='path', required=True),
+        project_name=dict(type='str'),
+        env_files=dict(type='list', elements='path'),
+        profiles=dict(type='list', elements='str'),
+        state=dict(type='str', default='present', choices=['absent', 'present', 'stopped', 'restarted']),
+        dependencies=dict(type='bool', default=True),
+        recreate=dict(type='str', default='auto', choices=['always', 'never', 'auto']),
+        remove_images=dict(type='str', choices=['all', 'local']),
+        remove_volumes=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        remove_orphans=dict(type='bool', default=False),
+        timeout=dict(type='int'),
+    )
+
+    client = AnsibleModuleDockerClient(
+        argument_spec=argument_spec,
+        supports_check_mode=True,
+    )
+
+    try:
+        result = ContainerManager(client).run()
+        client.module.exit_json(**result)
+    except DockerException as e:
+        client.fail('An unexpected docker error occurred: {0}'.format(to_native(e)), exception=traceback.format_exc())
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/aliases b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/aliases
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2e1acc0ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/aliases
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+azp/4
+destructive
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/meta/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..aefcf50f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+dependencies:
+  - setup_docker_cli_compose
+  # The Python dependencies are needed for the other modules
+  - setup_docker_python_deps
+  - setup_remote_tmp_dir
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8813f0e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+####################################################################
+# WARNING: These are designed specifically for Ansible tests       #
+# and should not be used as examples of how to write Ansible roles #
+####################################################################
+
+# Create random name prefix (for services, ...)
+- name: Create random container name prefix
+  set_fact:
+    name_prefix: "{{ 'ansible-docker-test-%0x' % ((2**32) | random) }}"
+    cnames: []
+    dnetworks: []
+
+- debug:
+    msg: "Using name prefix {{ name_prefix }}"
+
+# Run the tests
+- block:
+    - command: docker compose --help
+
+    - include_tasks: run-test.yml
+      with_fileglob:
+        - "tests/*.yml"
+      loop_control:
+        loop_var: test_name
+
+  always:
+    - name: "Make sure all containers are removed"
+      docker_container:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+        force_kill: true
+      with_items: "{{ cnames }}"
+      diff: false
+
+    - name: "Make sure all networks are removed"
+      docker_network:
+        name: "{{ item }}"
+        state: absent
+        force: true
+      with_items: "{{ dnetworks }}"
+      diff: false
+
+  when: docker_has_compose and docker_compose_version is version('2.18.0', '>=')
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/run-test.yml b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/run-test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..72a58962d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/run-test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: "Loading tasks from {{ test_name }}"
+  include_tasks: "{{ test_name }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/tests/start-stop.yml b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/tests/start-stop.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7fa836147
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/docker_compose_v2/tasks/tests/start-stop.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,276 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Set up project and container names
+  set_fact:
+    pname: "{{ name_prefix }}"
+    cname: "{{ name_prefix ~ '-hi' }}"
+
+- name: Registering container name
+  set_fact:
+    cnames: "{{ cnames + [pname ~ '-' ~ cname ~ '-1'] }}"
+    dnetworks: "{{ dnetworks + [pname ~ '_default'] }}"
+
+- name: Define services
+  set_fact:
+    project_src: "{{ remote_tmp_dir }}/{{ pname }}"
+    test_service: |
+      version: '3'
+      services:
+        {{ cname }}:
+          image: "{{ docker_test_image_alpine }}"
+          command: '/bin/sh -c "sleep 10m"'
+          stop_grace_period: 1s
+    test_service_mod: |
+      version: '3'
+      services:
+        {{ cname }}:
+          image: "{{ docker_test_image_alpine }}"
+          command: '/bin/sh -c "sleep 15m"'
+          stop_grace_period: 1s
+
+- name: Create project directory
+  file:
+    path: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: directory
+
+####################################################################
+## Present #########################################################
+####################################################################
+
+- name: Template default project file
+  copy:
+    dest: '{{ project_src }}/docker-compose.yml'
+    content: '{{ test_service }}'
+
+- name: Present (check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_1_check
+
+- name: Present
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  register: present_1
+
+- name: Present (idempotent check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_2_check
+
+- name: Present (idempotent)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  register: present_2
+
+- name: Template modified project file
+  copy:
+    dest: '{{ project_src }}/docker-compose.yml'
+    content: '{{ test_service_mod }}'
+
+- name: Present (changed check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_3_check
+
+- name: Present (changed)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  register: present_3
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - present_1_check is changed
+      - present_1 is changed
+      - present_1.containers | length == 1
+      - present_1.containers[0].Name == pname ~ '-' ~ cname ~ '-1'
+      - present_1.containers[0].Image == docker_test_image_alpine
+      - present_1.images | length == 1
+      - present_1.images[0].ContainerName == pname ~ '-' ~ cname ~ '-1'
+      - present_1.images[0].Repository == (docker_test_image_alpine | split(':') | first)
+      - present_1.images[0].Tag == (docker_test_image_alpine | split(':') | last)
+      - present_2_check is not changed
+      - present_2 is not changed
+      - present_3_check is changed
+      - present_3 is changed
+
+####################################################################
+## Absent ##########################################################
+####################################################################
+
+- name: Absent (check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: absent
+  check_mode: true
+  register: absent_1_check
+
+- name: Absent
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: absent
+  register: absent_1
+
+- name: Absent (idempotent check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: absent
+  check_mode: true
+  register: absent_2_check
+
+- name: Absent (idempotent)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: absent
+  register: absent_2
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - absent_1_check is changed
+      - absent_1 is changed
+      - absent_2_check is not changed
+      - absent_2 is not changed
+
+####################################################################
+## Stopping and starting ###########################################
+####################################################################
+
+- name: Template default project file
+  copy:
+    dest: '{{ project_src }}/docker-compose.yml'
+    content: '{{ test_service }}'
+
+- name: Present stopped (check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: stopped
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_1_check
+
+- name: Present stopped
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: stopped
+  register: present_1
+
+- name: Present stopped (idempotent check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: stopped
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_2_check
+
+- name: Present stopped (idempotent)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: stopped
+  register: present_2
+
+- name: Started (check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_3_check
+
+- name: Started
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  register: present_3
+
+- name: Started (idempotent check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_4_check
+
+- name: Started (idempotent)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: present
+  register: present_4
+
+- name: Restarted (check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: restarted
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_5_check
+
+- name: Restarted
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: restarted
+  register: present_5
+
+- name: Stopped (check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: stopped
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_6_check
+
+- name: Stopped
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: stopped
+  register: present_6
+
+- name: Restarted (check)
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: restarted
+  check_mode: true
+  register: present_7_check
+
+- name: Restarted
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: restarted
+  register: present_7
+
+- name: Cleanup
+  docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: '{{ project_src }}'
+    state: absent
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - present_1_check is changed
+      - present_1 is changed
+      - present_2_check is not changed
+      - present_2 is not changed
+      - present_3_check is changed
+      - present_3 is changed
+      - present_4_check is not changed
+      - present_4 is not changed
+      - present_5_check is changed
+      - present_5 is changed
+      - present_7_check is changed
+      - present_7 is changed
+
+# For some reason, the started containers aren't restarted with version 2.18.x.
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - present_6_check is not changed
+      - present_6 is not changed
+  when: docker_compose_version is version('2.19', '<')
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - present_6_check is changed
+      - present_6 is changed
+  when: docker_compose_version is version('2.19', '>=')
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/meta/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/meta/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5769ff1cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/meta/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+dependencies:
+  - setup_docker
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Alpine.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Alpine.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7190dbad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Alpine.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Compose is available from Alpine 3.15 on
+  set_fact:
+    docker_has_compose: "{{ ansible_facts.distribution_version is version('3.15', '>=') }}"
+
+- name: Install Docker compose CLI plugin
+  apk:
+    name: docker-cli-compose
+  when: docker_has_compose
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Archlinux.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Archlinux.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..89dedb0b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Archlinux.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Install Docker compose CLI plugin
+  community.general.pacman:
+    name: docker-compose
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Debian.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Debian.yml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b0695149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Debian.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nothing.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Fedora.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Fedora.yml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b0695149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Fedora.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nothing.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-7.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-7.yml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b0695149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-7.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nothing.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-8.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-8.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b4ece59ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-8.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: For some reason we don't have the buildx plugin
+  set_fact:
+    docker_has_compose: false
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-9.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-9.yml
new file mode 120000
index 000000000..0b0695149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/RedHat-9.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nothing.yml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Suse.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Suse.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b80302bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/Suse.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+- name: Compose is available in OpenSuSE 15.5, not sure which versions before
+  set_fact:
+    docker_has_compose: "{{ ansible_facts.distribution_version is version('15.5', '>=') }}"
+
+- name: Install Docker compose CLI plugin
+  community.general.zypper:
+    name: docker-compose
+    disable_gpg_check: true
+  when: docker_has_compose
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/main.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/main.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7a971c229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/main.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+####################################################################
+# WARNING: These are designed specifically for Ansible tests       #
+# and should not be used as examples of how to write Ansible roles #
+####################################################################
+
+- name: Setup Docker
+  when: ansible_facts.distribution ~ ansible_facts.distribution_major_version not in  ['CentOS6', 'RedHat6']
+  block:
+    - name:
+      debug:
+        msg: |-
+          OS family: {{ ansible_facts.os_family }}
+          Distribution: {{ ansible_facts.distribution }}
+          Distribution major version: {{ ansible_facts.distribution_major_version }}
+          Distribution full version: {{ ansible_facts.distribution_version }}
+
+    - name: Set facts for Docker features to defaults
+      set_fact:
+        docker_has_compose: true
+        docker_compose_version: "0.0"
+
+    - name: Include distribution specific variables
+      include_vars: "{{ lookup('first_found', params) }}"
+      vars:
+        params:
+          files:
+            - "{{ ansible_facts.distribution }}-{{ ansible_facts.distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+            - "{{ ansible_facts.os_family }}-{{ ansible_facts.distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+            - "{{ ansible_facts.distribution }}.yml"
+            - "{{ ansible_facts.os_family }}.yml"
+            - default.yml
+          paths:
+            - "{{ role_path }}/vars"
+
+    - name: Include distribution specific tasks
+      include_tasks: "{{ lookup('first_found', params) }}"
+      vars:
+        params:
+          files:
+            - "{{ ansible_facts.distribution }}-{{ ansible_facts.distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+            - "{{ ansible_facts.os_family }}-{{ ansible_facts.distribution_major_version }}.yml"
+            - "{{ ansible_facts.distribution }}.yml"
+            - "{{ ansible_facts.os_family }}.yml"
+          paths:
+            - "{{ role_path }}/tasks"
+
+    - name: Obtain Docker Compose version
+      when: docker_has_compose
+      block:
+        - command:
+            cmd: docker info --format '{% raw %}{{ json .ClientInfo.Plugins }}{% endraw %}'
+          register: docker_cli_plugins_stdout
+        - set_fact:
+            docker_has_compose: >-
+              {{ docker_cli_plugins_stdout.stdout | from_json | selectattr('Name', 'eq', 'compose') | map(attribute='Version') | length > 0 }}
+            docker_compose_version: >-
+              {{ docker_cli_plugins_stdout.stdout | from_json | selectattr('Name', 'eq', 'compose') | map(attribute='Version') | first | default('0.0') | regex_replace('^v', '') }}
+
+    - debug:
+        msg: "Has Docker compoes plugin: {{ docker_has_compose }}; Docker compose plugin version: {{ docker_compose_version }}"
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/nothing.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/nothing.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a93d788ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/tasks/nothing.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
+
+# nothing to do
+[]
diff --git a/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/vars/default.yml b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/vars/default.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f55df21f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/targets/setup_docker_cli_compose/vars/default.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+# Copyright (c) Ansible Project
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see LICENSES/GPL-3.0-or-later.txt or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-3.0-or-later
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
index 1a9f48884..e5d7ab536 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.10.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 plugins/modules/current_container_facts.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
 plugins/module_utils/module_container/module.py compile-2.6!skip # Uses Python 2.7+ syntax
 plugins/module_utils/module_container/module.py import-2.6!skip # Uses Python 2.7+ syntax
+plugins/modules/docker_compose_v2.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
 plugins/modules/docker_container.py import-2.6!skip # Import uses Python 2.7+ syntax
 plugins/modules/docker_container_copy_into.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter # _max_file_size_for_diff is used by the action plugin
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
index 1a9f48884..e5d7ab536 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.11.txt
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@
 plugins/modules/current_container_facts.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
 plugins/module_utils/module_container/module.py compile-2.6!skip # Uses Python 2.7+ syntax
 plugins/module_utils/module_container/module.py import-2.6!skip # Uses Python 2.7+ syntax
+plugins/modules/docker_compose_v2.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
 plugins/modules/docker_container.py import-2.6!skip # Import uses Python 2.7+ syntax
 plugins/modules/docker_container_copy_into.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter # _max_file_size_for_diff is used by the action plugin
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
index 3d71834db..91497724f 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.12.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py replace-urlopen
 plugins/modules/current_container_facts.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
+plugins/modules/docker_compose_v2.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
 plugins/modules/docker_container_copy_into.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter # _max_file_size_for_diff is used by the action plugin
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
index 2a06013da..c0d5c549c 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.13.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py replace-urlopen
+plugins/modules/docker_compose_v2.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
 plugins/modules/docker_container_copy_into.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter # _max_file_size_for_diff is used by the action plugin
diff --git a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
index 81b68cbd8..8e4b495d2 100644
--- a/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
+++ b/tests/sanity/ignore-2.9.txt
@@ -6,5 +6,6 @@
 .azure-pipelines/scripts/publish-codecov.py metaclass-boilerplate
 plugins/module_utils/module_container/module.py compile-2.6!skip # Uses Python 2.7+ syntax
 plugins/module_utils/module_container/module.py import-2.6!skip # Uses Python 2.7+ syntax
+plugins/modules/docker_compose_v2.py validate-modules:return-syntax-error
 plugins/modules/docker_container.py import-2.6!skip # Import uses Python 2.7+ syntax
 plugins/modules/docker_container_copy_into.py validate-modules:undocumented-parameter # _max_file_size_for_diff is used by the action plugin