diff --git a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
index 25de169..f1a6b16 100644
--- a/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/docker/defaults/main.yml
@@ -164,7 +164,8 @@ services:
   drone:
     domain: "drone.{{ base_domain }}"
     volume_folder: "{{ volume_root_folder }}/drone"
-    version: "1"
+    version: "2.26.0"
+    runner_version: "1.8"
 
   mailu:
     domain: "mail.{{ base_domain }}"
diff --git a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/drone.yml.j2 b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/drone.yml.j2
index 377720a..4a0bce8 100644
--- a/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/drone.yml.j2
+++ b/roles/docker/templates/compose-files/drone.yml.j2
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 # vim: ft=yaml.docker-compose
-version: "3.8"
-
 services:
   app:
     image: drone/drone:{{ services.drone.version }}
@@ -24,7 +22,7 @@ services:
       LETSENCRYPT_EMAIL: "{{ letsencrypt_email }}"
 
   runner:
-    image: drone/drone-runner-docker:{{ services.drone.version }}
+    image: drone/drone-runner-docker:{{ services.drone.runner_version }}
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
       - "/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock"