# pkg\_resources.VersionConflict

**URL:** <https://forums.docker.com/t/pkg-resources-versionconflict/144497>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** docker-compose\
**Created:** [October 20, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/pkg-resources-versionconflict/144497 "2024-10-20T10:57:23Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 10:57am UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/pkg-resources-versionconflict/144497/1 "2024-10-20T10:57:23Z")

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Hi,  
I’ve been using docker-compose on my ubuntu-server (18.04) since more than a year. And it always worked.

But now I’m running into an error when using docker-compose:

```auto
root@brezenserver:~/npm# docker-compose up -d
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 582, in _build_master
    ws.require( __requires__ )
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 899, in require
    needed = self.resolve(parse_requirements(requirements))
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 790, in resolve
    raise VersionConflict(dist, req).with_context(dependent_req)
pkg_resources.VersionConflict: (docker-compose 1.29.2 (/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages), Requirement.parse('docker-compose==1.17.1'))

During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/bin/docker-compose", line 6, in <module>
    from pkg_resources import load_entry_point
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 3257, in <module>
    def _initialize_master_working_set():
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 3240, in _call_aside
    f(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 3269, in _initialize_master_working_set
    working_set = WorkingSet._build_master()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 584, in _build_master
    return cls._build_from_requirements( __requires__ )
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 597, in _build_from_requirements
    dists = ws.resolve(reqs, Environment())
  File "/usr/lib/python3.9/site-packages/pkg_resources/ __init__.py", line 785, in resolve
    raise DistributionNotFound(req, requirers)
pkg_resources.DistributionNotFound: The 'docker-compose==1.17.1' distribution was not found and is required by the application

```

Any idea how I can get rid off this error?

Thanks!  
Manfred

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**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.docker.com/t/pkg-resources-versionconflict/144497/2 "2024-10-20T13:25:22Z")

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`docker-compose` is deprecated, use `docker compose` instead (no `-`). It’s now a Docker plugin, you might need to install it first.