diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index dbcbe946..c4053101 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ services:
       retries: 20
   etherpad:
     container_name: etherpad-container
-    image: etherpad/etherpad:1.8.17
+    image: etherpad/etherpad:2.5.2
     # ports:
     #   - 9001:9001
     environment:
@@ -57,8 +57,9 @@ services:
       DB_NAME: etherpaddb
       DB_USER: user
       DB_PASS: "hgu"
-      DB_CHARSET: utf8
+      DB_CHARSET: "utf8mb4"
       TRUST_PROXY: false
+      AUTHENTICATION_METHOD: "apikey"
     depends_on:
       etherpadsql:
         condition: "service_healthy"