diff --git a/lib/puppet/provider/docker_compose/ruby.rb b/lib/puppet/provider/docker_compose/ruby.rb
index 0d196d54..3b6e1808 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/provider/docker_compose/ruby.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/provider/docker_compose/ruby.rb
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
   has_command(:docker, 'docker')
 
-  has_command(:dockercompose, 'docker-compose')
+  has_command(:dockercompose, 'docker')
 
   def set_tmpdir
     return unless resource[:tmpdir]
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ def exists?
     set_tmpdir
 
     # get merged config using docker-compose config
-    args = [compose_files, '-p', name, 'config'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
-    compose_output = Puppet::Util::Yaml.safe_load(execute([command(:dockercompose)] + args, combine: false), [Symbol])
+    args = ['compose', compose_files, '-p', name, 'config'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
+    compose_output = Puppet::Util::Yaml.safe_load(execute([command(:docker)] + args, combine: false), [Symbol])
 
     containers = docker([
                           'ps',
@@ -76,32 +76,32 @@ def get_image(service_name, compose_services)
 
   def create
     Puppet.info("Running compose project #{name}")
-    args = [compose_files, '-p', name, 'up', '-d', '--remove-orphans'].insert(3, resource[:options]).insert(5, resource[:up_args]).compact
-    dockercompose(args)
+    args = ['compose', compose_files, '-p', name, 'up', '-d', '--remove-orphans'].insert(3, resource[:options]).insert(5, resource[:up_args]).compact
+    docker(args)
     return unless resource[:scale]
 
     instructions = resource[:scale].map { |k, v| "#{k}=#{v}" }
     Puppet.info("Scaling compose project #{name}: #{instructions.join(' ')}")
-    args = [compose_files, '-p', name, 'scale'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact + instructions
-    dockercompose(args)
+    args = ['compose', compose_files, '-p', name, 'scale'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact + instructions
+    docker(args)
   end
 
   def destroy
     Puppet.info("Removing all containers for compose project #{name}")
-    kill_args = [compose_files, '-p', name, 'kill'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
-    dockercompose(kill_args)
-    rm_args = [compose_files, '-p', name, 'rm', '--force', '-v'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
-    dockercompose(rm_args)
+    kill_args = ['compose', compose_files, '-p', name, 'kill'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
+    docker(kill_args)
+    rm_args = ['compose', compose_files, '-p', name, 'rm', '--force', '-v'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
+    docker(rm_args)
   end
 
   def restart
     return unless exists?
 
     Puppet.info("Rebuilding and Restarting all containers for compose project #{name}")
-    kill_args = [compose_files, '-p', name, 'kill'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
-    dockercompose(kill_args)
-    build_args = [compose_files, '-p', name, 'build'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
-    dockercompose(build_args)
+    kill_args = ['compose', compose_files, '-p', name, 'kill'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
+    docker(kill_args)
+    build_args = ['compose', compose_files, '-p', name, 'build'].insert(3, resource[:options]).compact
+    docker(build_args)
     create
   end
 
diff --git a/manifests/compose.pp b/manifests/compose.pp
index fc485909..f8e56ca3 100644
--- a/manifests/compose.pp
+++ b/manifests/compose.pp
@@ -7,118 +7,30 @@
 # @param version
 #   The version of Docker Compose to install.
 #
-# @param install_path
-#   The path where to install Docker Compose.
-#
-# @param symlink_name
-#   The name of the symlink created pointing to the actual docker-compose binary
-#   This allows use of own docker-compose wrapper scripts for the times it's
-#   necessary to set certain things before running the docker-compose binary
-#
-# @param proxy
-#   Proxy to use for downloading Docker Compose.
-#
-# @param base_url
-#   The base url for installation
-#   This allows use of a mirror that follows the same layout as the
-#   official repository
-#
-# @param raw_url
-#   Override the raw URL for installation
-#   The default is to build a URL from baseurl. If rawurl is set, the caller is
-#   responsible for ensuring the URL points to the correct version and
-#   architecture.
-#
-# @param curl_ensure
-#   Whether or not the curl package is ensured by this module.
-#
 class docker::compose (
-  Enum[present,absent] $ensure                 = present,
-  Optional[String]               $version      = $docker::params::compose_version,
-  Optional[String]               $install_path = $docker::params::compose_install_path,
-  Optional[String]               $symlink_name = $docker::params::compose_symlink_name,
-  Optional[Pattern['^((http[s]?)?:\/\/)?([^:^@]+:[^:^@]+@|)([\da-z\.-]+)\.([\da-z\.]{2,6})(:[\d])?([\/\w \.-]*)*\/?$']] $proxy = undef,
-  Optional[String]               $base_url     = $docker::params::compose_base_url,
-  Optional[String]               $raw_url      = undef,
-  Optional[Boolean]              $curl_ensure  = $docker::params::curl_ensure,
+  Enum[present,absent] $ensure  = present,
+  Optional[String]     $version = $docker::params::compose_version,
 ) inherits docker::params {
-  if $facts['os']['family'] == 'windows' {
-    $file_extension = '.exe'
-    $file_owner     = 'Administrator'
-  } else {
-    $file_extension = ''
-    $file_owner     = 'root'
-  }
-
-  $docker_compose_location           = "${install_path}/${symlink_name}${file_extension}"
-  $docker_compose_location_versioned = "${install_path}/docker-compose-${version}${file_extension}"
-
-  if $ensure == 'present' {
-    if $raw_url != undef {
-      $docker_compose_url = $raw_url
-    } else {
-      $docker_compose_url = "${base_url}/${version}/docker-compose-${facts['kernel']}-${facts['os']['hardware']}${file_extension}"
-    }
-
-    if $proxy != undef {
-      $proxy_opt = "--proxy ${proxy}"
+  if $docker::manage_package {
+    if $version and $ensure != 'absent' {
+      $package_ensure = $version
     } else {
-      $proxy_opt = ''
+      $package_ensure = $ensure
     }
 
-    if $facts['os']['family'] == 'windows' {
-      $docker_download_command = "if (Invoke-WebRequest ${docker_compose_url} ${proxy_opt} -UseBasicParsing -OutFile \"${docker_compose_location_versioned}\") { exit 0 } else { exit 1}" # lint:ignore:140chars
-
-      $parameters = {
-        'proxy'                             => $proxy,
-        'docker_compose_url'                => $docker_compose_url,
-        'docker_compose_location_versioned' => $docker_compose_location_versioned,
+    case $facts['os']['family'] {
+      'Debian': {
+        ensure_packages('docker-compose-plugin', { ensure => $package_ensure, require => defined(bool2str($docker::use_upstream_package_source)) ? { true => Apt::Source['docker'], false => undef } }) #lint:ignore:140chars
       }
-
-      exec { "Install Docker Compose ${version}":
-        command  => epp('docker/windows/download_docker_compose.ps1.epp', $parameters),
-        provider => powershell,
-        creates  => $docker_compose_location_versioned,
-      }
-
-      file { $docker_compose_location:
-        ensure  => 'link',
-        target  => $docker_compose_location_versioned,
-        require => Exec["Install Docker Compose ${version}"],
-      }
-    } else {
-      if $curl_ensure {
-        stdlib::ensure_packages(['curl'])
-      }
-
-      exec { "Install Docker Compose ${version}":
-        path    => '/usr/bin/',
-        cwd     => '/tmp',
-        command => "curl -s -S -L ${proxy_opt} ${docker_compose_url} -o ${docker_compose_location_versioned}",
-        creates => $docker_compose_location_versioned,
-        require => Package['curl'],
+      'RedHat': {
+        ensure_packages('docker-compose-plugin', { ensure => $package_ensure, require => defined(bool2str($docker::use_upstream_package_source)) ? { true => Yumrepo['docker'], false => undef } }) #lint:ignore:140chars lint:ignore:unquoted_string_in_selector
       }
-
-      file { $docker_compose_location_versioned:
-        owner   => $file_owner,
-        mode    => '0755',
-        seltype => 'container_runtime_exec_t',
-        require => Exec["Install Docker Compose ${version}"],
+      'Windows': {
+        fail('Docker compose is installed with docker machine on Windows')
       }
-
-      file { $docker_compose_location:
-        ensure  => 'link',
-        target  => $docker_compose_location_versioned,
-        require => File[$docker_compose_location_versioned],
+      default: {
+        fail('This module only works on Debian, RedHat or Windows.')
       }
     }
-  } else {
-    file { $docker_compose_location_versioned:
-      ensure => absent,
-    }
-
-    file { $docker_compose_location:
-      ensure => absent,
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/manifests/params.pp b/manifests/params.pp
index 540abee9..86984dd9 100644
--- a/manifests/params.pp
+++ b/manifests/params.pp
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
   $dns                               = undef
   $dns_search                        = undef
   $proxy                             = undef
-  $compose_base_url                  = 'https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download'
-  $compose_symlink_name              = 'docker-compose'
+  $compose_version                   = undef
   $no_proxy                          = undef
   $execdriver                        = undef
   $storage_driver                    = undef
@@ -90,16 +89,12 @@
   $docker_command                    = 'docker'
 
   if ($facts['os']['family'] == 'windows') {
-    $compose_install_path   = "${facts['docker_program_files_path']}/Docker"
-    $compose_version        = '1.29.2'
     $docker_ee_package_name = 'Docker'
     $machine_install_path   = "${facts['docker_program_files_path']}/Docker"
     $tls_cacert             = "${facts['docker_program_data_path']}/docker/certs.d/ca.pem"
     $tls_cert               = "${facts['docker_program_data_path']}/docker/certs.d/server-cert.pem"
     $tls_key                = "${facts['docker_program_data_path']}/docker/certs.d/server-key.pem"
   } else {
-    $compose_install_path   = '/usr/local/bin'
-    $compose_version        = '1.29.2'
     $docker_ee_package_name = 'docker-ee'
     $machine_install_path   = '/usr/local/bin'
     $tls_cacert             = '/etc/docker/tls/ca.pem'
diff --git a/spec/classes/compose_spec.rb b/spec/classes/compose_spec.rb
index 84835fc2..9927bb45 100644
--- a/spec/classes/compose_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/classes/compose_spec.rb
@@ -10,29 +10,6 @@
   'with version => 1.7.0' => {
     'version' => '1.7.0'
   },
-  'when proxy is provided' => {
-    'version' => '1.7.0',
-    'proxy' => 'http://proxy.example.org:3128/'
-  },
-  'when proxy is not a http proxy' => {
-    'proxy' => 'this is not a URL'
-  },
-  'when proxy contains username and password' => {
-    'version' => '1.7.0',
-    'proxy' => 'http://user:password@proxy.example.org:3128/'
-  },
-  'when proxy IP is provided' => {
-    'version' => '1.7.0',
-    'proxy' => 'http://10.10.10.10:3128/'
-  },
-  'when base_url is provided' => {
-    'version' => '1.7.0',
-    'base_url' => 'http://example.org'
-  },
-  'when raw_url is provided' => {
-    'version' => '1.7.0',
-    'raw_url' => 'http://example.org'
-  }
 }
 
 describe 'docker::compose', type: :class do
@@ -57,12 +34,6 @@
           params = {
             'ensure' => 'present',
             'version' => defaults['compose_version'],
-            'install_path' => defaults['compose_install_path'],
-            'symlink_name' => defaults['compose_symlink_name'],
-            'proxy' => :undef,
-            'base_url' => defaults['compose_base_url'],
-            'raw_url' => :undef,
-            'curl_ensure' => defaults['curl_ensure']
           }.merge(local_params)
 
           let(:facts) do
@@ -73,15 +44,7 @@
             params
           end
 
-          if title == 'when proxy is not a http proxy'
-            it 'raises an error for invalid proxy URL' do
-              expect(subject).to compile.and_raise_error(
-                %r{parameter 'proxy' expects an undef value or a match for Pattern},
-              )
-            end
-          else
-            include_examples 'compose', params, facts
-          end
+          include_examples 'compose', params, facts
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/shared_examples/compose.rb b/spec/shared_examples/compose.rb
index a34790c2..0d72a255 100644
--- a/spec/shared_examples/compose.rb
+++ b/spec/shared_examples/compose.rb
@@ -3,95 +3,20 @@
 shared_examples 'compose' do |_params, _facts|
   ensure_value = _params['ensure']
   version      = _params['version']
-  install_path = _params['install_path']
-  symlink_name = _params['symlink_name']
-  proxy        = _params['proxy']
-  base_url     = _params['base_url']
-  raw_url      = _params['raw_url']
-  curl_ensure  = _params['curl_ensure']
 
-  if _facts[:os]['family'] == 'windows'
-    file_extension = '.exe'
-    file_owner     = 'Administrator'
-  else
-    file_extension = ''
-    file_owner     = 'root'
-  end
-
-  docker_compose_location           = "#{install_path}/#{symlink_name}#{file_extension}"
-  docker_compose_location_versioned = "#{install_path}/docker-compose-#{version}#{file_extension}"
-
-  if ensure_value == 'present'
-    docker_compose_url = if raw_url == :undef
-                           "#{base_url}/#{version}/docker-compose-#{_facts[:kernel]}-x86_64#{file_extension}"
-                         else
-                           raw_url
-                         end
-
-    proxy_opt = if proxy == :undef
-                  ''
-                else
-                  "--proxy #{proxy}"
-                end
-
-    if _facts[:os]['family'] == 'windows'
-      docker_download_command = "if (Invoke-WebRequest #{docker_compose_url} #{proxy_opt} -UseBasicParsing -OutFile \"#{docker_compose_location_versioned}\") { exit 0 } else { exit 1 }"
-
-      it {
-        expect(subject).to contain_exec("Install Docker Compose #{version}").with(
-          'provider' => 'powershell',
-          'creates' => docker_compose_location_versioned,
-        )
-
-        expect(subject).to contain_file(docker_compose_location).with(
-          'ensure' => 'link',
-          'target' => docker_compose_location_versioned,
-        ).that_requires(
-          "Exec[Install Docker Compose #{version}]",
-        )
-      }
-    else
-      if curl_ensure
-        it {
-          expect(subject).to contain_package('curl')
-        }
-      end
+  if _params['manage_package']
+    ensure_value = if _params['version'] != :undef && _params['ensure'] != 'absent'
+                   _params['version']
+                 else
+                   _params['ensure']
+                 end
 
+    case _facts['os']['family']
+    when 'Debian', 'RedHat'
       it {
-        expect(subject).to contain_exec("Install Docker Compose #{version}").with(
-          'path' => '/usr/bin/',
-          'cwd' => '/tmp',
-          'command' => "curl -s -S -L #{proxy_opt} #{docker_compose_url} -o #{docker_compose_location_versioned}",
-          'creates' => docker_compose_location_versioned,
-        ).that_requires(
-          'Package[curl]',
-        )
-
-        expect(subject).to contain_file(docker_compose_location_versioned).with(
-          'owner' => file_owner,
-          'mode' => '0755',
-        ).that_requires(
-          "Exec[Install Docker Compose #{version}]",
-        )
-
-        expect(subject).to contain_file(docker_compose_location).with(
-          'ensure' => 'link',
-          'target' => docker_compose_location_versioned,
-        ).that_requires(
-          "File[#{docker_compose_location_versioned}]",
-        )
-      }
-    end
-  else
-
-    it {
-      expect(subject).to contain_file(docker_compose_location_versioned).with(
-        'ensure' => 'absent',
-      )
-
-      expect(subject).to contain_file(docker_compose_location).with(
-        'ensure' => 'absent',
-      )
-    }
+          is_expected.to contain_package('docker-compose-plugin').with(
+            ensure: ensure_value,
+          )
+        } 
   end
 end