diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2d9e562e1..7e0264fa4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Harbor is hosted by the [Cloud Native Computing Foundation](https://cncf.io) (CN
 
 **System requirements:**
 
-**On a Linux host:** docker 17.06.0-ce+ and docker-compose 1.23.0+ .
+**On a Linux host:** docker 17.06.0-ce+ and docker-compose 1.18.0+ .
 
 Download binaries of **[Harbor release ](https://github.com/vmware/harbor/releases)** and follow **[Installation & Configuration Guide](docs/installation_guide.md)** to install Harbor.
 
diff --git a/docs/compile_guide.md b/docs/compile_guide.md
index 14609d29c..1d28daea5 100644
--- a/docs/compile_guide.md
+++ b/docs/compile_guide.md
@@ -9,20 +9,12 @@ Harbor is deployed as several Docker containers and most of the code is written
 | Software       | Required Version |
 | -------------- | ---------------- |
 | docker         | 17.05 +          |
-| docker-compose | 1.11.0 +         |
+| docker-compose | 1.18.0 +         |
 | python         | 2.7 +            |
 | git            | 1.9.1 +          |
 | make           | 3.81 +           |
 | golang\*       | 1.7.3 +          |
 
-Software              | Required Version
-----------------------|--------------------------
-docker                | 17.05 +
-docker-compose        | 1.23.0 +
-git                   | 1.9.1 +
-make                  | 3.81 +
-golang*               | 1.7.3 +
-
 \*optional, required only if you use your own Golang environment.
 
 ## Step 2: Getting the source code
diff --git a/docs/installation_guide.md b/docs/installation_guide.md
index ed8407405..33587d763 100644
--- a/docs/installation_guide.md
+++ b/docs/installation_guide.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Harbor is deployed as several Docker containers, and, therefore, can be deployed
 |Software|Version|Description|
 |---|---|---|
 |Docker engine|version 17.06.0-ce+ or higher|For installation instructions, please refer to: [docker engine doc](https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/)|
-|Docker Compose|version 1.23.0 or higher|For installation instructions, please refer to: [docker compose doc](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)|
+|Docker Compose|version 1.18.0 or higher|For installation instructions, please refer to: [docker compose doc](https://docs.docker.com/compose/install/)|
 |Openssl|latest is preferred|Generate certificate and keys for Harbor|
 
 ### Network ports
diff --git a/make/install.sh b/make/install.sh
index 9fa16038b..f8acf0f2d 100755
--- a/make/install.sh
+++ b/make/install.sh
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ function check_docker {
 function check_dockercompose {
 	if ! docker-compose --version &> /dev/null
 	then
-		error "Need to install docker-compose(1.23.0+) by yourself first and run this script again."
+		error "Need to install docker-compose(1.18.0+) by yourself first and run this script again."
 		exit 1
 	fi
 	
@@ -129,9 +129,9 @@ function check_dockercompose {
 		docker_compose_version_part2=${BASH_REMATCH[3]}
 		
 		# the version of docker-compose does not meet the requirement
-		if [ "$docker_compose_version_part1" -lt 1 ] || ([ "$docker_compose_version_part1" -eq 1 ] && [ "$docker_compose_version_part2" -lt 23 ])
+		if [ "$docker_compose_version_part1" -lt 1 ] || ([ "$docker_compose_version_part1" -eq 1 ] && [ "$docker_compose_version_part2" -lt 18 ])
 		then
-			error "Need to upgrade docker-compose package to 1.23.0+."
+			error "Need to upgrade docker-compose package to 1.18.0+."
                         exit 1
 		else
 			note "docker-compose version: $docker_compose_version"