diff --git a/website/docs/releases/2023/v2023.5.md b/website/docs/releases/2023/v2023.5.md
index a5a238480..d3e5fc17c 100644
--- a/website/docs/releases/2023/v2023.5.md
+++ b/website/docs/releases/2023/v2023.5.md
@@ -39,7 +39,14 @@ This release does not introduce any new requirements.
 
 ### docker-compose
 
-Download the docker-compose file for 2023.5 from [here](https://goauthentik.io/version/2023.5/docker-compose.yml). Afterwards, simply run `docker-compose up -d`.
+To upgrade, download the new docker-compose file and update the Docker stack with the new version, using these commands:
+
+```
+wget -O docker-compose.yml https://goauthentik.io/version/2023.5/docker-compose.yml
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+The `-O` flag retains the downloaded file's name, overwriting any existing local file with the same name.
 
 ### Kubernetes
 
diff --git a/website/docs/releases/_template.md b/website/docs/releases/_template.md
index 7466a6740..65c5b61ad 100644
--- a/website/docs/releases/_template.md
+++ b/website/docs/releases/_template.md
@@ -13,7 +13,14 @@ This release does not introduce any new requirements.
 
 ### docker-compose
 
-Download the docker-compose file for xxxx.x from [here](https://goauthentik.io/version/xxxx.x/docker-compose.yml). Afterwards, simply run `docker-compose up -d`.
+To upgrade, download the new docker-compose file and update the Docker stack with the new version, using these commands:
+
+```
+wget -O docker-compose.yml https://goauthentik.io/version/xxxx.x/docker-compose.yml
+docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+The `-O` flag retains the downloaded file's name, overwriting any existing local file with the same name.
 
 ### Kubernetes