diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 2f348f5c..5c5e0683 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
     # These env vars are picked up by docker-compose (overrides .env file)
     env:
+      DOCKER_API_VERSION: "1.43"
       POSTGRES_USER: archive_user
       POSTGRES_PASSWORD: ci_db_password
       POSTGRES_DB: family_archive_db