diff --git a/docs/deployment-with-docker.rst b/docs/deployment-with-docker.rst
index 3d2f9f81..ebc42a52 100644
--- a/docs/deployment-with-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/deployment-with-docker.rst
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Prerequisites
 Understanding the Docker Compose Setup
 --------------------------------------
 
-Before you begin, check out the ``production.yml`` file in the root of this project. Keep note of how it provides configuration for the following services:
+Before you begin, check out the ``docker-compose.production.yml`` file in the root of this project. Keep note of how it provides configuration for the following services:
 
 * ``django``: your application running behind ``Gunicorn``;
 * ``postgres``: PostgreSQL database with the application's relational data;
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ To solve this, you can either:
 2. create a ``.env`` file in the root of the project with just variables you need. You'll need to also define them in ``.envs/.production/.django`` (hence duplicating them).
 3. set these variables when running the build command::
 
-     DJANGO_AWS_S3_CUSTOM_DOMAIN=example.com docker compose -f production.yml build``.
+     DJANGO_AWS_S3_CUSTOM_DOMAIN=example.com docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml build``.
 
 None of these options are ideal, we're open to suggestions on how to improve this. If you think you have one, please open an issue or a pull request.
 
@@ -122,42 +122,42 @@ Building & Running Production Stack
 
 You will need to build the stack first. To do that, run::
 
-    docker compose -f production.yml build
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml build
 
 Once this is ready, you can run it with::
 
-    docker compose -f production.yml up
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up
 
 To run the stack and detach the containers, run::
 
-    docker compose -f production.yml up -d
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up -d
 
 To run a migration, open up a second terminal and run::
 
-   docker compose -f production.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+   docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
 
 To create a superuser, run::
 
-   docker compose -f production.yml run --rm django python manage.py createsuperuser
+   docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml run --rm django python manage.py createsuperuser
 
 If you need a shell, run::
 
-   docker compose -f production.yml run --rm django python manage.py shell
+   docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml run --rm django python manage.py shell
 
 To check the logs out, run::
 
-   docker compose -f production.yml logs
+   docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml logs
 
 If you want to scale your application, run::
 
-   docker compose -f production.yml up --scale django=4
-   docker compose -f production.yml up --scale celeryworker=2
+   docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up --scale django=4
+   docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up --scale celeryworker=2
 
 .. warning:: don't try to scale ``postgres``, ``celerybeat``, or ``traefik``.
 
 To see how your containers are doing run::
 
-    docker compose -f production.yml ps
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml ps
 
 
 Example: Supervisor
@@ -165,12 +165,12 @@ Example: Supervisor
 
 Once you are ready with your initial setup, you want to make sure that your application is run by a process manager to
 survive reboots and auto restarts in case of an error. You can use the process manager you are most familiar with. All
-it needs to do is to run ``docker compose -f production.yml up`` in your projects root directory.
+it needs to do is to run ``docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up`` in your projects root directory.
 
 If you are using ``supervisor``, you can use this file as a starting point::
 
     [program:{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}]
-    command=docker compose -f production.yml up
+    command=docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml up
     directory=/path/to/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}
     redirect_stderr=true
     autostart=true
diff --git a/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst b/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
index 01970e46..83de99bb 100644
--- a/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
+++ b/docs/developing-locally-docker.rst
@@ -32,9 +32,9 @@ Build the Stack
 
 This can take a while, especially the first time you run this particular command on your development system::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml build
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build
 
-Generally, if you want to emulate production environment use ``production.yml`` instead. And this is true for any other actions you might need to perform: whenever a switch is required, just do it!
+Generally, if you want to emulate production environment use ``docker-compose.production.yml`` instead. And this is true for any other actions you might need to perform: whenever a switch is required, just do it!
 
 Before doing any git commit, `pre-commit`_ should be installed globally on your local machine, and then::
 
@@ -51,11 +51,11 @@ This brings up both Django and PostgreSQL. The first time it is run it might tak
 
 Open a terminal at the project root and run the following for local development::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml up
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up
 
-You can also set the environment variable ``COMPOSE_FILE`` pointing to ``local.yml`` like this::
+You can also set the environment variable ``COMPOSE_FILE`` pointing to ``docker-compose.local.yml`` like this::
 
-    $ export COMPOSE_FILE=local.yml
+    $ export COMPOSE_FILE=docker-compose.local.yml
 
 And then run::
 
@@ -67,21 +67,21 @@ To run in a detached (background) mode, just::
 
 These commands don't run the docs service. In order to run docs service you can run::
 
-    $ docker compose -f docs.yml up
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.docs.yml up
 
 To run the docs with local services just use::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml -f docs.yml up
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml -f docker-compose.docs.yml up
 
 The site should start and be accessible at http://localhost:3000 if you selected Webpack or Gulp as frontend pipeline and http://localhost:8000 otherwise.
 
 Execute Management Commands
 ---------------------------
 
-As with any shell command that we wish to run in our container, this is done using the ``docker compose -f local.yml run --rm`` command: ::
+As with any shell command that we wish to run in our container, this is done using the ``docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm`` command: ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django python manage.py createsuperuser
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django python manage.py createsuperuser
 
 Here, ``django`` is the target service we are executing the commands against.
 Also, please note that the ``docker exec`` does not work for running management commands.
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ When ``DEBUG`` is set to ``True``, the host is validated against ``['localhost',
 Configuring the Environment
 ---------------------------
 
-This is the excerpt from your project's ``local.yml``: ::
+This is the excerpt from your project's ``docker-compose.local.yml``: ::
 
   # ...
 
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ You have to modify the relevant requirement file: base, local or production by a
 
 To get this change picked up, you'll need to rebuild the image(s) and restart the running container: ::
 
-    docker compose -f local.yml build
-    docker compose -f local.yml up
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up
 
 Debugging
 ~~~~~~~~~
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ If you are using the following within your code to debug: ::
 
 Then you may need to run the following for it to work as desired: ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml run --rm --service-ports django
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm --service-ports django
 
 
 django-debug-toolbar
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ Prerequisites:
 * ``use_docker`` was set to ``y`` on project initialization;
 * ``use_celery`` was set to ``y`` on project initialization.
 
-By default, it's enabled both in local and production environments (``local.yml`` and ``production.yml`` Docker Compose configs, respectively) through a ``flower`` service. For added security, ``flower`` requires its clients to provide authentication credentials specified as the corresponding environments' ``.envs/.local/.django`` and ``.envs/.production/.django`` ``CELERY_FLOWER_USER`` and ``CELERY_FLOWER_PASSWORD`` environment variables. Check out ``localhost:5555`` and see for yourself.
+By default, it's enabled both in local and production environments (``docker-compose.local.yml`` and ``docker-compose.production.yml`` Docker Compose configs, respectively) through a ``flower`` service. For added security, ``flower`` requires its clients to provide authentication credentials specified as the corresponding environments' ``.envs/.local/.django`` and ``.envs/.production/.django`` ``CELERY_FLOWER_USER`` and ``CELERY_FLOWER_PASSWORD`` environment variables. Check out ``localhost:5555`` and see for yourself.
 
 .. _`Flower`: https://github.com/mher/flower
 
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ certs
 
 Take the certificates that you generated and place them in a folder called ``certs`` in the project's root folder. Assuming that you registered your local hostname as ``my-dev-env.local``, the certificates you will put in the folder should have the names ``my-dev-env.local.crt`` and ``my-dev-env.local.key``.
 
-local.yml
+docker-compose.local.yml
 ~~~~~~~~~
 
 #. Add the ``nginx-proxy`` service. ::
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ You should allow the new hostname. ::
 
 Rebuild your ``docker`` application. ::
 
-  $ docker compose -f local.yml up -d --build
+  $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d --build
 
 Go to your browser and type in your URL bar ``https://my-dev-env.local``
 
@@ -343,9 +343,9 @@ Webpack
 
 If you are using Webpack:
 
-1. On the ``nginx-proxy`` service in ``local.yml``, change ``depends_on`` to ``node`` instead of ``django``.
+1. On the ``nginx-proxy`` service in ``docker-compose.local.yml``, change ``depends_on`` to ``node`` instead of ``django``.
 
-2. On the ``node`` service in ``local.yml``, add the following environment configuration:
+2. On the ``node`` service in ``docker-compose.local.yml``, add the following environment configuration:
 
    ::
 
diff --git a/docs/docker-postgres-backups.rst b/docs/docker-postgres-backups.rst
index 302e4c4b..d214ee4e 100644
--- a/docs/docker-postgres-backups.rst
+++ b/docs/docker-postgres-backups.rst
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 PostgreSQL Backups with Docker
 ==============================
 
-.. note:: For brevity it is assumed that you will be running the below commands against local environment, however, this is by no means mandatory so feel free to switch to ``production.yml`` when needed.
+.. note:: For brevity it is assumed that you will be running the below commands against local environment, however, this is by no means mandatory so feel free to switch to ``docker-compose.production.yml`` when needed.
 
 
 Prerequisites
 -------------
 
 #. the project was generated with ``use_docker`` set to ``y``;
-#. the stack is up and running: ``docker compose -f local.yml up -d postgres``.
+#. the stack is up and running: ``docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d postgres``.
 
 
 Creating a Backup
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Creating a Backup
 
 To create a backup, run::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml exec postgres backup
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml exec postgres backup
 
 Assuming your project's database is named ``my_project`` here is what you will see: ::
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ Viewing the Existing Backups
 
 To list existing backups, ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml exec postgres backups
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml exec postgres backups
 
 These are the sample contents of ``/backups``: ::
 
@@ -55,9 +55,9 @@ With a single backup file copied to ``.`` that would be ::
 
     $ docker cp 9c5c3f055843:/backups/backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz .
 
-You can also get the container ID using ``docker compose -f local.yml ps -q postgres`` so if you want to automate your backups, you don't have to check the container ID manually every time. Here is the full command ::
+You can also get the container ID using ``docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml ps -q postgres`` so if you want to automate your backups, you don't have to check the container ID manually every time. Here is the full command ::
 
-    $ docker cp $(docker compose -f local.yml ps -q postgres):/backups ./backups
+    $ docker cp $(docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml ps -q postgres):/backups ./backups
 
 .. _`command`: https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/commandline/cp/
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ Restoring from the Existing Backup
 
 To restore from one of the backups you have already got (take the ``backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz`` for example), ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml exec postgres restore backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml exec postgres restore backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz
 
 You will see something like ::
 
@@ -95,15 +95,15 @@ Backup to Amazon S3
 
 For uploading your backups to Amazon S3 you can use the aws cli container. There is an upload command for uploading the postgres /backups directory recursively and there is a download command for downloading a specific backup. The default S3 environment variables are used. ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f production.yml run --rm awscli upload
-    $ docker compose -f production.yml run --rm awscli download backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml run --rm awscli upload
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml run --rm awscli download backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz
 
 Remove Backup
 ----------------------------------
 
 To remove backup you can use the ``rmbackup`` command. This will remove the backup from the ``/backups`` directory. ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml exec postgres rmbackup backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml exec postgres rmbackup backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz
 
 
 Upgrading PostgreSQL
@@ -111,17 +111,17 @@ Upgrading PostgreSQL
 
 Upgrading PostgreSQL in your project requires a series of carefully executed steps. Start by halting all containers, excluding the postgres container. Following this, create a backup and proceed to remove the outdated data volume. ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml down
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml up -d postgres
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml run --rm postgres backup
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml down
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml down
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d postgres
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm postgres backup
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml down
     $ docker volume rm my_project_postgres_data
 
 .. note:: Neglecting to remove the old data volume may lead to issues, such as the new postgres container failing to start with errors like ``FATAL:  database files are incompatible with server``, and ``could not translate host name "postgres" to address: Name or service not known``.
 
 To complete the upgrade, update the PostgreSQL version in the corresponding Dockerfile (e.g. ``compose/production/postgres/Dockerfile``) and build a new version of PostgreSQL. ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml build postgres
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml up -d postgres
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml run --rm postgres restore backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz
-    $ docker compose -f local.yml up -d
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build postgres
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d postgres
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm postgres restore backup_2018_03_13T09_05_07.sql.gz
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d
diff --git a/docs/document.rst b/docs/document.rst
index f93f2b60..61cb692d 100644
--- a/docs/document.rst
+++ b/docs/document.rst
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ After you have set up to `develop locally`_, run the following command from the
 
 If you set up your project to `develop locally with docker`_, run the following command: ::
 
-    $ docker compose -f docs.yml up
+    $ docker compose -f docker-compose.docs.yml up
 
 Navigate to port 9000 on your host to see the documentation. This will be opened automatically at `localhost`_ for local, non-docker development.
 
diff --git a/docs/testing.rst b/docs/testing.rst
index d403a30e..58a05770 100644
--- a/docs/testing.rst
+++ b/docs/testing.rst
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ You will get a readout of the `users` app that has already been set up with test
 
 If you set up your project to `develop locally with docker`_, run the following command: ::
 
-   $ docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django pytest
+   $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django pytest
 
 Targeting particular apps for testing in ``docker`` follows a similar pattern as previously shown above.
 
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@ Once the tests are complete, in order to see the code coverage, run the followin
 
 If you're running the project locally with Docker, use these commands instead: ::
 
-   $ docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django coverage run -m pytest
-   $ docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django coverage report
+   $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django coverage run -m pytest
+   $ docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django coverage report
 
 .. note::
 
diff --git a/docs/troubleshooting.rst b/docs/troubleshooting.rst
index 80bab2e2..847f0a70 100644
--- a/docs/troubleshooting.rst
+++ b/docs/troubleshooting.rst
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ If you recreate the project multiple times with the same name, Docker would pres
 
 To fix this, you can either:
 
-- Clear your project-related Docker cache with ``docker compose -f local.yml down --volumes --rmi all``.
+- Clear your project-related Docker cache with ``docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml down --volumes --rmi all``.
 - Use the Docker volume sub-commands to find volumes (`ls`_) and remove them (`rm`_).
 - Use the `prune`_ command to clear system-wide (use with care!).
 
diff --git a/hooks/post_gen_project.py b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
index 1ddab063..9e9af5f2 100644
--- a/hooks/post_gen_project.py
+++ b/hooks/post_gen_project.py
@@ -78,7 +78,11 @@ def remove_docker_files():
     shutil.rmtree(".devcontainer")
     shutil.rmtree("compose")
 
-    file_names = ["local.yml", "production.yml", ".dockerignore"]
+    file_names = [
+        "docker-compose.local.yml",
+        "docker-compose.production.yml",
+        ".dockerignore",
+    ]
     for file_name in file_names:
         os.remove(file_name)
     if "{{ cookiecutter.editor }}" == "PyCharm":
diff --git a/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py b/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
index 6b581b03..141ae4cc 100755
--- a/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
+++ b/tests/test_cookiecutter_generation.py
@@ -247,7 +247,13 @@ def test_djlint_lint_passes(cookies, context_override):
     # TODO: remove T002 when fixed https://github.com/Riverside-Healthcare/djLint/issues/687
     ignored_rules = "H006,H030,H031,T002"
     try:
-        sh.djlint("--lint", "--ignore", f"{autofixable_rules},{ignored_rules}", ".", _cwd=str(result.project_path))
+        sh.djlint(
+            "--lint",
+            "--ignore",
+            f"{autofixable_rules},{ignored_rules}",
+            ".",
+            _cwd=str(result.project_path),
+        )
     except sh.ErrorReturnCode as e:
         pytest.fail(e.stdout.decode())
 
@@ -268,7 +274,7 @@ def test_djlint_check_passes(cookies, context_override):
     ["use_docker", "expected_test_script"],
     [
         ("n", "pytest"),
-        ("y", "docker compose -f local.yml run django pytest"),
+        ("y", "docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django pytest"),
     ],
 )
 def test_travis_invokes_pytest(cookies, context, use_docker, expected_test_script):
@@ -293,7 +299,7 @@ def test_travis_invokes_pytest(cookies, context, use_docker, expected_test_scrip
     ["use_docker", "expected_test_script"],
     [
         ("n", "pytest"),
-        ("y", "docker compose -f local.yml run django pytest"),
+        ("y", "docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django pytest"),
     ],
 )
 def test_gitlab_invokes_precommit_and_pytest(cookies, context, use_docker, expected_test_script):
@@ -320,7 +326,7 @@ def test_gitlab_invokes_precommit_and_pytest(cookies, context, use_docker, expec
     ["use_docker", "expected_test_script"],
     [
         ("n", "pytest"),
-        ("y", "docker compose -f local.yml run django pytest"),
+        ("y", "docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django pytest"),
     ],
 )
 def test_github_invokes_linter_and_pytest(cookies, context, use_docker, expected_test_script):
diff --git a/tests/test_docker.sh b/tests/test_docker.sh
index 96bf8662..473eede0 100755
--- a/tests/test_docker.sh
+++ b/tests/test_docker.sh
@@ -15,22 +15,22 @@ cookiecutter ../../ --no-input --overwrite-if-exists use_docker=y "$@"
 cd my_awesome_project
 
 # make sure all images build
-docker compose -f local.yml build
+docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build
 
 # run the project's type checks
-docker compose -f local.yml run django mypy my_awesome_project
+docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django mypy my_awesome_project
 
 # run the project's tests
-docker compose -f local.yml run django pytest
+docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django pytest
 
 # return non-zero status code if there are migrations that have not been created
-docker compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --check || { echo "ERROR: there were changes in the models, but migration listed above have not been created and are not saved in version control"; exit 1; }
+docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django python manage.py makemigrations --dry-run --check || { echo "ERROR: there were changes in the models, but migration listed above have not been created and are not saved in version control"; exit 1; }
 
 # Test support for translations
-docker compose -f local.yml run django python manage.py makemessages --all
+docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django python manage.py makemessages --all
 
 # Make sure the check doesn't raise any warnings
-docker compose -f local.yml run \
+docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run \
   -e DJANGO_SECRET_KEY="$(openssl rand -base64 64)" \
   -e REDIS_URL=redis://redis:6379/0 \
   -e CELERY_BROKER_URL=redis://redis:6379/0 \
@@ -43,10 +43,10 @@ docker compose -f local.yml run \
   django python manage.py check --settings=config.settings.production --deploy --database default --fail-level WARNING
 
 # Generate the HTML for the documentation
-docker compose -f docs.yml run docs make html
+docker compose -f docker-compose.docs.yml run docs make html
 
 # Run npm build script if package.json is present
 if [ -f "package.json" ]
 then
-    docker compose -f local.yml run node npm run build
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run node npm run build
 fi
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index e16d06a2..5604b8a8 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 {
     "name": "{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}_dev",
     "dockerComposeFile": [
-        "../local.yml"
+        "../docker-compose.local.yml"
     ],
     "init": true,
     "mounts": [
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.drone.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.drone.yml
index 829ead2c..d6c13e62 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.drone.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.drone.yml
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ steps:
   environment:
     DATABASE_URL: pgsql://$POSTGRES_USER:$POSTGRES_PASSWORD@postgres/$POSTGRES_DB
   commands:
-  - docker-compose -f local.yml build
-  - docker-compose -f docs.yml build
-  - docker-compose -f local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
-  - docker-compose -f local.yml up -d
-  - docker-compose -f local.yml run django pytest
+  - docker-compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build
+  - docker-compose -f docker-compose.docs.yml build
+  - docker-compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+  - docker-compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d
+  - docker-compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django pytest
   {%- else %}
   image: python:3.12
   commands:
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4e6ec1cd..5cb9ead4 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -69,19 +69,19 @@ jobs:
       {%- if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}
 
       - name: Build the Stack
-        run: docker compose -f local.yml build django
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build django
 
       - name: Build the docs
-        run: docker compose -f docs.yml build docs
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.docs.yml build docs
 
       - name: Run DB Migrations
-        run: docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
 
       - name: Run Django Tests
-        run: docker compose -f local.yml run django pytest
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django pytest
 
       - name: Tear down the Stack
-        run: docker compose -f local.yml down
+        run: docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml down
       {%- else %}
 
       - name: Set up Python
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 75c03e87..41eea0db 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ pytest:
   services:
     - docker:dind
   before_script:
-    - docker compose -f local.yml build
-    - docker compose -f docs.yml build
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.docs.yml build
     # Ensure celerybeat does not crash due to non-existent tables
-    - docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
-    - docker compose -f local.yml up -d
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d
   script:
-    - docker compose -f local.yml run django pytest
+    - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django pytest
   {%- else %}
   image: python:3.12
   tags:
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
index abf12f42..97f9f60a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/.travis.yml
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ jobs:
       before_script:
         - docker compose -v
         - docker -v
-        - docker compose -f local.yml build
-        - docker compose -f docs.yml build
+        - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml build
+        - docker compose -f docker-compose.docs.yml build
         # Ensure celerybeat does not crash due to non-existent tables
-        - docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
-        - docker compose -f local.yml up -d
+        - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django python manage.py migrate
+        - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up -d
       script:
-        - docker compose -f local.yml run django pytest
+        - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run django pytest
       after_failure:
-        - docker compose -f local.yml logs
+        - docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml logs
     {%- else %}
       before_install:
         - sudo apt-get update -qq
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/aws/maintenance/download b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/aws/maintenance/download
index 9561d917..12871a77 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/aws/maintenance/download
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/aws/maintenance/download
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ### Download a file from your Amazon S3 bucket to the postgres /backups folder
 ###
 ### Usage:
-###     $ docker compose -f production.yml run --rm awscli <1>
+###     $ docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml run --rm awscli <1>
 
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/aws/maintenance/upload b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/aws/maintenance/upload
index 73c1b9be..2f577824 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/aws/maintenance/upload
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/aws/maintenance/upload
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 ### Upload the /backups folder to Amazon S3
 ###
 ### Usage:
-###     $ docker compose -f production.yml run --rm awscli upload
+###     $ docker compose -f docker-compose.production.yml run --rm awscli upload
 
 set -o errexit
 set -o pipefail
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.docs.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs.yml
rename to {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.docs.yml
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.local.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/local.yml
rename to {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.local.yml
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.production.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/production.yml
rename to {{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docker-compose.production.yml
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/howto.rst b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/howto.rst
index 2d734ceb..944c2b73 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/howto.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/howto.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from inside the `{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs` directory.
 {% else %}
 To build and serve docs, use the commands::
 
-    docker compose -f local.yml up docs
+    docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml up docs
 
 {% endif %}
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/pycharm/configuration.rst b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/pycharm/configuration.rst
index d8e76916..148854c6 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/pycharm/configuration.rst
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/docs/pycharm/configuration.rst
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Next, you have to add new remote python interpreter, based on already tested dep
 
 .. image:: images/3.png
 
-Switch to *Docker Compose* and select `local.yml` file from directory of your project, next set *Service name* to `django`
+Switch to *Docker Compose* and select `docker-compose.local.yml` file from directory of your project, next set *Service name* to `django`
 
 .. image:: images/4.png
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/locale/README.md b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/locale/README.md
index a514ad10..8971441a 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/locale/README.md
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/locale/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 Start by configuring the `LANGUAGES` settings in `base.py`, by uncommenting languages you are willing to support. Then, translations strings will be placed in this folder when running:
 
 ```bash
-{% if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django {% endif %}python manage.py makemessages -all --no-location
+{% if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django {% endif %}python manage.py makemessages -all --no-location
 ```
 
 This should generate `django.po` (stands for Portable Object) files under each locale `<locale name>/LC_MESSAGES/django.po`. Each translatable string in the codebase is collected with its `msgid` and need to be translated as `msgstr`, for example:
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ msgstr "utilisateurs"
 Once all translations are done, they need to be compiled into `.mo` files (stands for Machine Object), which are the actual binary files used by the application:
 
 ```bash
-{% if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}docker compose -f local.yml run --rm django {% endif %}python manage.py compilemessages
+{% if cookiecutter.use_docker == 'y' %}docker compose -f docker-compose.local.yml run --rm django {% endif %}python manage.py compilemessages
 ```
 
 Note that the `.po` files are NOT used by the application directly, so if the `.mo` files are out of dates, the content won't appear as translated even if the `.po` files are up-to-date.