diff --git a/api/exec/compose_wrapper.go b/api/exec/compose_wrapper.go
index 18fe87d66..5f91795fd 100644
--- a/api/exec/compose_wrapper.go
+++ b/api/exec/compose_wrapper.go
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/portainer/portainer/api/http/proxy"
 )
 
-const (
-	composeSyntaxMaxVersion = "3.8"
-)
-
 // ComposeWrapper is a wrapper for docker-compose binary
 type ComposeWrapper struct {
 	binaryPath   string
@@ -37,7 +33,7 @@ func NewComposeWrapper(binaryPath string, proxyManager *proxy.Manager) *ComposeW
 
 // ComposeSyntaxMaxVersion returns the maximum supported version of the docker compose syntax
 func (w *ComposeWrapper) ComposeSyntaxMaxVersion() string {
-	return composeSyntaxMaxVersion
+	return portainer.ComposeSyntaxMaxVersion
 }
 
 // Up builds, (re)creates and starts containers in the background. Wraps `docker-compose up -d` command