diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 45791f82..9652f941 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ services:
           - INSTALL_OCI8=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_OCI8}
           - INSTALL_V8JS=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_V8JS}
           - COMPOSER_GLOBAL_INSTALL=${WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_GLOBAL_INSTALL}
+          - COMPOSER_VERSION=${WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_VERSION}
           - COMPOSER_AUTH=${WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_AUTH}
           - COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST=${WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST}
           - INSTALL_WORKSPACE_SSH=${WORKSPACE_INSTALL_WORKSPACE_SSH}
diff --git a/env-example b/env-example
index 0585bfda..95911015 100644
--- a/env-example
+++ b/env-example
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ SHELL_OH_MY_ZSH_ALIASES=false
 
 WORKSPACE_BASE_IMAGE_TAG_PREFIX=latest
 WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_GLOBAL_INSTALL=true
+WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_VERSION=2
 WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_AUTH=false
 WORKSPACE_COMPOSER_REPO_PACKAGIST=
 WORKSPACE_NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR=
diff --git a/workspace/Dockerfile b/workspace/Dockerfile
index 43e76871..e6bd977f 100644
--- a/workspace/Dockerfile
+++ b/workspace/Dockerfile
@@ -147,6 +147,11 @@ RUN chown -R laradock:laradock /home/laradock/.composer
 RUN echo "" >> ~/.bashrc && \
     echo 'export PATH="$HOME/.composer/vendor/bin:$PATH"' >> ~/.bashrc
 
+# Update composer
+ARG COMPOSER_VERSION=2
+ENV COMPOSER_VERSION ${COMPOSER_VERSION}
+RUN composer self-update --${COMPOSER_VERSION}
+
 USER laradock
 
 # Check if global install need to be ran