diff --git a/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh b/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh
index 1338e0cea..7fdb2d67a 100755
--- a/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh
+++ b/docker/docker-bootstrap.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 
 set -eo pipefail
 
+# UV may not be installed in older images
+pip install uv
+
 # Make python interactive
 if [ "$DEV_MODE" == "true" ]; then
     echo "Reinstalling the app in editable mode"
diff --git a/docs/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx b/docs/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
index 67fe3d50c..a88c57f7d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
+++ b/docs/docs/installation/docker-compose.mdx
@@ -121,6 +121,13 @@ Here various release tags, github SHA, and latest `master` can be referenced by
 Refer to the docker-related documentation to learn more about existing tags you can point to
 from Docker Hub.
 
+:::note
+For option #2 and #3, we recommend checking out the release tag from the better repository
+(ie: `git checkout 4.0.0`) for more guaranteed results. This ensures that the `docker-compose.*.yml`
+configurations and that the mounted `docker/` scripts are in sync with the image you are
+looking to fire up.
+:::
+
 ## `docker compose` tips & configuration
 
 :::caution