diff --git a/docker-compose-build.yaml b/docker-compose-build.yaml
index 3dc50d4d..3d21099d 100644
--- a/docker-compose-build.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose-build.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# PY_VER=3.9 IMAGE=djbase DISTRO=debian DJ_VERSION=$(grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+' datajoint/version.py) HOST_UID=$(id -u) docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml up --exit-code-from app --build
+# PY_VER=3.9 IMAGE=djbase DISTRO=debian DJ_VERSION=$(grep -m 1 version pyproject.toml | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+') HOST_UID=$(id -u) docker compose -f docker-compose-build.yaml up --exit-code-from app --build
 #
 # Intended for updating dependencies and docker image.
 # Used to build release artifacts.
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 02e4b52a..1a59bb8d 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# DJ_VERSION=$(grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+' datajoint/version.py) docker compose --profile test up --build --exit-code-from djtest djtest
+# DJ_VERSION=$(grep -m 1 version pyproject.toml | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+') docker compose --profile test up --build --exit-code-from djtest djtest
 services:
   db:
     image: datajoint/mysql:${MYSQL_VER:-8.0}
diff --git a/docs/docker-compose.yaml b/docs/docker-compose.yaml
index ba0ff337..ddb6fc94 100644
--- a/docs/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docs/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ services:
         elif echo "$${MODE}" | grep -iE "qa|build" &>/dev/null; then
             git branch -D gh-pages || true
             git fetch $${UPSTREAM_REPO} gh-pages:gh-pages || true
-            mike deploy --config-file ./docs/mkdocs.yaml -u $$(grep -oE '\d+\.\d+' /main/$${PACKAGE}/version.py) latest
+            mike deploy --config-file ./docs/mkdocs.yaml -u $$(grep -m 1 version /main/pyproject.toml | grep -oP '\d+\.\d+\.\d+') latest
             mike set-default --config-file ./docs/mkdocs.yaml latest
             if echo "$${MODE}" | grep -i qa &>/dev/null; then
                 mike serve --config-file ./docs/mkdocs.yaml -a 0.0.0.0:80