diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index eb1c89c..d529c64 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,16 +29,16 @@ help: ## This colourful help
 	@awk 'BEGIN {FS = ":.*?## "} /^[a-zA-Z_-.]+:.*?## / {printf "\033[36m%-20s\033[0m %s\n", $$1, $$2}' $(MAKEFILE_LIST)
 
 .docker-compose-build.yml: $(docker_compose_configs)
-	docker-compose $(foreach dc,$^,-f $(dc)) config >$@
+	docker compose $(foreach dc,$^,-f $(dc)) config >$@
 
 .PHONY: build
 build: .docker-compose-build.yml ## Builds all images (uses cache)
 	# building $$(PROJECTS)
-	docker-compose -f $< build --parallel
+	docker compose -f $< build --parallel
 
 .PHONY: build-nc
 build-nc: .docker-compose-build.yml ## Builds all images from scratch
-	docker-compose -f $< build --parallel --no-cache
+	docker compose -f $< build --parallel --no-cache
 
 .PHONY: devenv
 devenv: .venv ##  Nuilds python environment and installs some tooling for operations
@@ -51,3 +51,17 @@ devenv: .venv ##  Nuilds python environment and installs some tooling for operat
 clean: ## Cleans all unversioned files in project
 	@echo -n "Are you sure? [y/N] " && read ans && [ $${ans:-N} = y ]
 	@git clean -dxf
+
+.PHONY: info-tools
+info-tools: ## displays tools versions
+	@echo dev-tools versions -------------------------
+	@echo ' awk           : $(shell awk -W version 2>&1 | head -n 1)'
+	@echo ' docker        : $(shell docker --version)'
+	@echo ' docker buildx : $(shell docker buildx version)'
+	@echo ' docker compose: $(shell docker compose version)'
+	@echo ' jq            : $(shell jq --version)'
+	@echo ' make          : $(shell make --version 2>&1 | head -n 1)'
+	@echo ' node          : $(shell node --version 2> /dev/null || echo ERROR nodejs missing)'
+	@echo ' python        : $(shell python3 --version)'
+	@echo ' uv            : $(shell uv --version 2> /dev/null || echo ERROR uv missing)'
+	@echo ' ubuntu        : $(shell lsb_release --description --short 2> /dev/null | tail || echo ERROR Not an Ubuntu OS )'
diff --git a/ci/travis/build/devpi b/ci/travis/build/devpi
deleted file mode 100755
index b50fd83..0000000
--- a/ci/travis/build/devpi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
-set -euo pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-
-before_install() {
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/install_docker_compose;
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/show_system_versions;
-    env
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/check_changes.sh devpi/;
-}
-
-install() {
-    echo "nothing to install..."
-}
-
-before_script() {
-    echo "nothing to do..."
-}
-
-script() {
-    pushd devpi; make build; popd
-}
-
-after_success() {
-    echo "build succeeded"
-    pushd devpi; make info-image; popd
-}
-
-after_failure() {
-    echo "build failed"
-    env
-    docker images
-}
-
-deploy() {
-    echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin;
-    pushd devpi; make release; popd
-}
-
-# Check if the function exists (bash specific)
-if declare -f "$1" > /dev/null
-then
-  # call arguments verbatim
-  "$@"
-else
-  # Show a helpful error
-  echo "'$1' is not a known function name" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/ci/travis/build/rabbit-mq b/ci/travis/build/rabbit-mq
deleted file mode 100644
index 66e73f1..0000000
--- a/ci/travis/build/rabbit-mq
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
-set -euo pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-
-before_install() {
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/install_docker_compose;
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/show_system_versions;
-    env
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/check_changes.sh rabbitmq/;
-}
-
-install() {
-    echo "nothing to install..."
-}
-
-before_script() {
-    echo "nothing to do..."
-}
-
-script() {
-    make -C rabbitmq build
-}
-
-after_success() {
-    echo "build succeeded"
-    make -C rabbitmq info
-}
-
-after_failure() {
-    echo "build failed"
-    env
-    docker images
-}
-
-deploy() {
-    echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin;
-    pushd rabbitmq; make push; popd
-}
-
-# Check if the function exists (bash specific)
-if declare -f "$1" > /dev/null
-then
-  # call arguments verbatim
-  "$@"
-else
-  # Show a helpful error
-  echo "'$1' is not a known function name" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/ci/travis/docs/workflow.PNG b/ci/travis/docs/workflow.PNG
deleted file mode 100644
index 1210681..0000000
Binary files a/ci/travis/docs/workflow.PNG and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/ci/travis/helpers/check_changes.sh b/ci/travis/helpers/check_changes.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2507cf2..0000000
--- a/ci/travis/helpers/check_changes.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
-set -euo pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-
-#
-# As this repo follows the Monorepo pattern, we want to avoid that Travis make a build for every projects each time one project is updated
-# This script checks if one project has been updated. Thanks to https://travis-ci.community/t/how-to-skip-jobs-based-on-the-files-changed-in-a-subdirectory/2979/11
-#
-
-PATH_TO_SEARCH="$1"
-
-# 3. Get the latest commit
-LATEST_COMMIT=$(git rev-parse HEAD)
-
-# 4. Get the latest commit in the searched path
-LATEST_COMMIT_IN_PATH=$(git log -1 --format=format:%H --full-diff $PATH_TO_SEARCH)
-
-if [ $LATEST_COMMIT != $LATEST_COMMIT_IN_PATH ]; then
-    echo "Exiting this job because code in the following path have not changed:"
-    echo $PATH_TO_SEARCH
-    exit 1
-fi
-
-echo "Paths have changed, the build will be deployed"
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ci/travis/helpers/install_docker_compose b/ci/travis/helpers/install_docker_compose
deleted file mode 100644
index 0a31d48..0000000
--- a/ci/travis/helpers/install_docker_compose
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
-set -euo pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-
-sudo rm /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
-curl -L https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > docker-compose
-chmod +x docker-compose
-sudo mv docker-compose /usr/local/bin
diff --git a/ci/travis/helpers/show_system_versions b/ci/travis/helpers/show_system_versions
deleted file mode 100644
index 2a581fa..0000000
--- a/ci/travis/helpers/show_system_versions
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
-set -euo pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-
-uname -a
-lsb_release -a
-
-if command -v python; then
-    python --version
-fi
-
-if command -v docker; then
-    docker -v
-fi
-
-if command -v docker-compose; then
-    docker-compose version
-fi
diff --git a/ci/travis/release/devpi b/ci/travis/release/devpi
deleted file mode 100644
index 56dd72d..0000000
--- a/ci/travis/release/devpi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
-set -euo pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-
-before_install() {
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/install_docker_compose;
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/show_system_versions;
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/check_changes.sh devpi/;
-    env
-}
-
-install() {
-    echo "nothing to install..."
-}
-
-before_script() {
-    echo "nothing to do..."
-}
-
-script() {
-    echo "$DOCKER_PASSWORD" | docker login -u "$DOCKER_USERNAME" --password-stdin;
-    pushd devpi; make release; popd
-}
-
-after_success() {
-    echo "Release succeeded"
-    pushd devpi; make info-image; popd
-}
-
-after_failure() {
-    echo "Release failed"
-    env
-    docker images
-}
-
-
-# Check if the function exists (bash specific)
-if declare -f "$1" > /dev/null
-then
-  # call arguments verbatim
-  "$@"
-else
-  # Show a helpful error
-  echo "'$1' is not a known function name" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/ci/travis/tests/devpi b/ci/travis/tests/devpi
deleted file mode 100644
index 5234ae5..0000000
--- a/ci/travis/tests/devpi
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/bash
-# http://redsymbol.net/articles/unofficial-bash-strict-mode/
-set -euo pipefail
-IFS=$'\n\t'
-
-before_install() {
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/install_docker_compose;
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/show_system_versions;
-    bash ci/travis/helpers/check_changes.sh devpi/;
-    env
-}
-
-install() {
-    echo "nothing to install..."
-}
-
-before_script() {
-    echo "nothing to do..."
-}
-
-script() {
-    pushd devpi; make test; popd
-}
-
-after_success() {
-    echo "Test succeeded"
-    pushd devpi; make info-image; popd
-}
-
-after_failure() {
-    echo "Test failed"
-    env
-    docker images
-}
-
-# Check if the function exists (bash specific)
-if declare -f "$1" > /dev/null
-then
-  # call arguments verbatim
-  "$@"
-else
-  # Show a helpful error
-  echo "'$1' is not a known function name" >&2
-  exit 1
-fi
diff --git a/devpi/Makefile b/devpi/Makefile
index 3af90de..330ee5c 100644
--- a/devpi/Makefile
+++ b/devpi/Makefile
@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@ help: ## This help.
 .PHONY: build build-nc
 
 build:  ## Build the container
-	docker-compose build $(APP_NAME) 
+	docker compose build $(APP_NAME) 
 
 build-nc:  ## Build the container without caching
-	docker-compose build --no-cache $(APP_NAME)
+	docker compose build --no-cache $(APP_NAME)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: .check_version ## Run the tests 
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ test: .check_version ## Run the tests
 
 .PHONY: up  down
 up: ## Launch the container
-	docker-compose up
+	docker compose up
 
 down: ## Stop the container
-	docker-compose down
+	docker compose down
 
 # Docker tagging
 .PHONY: tag 
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@ clean: .check_clean ## Cleans unversioned files/foldersm remove all temporary fo
 	@git clean -Xdf
 	# removes all temporary folders
 	@-rm -rf $(wildcard $(TMPPREFIX)*)
-	# cleans close docker-compose
-	@-docker-compose down
+	# cleans close docker compose
+	@-docker compose down
 
 clean-images: .check_clean ## Remove all images concerning the current app
 	$(shell docker rmi -f $$(docker images |grep $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME)))
diff --git a/devpi/docker-compose.yml b/devpi/docker-compose.yml
index ba32cba..71fdc41 100644
--- a/devpi/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/devpi/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.7'
 services:
   devpi:
     image: ${DOCKER_REPO}/devpi:${VERSION:-latest}
@@ -26,4 +25,4 @@ services:
       DEVPISERVER_DEVPI_USER_TEMPLATE: uid={username},ou=users,dc=example,dc=com
       DEVPISERVER_DEVPI_GROUP_SEARCH_BASE: ou=groups,dc=example,dc=com
       DEVPISERVER_DEVPI_GROUP_FILTER: (&(objectClass=posixGroup)(memberUid={username}))
-      DEVPISERVER_DEVPI_GROUP_ATTRIBUTE_NAME: uid
\ No newline at end of file
+      DEVPISERVER_DEVPI_GROUP_ATTRIBUTE_NAME: uid
diff --git a/example-config/Makefile b/example-config/Makefile
index 82f0b56..c389ae0 100644
--- a/example-config/Makefile
+++ b/example-config/Makefile
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ help: ## This help.
 .PHONY: build build-nc
 
 build:  ## Build the container
-	docker-compose build $(APP_NAME) 
+	docker compose build $(APP_NAME) 
 
 build-nc:  ## Build the container without caching
-	docker-compose build --no-cache $(APP_NAME)
+	docker compose build --no-cache $(APP_NAME)
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: .check_version ## Run the tests 
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ test: .check_version ## Run the tests
 
 .PHONY: up  down
 up: ## Launch the container
-	docker-compose up
+	docker compose up
 
 down: ## Stop the container
-	docker-compose down
+	docker compose down
 
 # Docker tagging
 .PHONY: tag 
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ clean: .check_clean ## Cleans unversioned files/foldersm remove all temporary fo
 	@git clean -Xdf
 	# removes all temporary folders
 	@-rm -rf $(wildcard $(TMPPREFIX)*)
-	# cleans close docker-compose
-	@-docker-compose down
+	# cleans close docker compose
+	@-docker compose down
 
 clean-images: .check_clean ## Remove all images concerning the current app
 	$(shell docker rmi -f $$(docker images |grep $(DOCKER_IMAGE_NAME)))
diff --git a/example-config/docker-compose.yml b/example-config/docker-compose.yml
index 9a2c7a7..7856523 100644
--- a/example-config/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/example-config/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-version: '3.7'
 services:
   devpi:
     image: ${DOCKER_REPO}/example-config:${VERSION:-latest} # TODO Change example-config by the name of your project
@@ -10,4 +9,4 @@ services:
         org.label-schema.schema-version: "1.0"
         org.label-schema.build-date: "${BUILD_DATE}"
         org.label-schema.vcs-url: "${VCS_URL}"
-        org.label-schema.vcs-ref: "${VCS_REF}"
\ No newline at end of file
+        org.label-schema.vcs-ref: "${VCS_REF}"
diff --git a/pip-kit/README.md b/pip-kit/README.md
index cbc81e1..a908afd 100644
--- a/pip-kit/README.md
+++ b/pip-kit/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ echo pip-tools > requirements.in
 
 docker -it -v $(pwd):/home/itis/work itisfoundation/pip-kit pip-compile requirements.in
 # OR
-docker-compose run pip-kit pip-compile requirements.in
+docker compose run pip-kit pip-compile requirements.in
 ```
 
 <!--REFERENCES. Please keep alphabetical order -->
diff --git a/qooxdoo-kit/Makefile b/qooxdoo-kit/Makefile
index 31808e4..81d76a2 100644
--- a/qooxdoo-kit/Makefile
+++ b/qooxdoo-kit/Makefile
@@ -45,11 +45,11 @@ update-packages: ## updates dependencies and recreates package-lock.json
 
 build: package-lock.json ## Build the container
 	export VERSION=lastbuild; \
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose.build.yml build $(APP_NAME)
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.build.yml build $(APP_NAME)
 
 build-nc: package-lock.json ## Build the container without caching
 	export VERSION=lastbuild; \
-	docker-compose -f docker-compose.build.yml build --no-cache $(APP_NAME)
+	docker compose -f docker-compose.build.yml build --no-cache $(APP_NAME)
 
 
 # Run the container
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ shell: ## opens shell in container
 	cp -r tests $(TMPDIR)
 	@export VERSION=lastbuild; \
 	export PROJECT_DIR=$(TMPDIR);\
-	docker-compose run $(APP_NAME)
+	docker compose run $(APP_NAME)
 
 
 .PHONY: test
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ test: ## tests
 	cp -r tests $(TMPDIR)
 	@export VERSION=lastbuild;
 	export PROJECT_DIR=$(TMPDIR);\
-	docker-compose run $(APP_NAME) /bin/sh ./tests/run.sh
+	docker compose run $(APP_NAME) /bin/sh ./tests/run.sh
 
 
 # Docker tagging
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@ clean:
 	@git clean -Xdf
 	# removes all temporary folders
 	@-rm -rf $(wildcard $(TMPPREFIX)*)
-	# cleans close docker-compose
-	@-docker-compose down
+	# cleans close docker compose
+	@-docker compose down
 
 .PHONY: clean-images
 clean-images:
diff --git a/qooxdoo-kit/docker-compose.build.yml b/qooxdoo-kit/docker-compose.build.yml
index 57b0799..41fc728 100644
--- a/qooxdoo-kit/docker-compose.build.yml
+++ b/qooxdoo-kit/docker-compose.build.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
-version: '3.7'
 services:
   qooxdoo-kit:
     image: ${DOCKER_REPO:-itisfoundation}/qooxdoo-kit:${VERSION:-lastbuild}
-    # init: true See #11
     build:
       context: .
       cache_from:
@@ -14,4 +12,4 @@ services:
         org.label-schema.vcs-ref: "${VCS_REF}"
         swiss.itis.dockerfiles.qooxdoo-kit.qooxdoo-compiler-version  : "${QOOXDOO_COMPILER_VERSION}"
         swiss.itis.dockerfiles.qooxdoo-kit.qooxdoo-framework-version : "${QOOXDOO_FRAMEWORK_VERSION}"
-        swiss.itis.dockerfiles.qooxdoo-kit.puppeteer-version : "${PUPPETEER_VERSION}"
\ No newline at end of file
+        swiss.itis.dockerfiles.qooxdoo-kit.puppeteer-version : "${PUPPETEER_VERSION}"
diff --git a/qooxdoo-kit/samples/simcore-integration (before)/services/client/Makefile b/qooxdoo-kit/samples/simcore-integration (before)/services/client/Makefile
index d664a3d..4a1aedd 100644
--- a/qooxdoo-kit/samples/simcore-integration (before)/services/client/Makefile	
+++ b/qooxdoo-kit/samples/simcore-integration (before)/services/client/Makefile	
@@ -24,20 +24,20 @@ info:
 .PHONY: build-devel
 # target: build-devel: – Builds dev container
 build-devel:
-	export BUILD_TARGET=development; docker-compose build
+	export BUILD_TARGET=development; docker compose build
 
 
 .PHONY: build
 # target: build: – Builds container
 build:
-	export BUILD_TARGET=build; docker-compose build
+	export BUILD_TARGET=build; docker compose build
 	docker run -it client_qx:build /bin/sh -c "ls -l build-output;cat build-output/version.txt"
 
 
 .PHONY: clean
 # target: clean: – Cleans images and current dir outputs
 clean:
-	@docker-compose down
+	@docker compose down
 	@docker image rm -f client_qx:build 2> /dev/null
 	@docker image rm -f client_qx:development 2> /dev/null
 	@git clean -dxf ${CURDIR}
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ clean:
 # target: compile: – Compiles front-end's code [dev]
 compile:
 	export BUILD_TARGET=development; \
-		docker-compose run --service-ports qx compile \
+		docker compose run --service-ports qx compile \
 			--set osparc.vcsRef='"${VCS_REF}"' \
 			--set osparc.vcsRefClient='"${VCS_REF_CLIENT}"' \
 			--set osparc.vcsStatusClient='"${VCS_STATUS_CLIENT}"' \
@@ -58,4 +58,4 @@ compile:
 # target: serve: – Compiles, watches and serves front-end's code [dev]
 serve:
 	export BUILD_TARGET=development; \
-		docker-compose run --service-ports qx
+		docker compose run --service-ports qx