diff --git a/pkg/compose/hash.go b/pkg/compose/hash.go
index dba127f1a15..d75b67568de 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/hash.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/hash.go
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package compose
 
 import (
 	"encoding/json"
+	"os"
 
 	"github.com/compose-spec/compose-go/v2/types"
 	"github.com/opencontainers/go-digest"
@@ -40,7 +41,17 @@ func ServiceHash(project *types.Project, o types.ServiceConfig) (string, error)
 
 	for _, serviceConfig := range o.Configs {
 		if projectConfig, ok := project.Configs[serviceConfig.Source]; ok {
-			bytes = append(bytes, []byte(projectConfig.Content)...)
+			if projectConfig.Content != "" {
+				bytes = append(bytes, []byte(projectConfig.Content)...)
+			} else if projectConfig.File != "" {
+				content, err := os.ReadFile(projectConfig.File)
+				if err != nil {
+					return "", err
+				}
+				bytes = append(bytes, content...)
+			} else if projectConfig.Environment != "" {
+				bytes = append(bytes, []byte(projectConfig.Environment)...)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/compose/hash_test.go b/pkg/compose/hash_test.go
index 04b448ce161..0ae121cd4e4 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/hash_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/hash_test.go
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import (
 )
 
 func TestServiceHashWithAllValuesTheSame(t *testing.T) {
-	hash1, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("a", "b"), serviceConfig("myContext1", "always", 1))
+	hash1, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("a", "b", "c", ""), serviceConfig("myContext1", "always", 1))
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	hash2, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("a", "b"), serviceConfig("myContext1", "always", 1))
+	hash2, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("a", "b", "c", ""), serviceConfig("myContext1", "always", 1))
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, hash1, hash2)
 }
@@ -39,19 +39,43 @@ func TestServiceHashWithIgnorableValues(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Equal(t, hash1, hash2)
 }
 
-func TestServiceHashWithChangedConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	hash1, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("myConfigSource", "a"), serviceConfig("myContext1", "always", 1))
+func TestServiceHashWithChangedConfigContent(t *testing.T) {
+	hash1, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("myConfigSource", "a", "", ""), serviceConfig("myContext1", "always", 1))
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
-	hash2, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("myConfigSource", "b"), serviceConfig("myContext2", "never", 2))
+	hash2, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("myConfigSource", "b", "", ""), serviceConfig("myContext2", "never", 2))
 	assert.NilError(t, err)
 	assert.Assert(t, hash1 != hash2)
 }
 
-func projectConfig(configName, configContent string) *types.Project {
+func TestServiceHashWithChangedConfigEnvironment(t *testing.T) {
+	hash1, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("myConfigSource", "", "a", ""), serviceConfig("myContext1", "always", 1))
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	hash2, err := ServiceHash(projectConfig("myConfigSource", "", "b", ""), serviceConfig("myContext2", "never", 2))
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Assert(t, hash1 != hash2)
+}
+
+func TestServiceHashWithChangedConfigFile(t *testing.T) {
+	hash1, err := ServiceHash(
+		projectConfig("myConfigSource", "", "", "./testdata/config1.txt"),
+		serviceConfig("myContext1", "always", 1),
+	)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	hash2, err := ServiceHash(
+		projectConfig("myConfigSource", "", "", "./testdata/config2.txt"),
+		serviceConfig("myContext2", "never", 2),
+	)
+	assert.NilError(t, err)
+	assert.Assert(t, hash1 != hash2)
+}
+
+func projectConfig(configName, configContent, configEnvironment, configFile string) *types.Project {
 	return &types.Project{
 		Configs: types.Configs{
 			configName: types.ConfigObjConfig{
-				Content: configContent,
+				Content:     configContent,
+				Environment: configEnvironment,
+				File:        configFile,
 			},
 		},
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/compose/testdata/config1.txt b/pkg/compose/testdata/config1.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c8a618fe3ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/compose/testdata/config1.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is 1 config file
diff --git a/pkg/compose/testdata/config2.txt b/pkg/compose/testdata/config2.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..51f7bc363de
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/compose/testdata/config2.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is 2 config file