diff --git a/inventories/z9/host_vars/yate.yaml b/inventories/z9/host_vars/yate.yaml
index d2dc518..fecacb1 100644
--- a/inventories/z9/host_vars/yate.yaml
+++ b/inventories/z9/host_vars/yate.yaml
@@ -6,4 +6,3 @@ docker_compose__configuration_files:
     content: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.template', 'resources/z9/yate/docker_compose/regexroute.conf.j2') }}"
   - name: regfile.conf
     content: "{{ lookup('ansible.builtin.template', 'resources/z9/yate/docker_compose/regfile.conf.j2') }}"
-docker_compose__restart_cmd: "exec yate sh -c 'kill -1 1'"
diff --git a/requirements.yml b/requirements.yml
index e5538cc..6011bda 100644
--- a/requirements.yml
+++ b/requirements.yml
@@ -6,3 +6,6 @@ collections:
   - name: community.sops
     version: ">=2.2.4"
     source: https://galaxy.ansible.com
+  - name: community.docker
+    version: ">=5.0.0"
+    source: https://galaxy.ansible.com
diff --git a/resources/chaosknoten/sunders/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2 b/resources/chaosknoten/sunders/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
index a5cfc5b..fbec258 100644
--- a/resources/chaosknoten/sunders/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
+++ b/resources/chaosknoten/sunders/docker_compose/compose.yaml.j2
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
     volumes:
         - mariadb:/var/lib/mysql
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "mariadb-admin", "ping", "-h", "localhost", "-uroot", "-prootpassword"]
+      test: ["CMD", "mariadb-admin", "ping", "-h", "localhost", "-uroot", "-p{{ secret__sunders_db_root_password }}"]
       interval: 10s
       timeout: 5s
       start_period: 30s
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/README.md b/roles/docker_compose/README.md
index d3204ec..c0a7a93 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/README.md
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/README.md
@@ -7,17 +7,18 @@ A use case for the deployment of the additional configuration files is Composes
 
 ## Supported Distributions
 
-The following distributions are supported:
-
-- Debian 11
+Should work on Debian-based distributions.
 
 ## Required Arguments
 
-For the required arguments look at the [`argument_specs.yaml`](./meta/argument_specs.yaml).
+- `docker_compose__compose_file_content`: The content to deploy to the Compose file at `/ansible_docker_compose/compose.yaml`.
 
-## `hosts`
+## Optional Arguments
 
-The `hosts` for this role need to be the machines, for which you want to make sure the given Compose file is deployed and all services of it are up-to-date and running.
+- `docker_compose__env_file_content`: The content to deploy to the `.env` file at `/ansible_docker_compose/.env`.
+- `docker_compose__configuration_files`: A list of configuration files to deploy to the `/ansible_docker_compose/configs/` directory.
+- `docker_compose__configuration_files.*.name`: The name of the configuration file.
+- `docker_compose__configuration_files.*.content`: The content to deploy to the configuration file.
 
 ## Links & Resources
 
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
index 1312972..76831d6 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 docker_compose__configuration_files: [ ]
-docker_compose__restart_cmd: ""
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/handlers/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/handlers/main.yaml
index 49e064c..2aff0fe 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/handlers/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/handlers/main.yaml
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 - name: docker compose down
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: /usr/bin/docker compose down
-    chdir: /ansible_docker_compose
+  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: /ansible_docker_compose
+    state: absent
   become: true
-  changed_when: true  # This is always changed.
-- name: docker compose reload script
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: /usr/bin/docker compose {{ docker_compose__restart_cmd }}
-    chdir: /ansible_docker_compose
+
+- name: docker compose restart
+  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: /ansible_docker_compose
+    state: restarted
   become: true
-  changed_when: true  # Mark this as always changed (for now?).
-  when: docker_compose__restart_cmd != ""
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/meta/argument_specs.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/meta/argument_specs.yaml
index c588ba0..664496e 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/meta/argument_specs.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/meta/argument_specs.yaml
@@ -2,31 +2,20 @@ argument_specs:
   main:
     options:
       docker_compose__compose_file_content:
-        description: >-
-          The content of the Compose file at
-          `/ansible_docker_compose/compose.yaml`.
         type: str
         required: true
       docker_compose__env_file_content:
-        description: >-
-          The content of the .env file at
-          `/ansible_docker_compose/.env`.
         type: str
         required: false
       docker_compose__configuration_files:
-        description: >-
-          A list of configuration files to be deployed in the
-          `/ansible_docker_compose/configs/` directory.
         type: list
         elements: dict
         required: false
         default: [ ]
         options:
           name:
-            description: The name of the configuration file.
             type: str
             required: true
           content:
-            description: The content of the configuration file.
             type: str
             required: true
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/meta/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/meta/main.yaml
index b9a6980..cb7d8e0 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/meta/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/meta/main.yaml
@@ -1,10 +1,3 @@
 ---
 dependencies:
-  - role: distribution_check
-    vars:
-      distribution_check__distribution_support_spec:
-        - name: Debian
-          major_versions:
-            - 11
-            - 12
   - role: docker
diff --git a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
index 7b01304..bea3f4f 100644
--- a/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
+++ b/roles/docker_compose/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
     state: absent
   become: true
   loop: "{{ docker_compose__config_files_to_remove.files }}"
-  # notify: docker compose down
+  notify: docker compose restart
 
 - name: make sure all given configuration files are deployed
   ansible.builtin.copy:
@@ -70,45 +70,19 @@
     group: root
   become: true
   loop: "{{ docker_compose__configuration_files }}"
-  # notify: docker compose down
-  notify: docker compose reload script
+  notify: docker compose restart
 
-- name: Flush handlers to make "docker compose down" handler run now
+- name: Flush handlers to make "docker compose down" and "docker compose restart" handlers run now
   ansible.builtin.meta: flush_handlers
 
-- name: docker compose ps --format json before docker compose up
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: /usr/bin/docker compose ps --format json
-    chdir: /ansible_docker_compose
+- name: docker compose up
+  community.docker.docker_compose_v2:
+    project_src: /ansible_docker_compose
+    state: present
+    build: always
+    pull: always
+    remove_orphans: true
   become: true
-  changed_when: false
-  register: docker_compose__ps_json_before_up
-
-- name: docker compose up --detach --pull always --build
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: /usr/bin/docker compose up --detach --pull always --build --remove-orphans
-    chdir: /ansible_docker_compose
-  become: true
-  changed_when: false
-  # The changed for this task is tried to be determined by the "potentially
-  # report changed" task together with the "docker compose ps --format json
-  # [...]" tasks.
-
-- name: docker compose ps --format json after docker compose up
-  ansible.builtin.command:
-    cmd: /usr/bin/docker compose ps --format json
-    chdir: /ansible_docker_compose
-  become: true
-  changed_when: false
-  register: docker_compose__ps_json_after_up
-
-# Doesn't work anymore. Dunno why.
-# TODO: Fix
-# - name: potentially report changed
-#   ansible.builtin.debug:
-#     msg: "If this reports changed, then the docker compose containers changed."
-#   changed_when: (docker_compose__ps_json_before_up.stdout | from_json | community.general.json_query('[].ID') | sort)
-#                 != (docker_compose__ps_json_after_up.stdout | from_json | community.general.json_query('[].ID') | sort)
 
 - name: Make sure anacron is installed
   become: true