diff --git a/scripts/generators/docker-compose/createComposeFile.py b/scripts/generators/docker-compose/createComposeFile.py
index 93cf634..af8489a 100644
--- a/scripts/generators/docker-compose/createComposeFile.py
+++ b/scripts/generators/docker-compose/createComposeFile.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 defaultValues = {
     "imageNamePrefix": "ghcr.io/cisco-open/",
-    "imageNameSuffix": "latest",
+    "imageVersion": "latest",
     "defaultPorts": {
         "services": 80, # this is different from the "default default" on purpose. 
         "databases": 5432,
diff --git a/scripts/generators/docker-compose/docker-compose.j2 b/scripts/generators/docker-compose/docker-compose.j2
index edc2c1b..faae391 100644
--- a/scripts/generators/docker-compose/docker-compose.j2
+++ b/scripts/generators/docker-compose/docker-compose.j2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ services:
   ## {{ scope }}
   {%- for name, details in scopeDetails.items() %}
   {{ name }}:
-    image: {{ global.imageNamePrefix }}app-simulator-{{ scope }}-{{ details.type }}:{{global.imageNameSuffix }}
+    image: {{ global.imageNamePrefix }}app-simulator-{{ scope }}-{{ details.type }}:{{global.imageVersion }}
     {%- if details.port is defined %}
     ports:
       - "{{ details.port }}:{{ global.defaultPorts[scope] }}"
diff --git a/scripts/generators/docker-compose/tests/test_render_compose_file.py b/scripts/generators/docker-compose/tests/test_render_compose_file.py
index 4e49a55..71a5d0f 100644
--- a/scripts/generators/docker-compose/tests/test_render_compose_file.py
+++ b/scripts/generators/docker-compose/tests/test_render_compose_file.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ def test_render_compose_file_with_simple_config_and_no_defaults(load_template):
     result = render_compose_file(load_template, {
         "global": {
             "imageNamePrefix": "test/",
-            "imageNameSuffix": "test"
+            "imageVersion": "test"
         },
         "services": {
             "test": {
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ def test_render_compose_file_with_simple_config_and_defaults(load_template):
         }
     }, {
       "imageNamePrefix": "test/",
-      "imageNameSuffix": "test"
+      "imageVersion": "test"
     })
     expected = """
 services:
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ def test_render_compose_file_with_port_config(load_template):
     result = render_compose_file(load_template, {
         "global": {
             "imageNamePrefix": "test/",
-            "imageNameSuffix": "test",
+            "imageVersion": "test",
             "defaultPorts": {
                 "services": 1024,
                 "databases": 5432,