diff --git a/install/management_compose.yaml b/install/management_compose.yaml
index f4c7b5f..d7ef4df 100644
--- a/install/management_compose.yaml
+++ b/install/management_compose.yaml
@@ -41,14 +41,14 @@ services:
       - DB_PASSWORD=replaceme
       - DB_NAME=nomad
       - DB_SSL=false
-      - REDIS_HOST=redis
+      - REDIS_HOST=valkey
       # If you change the Redis port, make sure to update this accordingly
       - REDIS_PORT=6379
       - DISABLE_COMPRESSION=false # Most reverse proxies (Nginx, Caddy, etc.) will skip compression if the response is already compressed so this is usally a win all around, but if this causes issues with your setup you can set it to "true" to disable gzip in the admin server
     depends_on:
       mysql:
         condition: service_healthy
-      redis:
+      valkey:
         condition: service_healthy
     healthcheck:
       test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8080/api/health"]
@@ -84,14 +84,14 @@ services:
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 10
-  redis:
-    image: redis:7-alpine
-    container_name: nomad_redis
+  valkey:
+    image: valkey/valkey:8-alpine
+    container_name: nomad_valkey
     restart: unless-stopped
     volumes:
-      - /opt/project-nomad/redis:/data # Persist Redis data on the host. This path can be changed if needed, just make sure it's writable by the container. Host persistence is important for Redis to ensure your data isn't lost when the container is removed or updated.
+      - /opt/project-nomad/valkey:/data # Persist Redis data on the host. This path can be changed if needed, just make sure it's writable by the container. Host persistence is important for Redis to ensure your data isn't lost when the container is removed or updated.
     healthcheck:
-      test: ["CMD", "redis-cli", "ping"]
+      test: ["CMD", "valkey-cli", "ping"]
       interval: 30s
       timeout: 10s
       retries: 3
diff --git a/install/sidecar-updater/update-watcher.sh b/install/sidecar-updater/update-watcher.sh
index fbb515d..fd475ed 100644
--- a/install/sidecar-updater/update-watcher.sh
+++ b/install/sidecar-updater/update-watcher.sh
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ perform_update() {
     log "Recreating containers individually (excluding updater)..."
     
     # List of services to update (excluding updater)
-    SERVICES_TO_UPDATE="admin mysql redis dozzle"
+    SERVICES_TO_UPDATE="admin mysql valkey dozzle"
     
     local current_progress=65
     local progress_per_service=8  # (95 - 65) / 4 services ≈ 8% per service