diff --git a/docker-compose.watchtower.yaml b/docker-compose.watchtower.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c1a80a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker-compose.watchtower.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+# a very aggressive watchtower config, useful when deploying in a headless environment
+services:
+  watchtower:
+    image: containrrr/watchtower
+    volumes:
+      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock
+      - /root/.docker/config.json:/config.json
+    command: --cleanup --include-restarting --include-stopped --revive-stopped --label-enable
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 2a9f2f6..543b6e6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: "2.0"
-
 services:
   ripe-atlas:
     image: jamesits/ripe-atlas:latest