diff --git a/build/teamcity/cockroach/nightlies/compose.sh b/build/teamcity/cockroach/nightlies/compose.sh
index 4d870b916077..290590bbd4e7 100755
--- a/build/teamcity/cockroach/nightlies/compose.sh
+++ b/build/teamcity/cockroach/nightlies/compose.sh
@@ -6,22 +6,17 @@ dir="$(dirname $(dirname $(dirname $(dirname "${0}"))))"
 source "$dir/teamcity-support.sh"
 source "$dir/teamcity-bazel-support.sh"
 
-# The test failures generated by TestComposeCompare are not necessarily
-# failures per se. They're cases of behavioral divergences from Postgres. While
-# our compatibility guarantees are not 100%, it's better to treat failures as
-# information to occasionally review.
-export SKIP_LABEL_TEST_FAILURE=1
-
 tc_start_block "Run compose tests"
 
 bazel build //pkg/cmd/bazci --config=ci
 BAZEL_BIN=$(bazel info bazel-bin --config=ci)
 BAZCI=$BAZEL_BIN/pkg/cmd/bazci/bazci_/bazci
 
-bazel build //pkg/cmd/cockroach //pkg/compose/compare/compare:compare_test --config=ci --config=crosslinux --config=test
+bazel build //pkg/cmd/cockroach //pkg/compose/compare/compare:compare_test //c-deps:libgeos --config=ci --config=crosslinux --config=test
 CROSSBIN=$(bazel info bazel-bin --config=ci --config=crosslinux --config=test)
 COCKROACH=$CROSSBIN/pkg/cmd/cockroach/cockroach_/cockroach
 COMPAREBIN=$CROSSBIN/pkg/compose/compare/compare/compare_test_/compare_test
+LIBGEOSDIR=$(bazel info execution_root --config=crosslinux --config=ci --config=test)/external/archived_cdep_libgeos_linux/lib/
 ARTIFACTS_DIR=$PWD/artifacts
 mkdir -p $ARTIFACTS_DIR
 
@@ -35,6 +30,7 @@ $BAZCI --artifacts_dir=$ARTIFACTS_DIR -- \
        --test_env=COCKROACH_RUN_COMPOSE=true \
        --test_arg -cockroach --test_arg $COCKROACH \
        --test_arg -compare --test_arg $COMPAREBIN \
+       --test_arg -libgeosdir --test_arg $LIBGEOSDIR \
        --test_timeout=1800 || exit_status=$?
 
 tc_end_block "Run compose tests"
diff --git a/dev b/dev
index fe09bb8f21a4..043d36fd002d 100755
--- a/dev
+++ b/dev
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ fi
 set -euo pipefail
 
 # Bump this counter to force rebuilding `dev` on all machines.
-DEV_VERSION=94
+DEV_VERSION=95
 
 THIS_DIR=$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)
 BINARY_DIR=$THIS_DIR/bin/dev-versions
diff --git a/pkg/cmd/dev/compose.go b/pkg/cmd/dev/compose.go
index 01eccb258c89..92abd6f439b5 100644
--- a/pkg/cmd/dev/compose.go
+++ b/pkg/cmd/dev/compose.go
@@ -12,11 +12,15 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 )
 
+const eachFlag = "each"
+
 func makeComposeCmd(runE func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error) *cobra.Command {
 	composeCmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:     "compose",
@@ -30,6 +34,7 @@ func makeComposeCmd(runE func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error) *cobra.C
 	addCommonTestFlags(composeCmd)
 	composeCmd.Flags().Bool(noRebuildCockroachFlag, false, "set if it is unnecessary to rebuild cockroach (artifacts/cockroach must already exist, e.g. after being created by a previous `dev compose` run)")
 	composeCmd.Flags().String(volumeFlag, "bzlhome", "the Docker volume to use as the container home directory (only used for cross builds)")
+	composeCmd.Flags().Duration(eachFlag, 10*time.Minute, "individual test timeout")
 	return composeCmd
 }
 
@@ -40,10 +45,11 @@ func (d *dev) compose(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 		noRebuildCockroach = mustGetFlagBool(cmd, noRebuildCockroachFlag)
 		short              = mustGetFlagBool(cmd, shortFlag)
 		timeout            = mustGetFlagDuration(cmd, timeoutFlag)
+		each               = mustGetFlagDuration(cmd, eachFlag)
 	)
 
 	if !noRebuildCockroach {
-		crossArgs, targets, err := d.getBasicBuildArgs(ctx, []string{"//pkg/cmd/cockroach:cockroach", "//pkg/compose/compare/compare:compare_test"})
+		crossArgs, targets, err := d.getBasicBuildArgs(ctx, []string{"//pkg/cmd/cockroach:cockroach", "//pkg/compose/compare/compare:compare_test", "//c-deps:libgeos"})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -58,8 +64,23 @@ func (d *dev) compose(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	cockroachBin := filepath.Join(workspace, "artifacts", "cockroach")
-	compareBin := filepath.Join(workspace, "artifacts", "compare_test")
+	artifactsDir := filepath.Join(workspace, "artifacts")
+	cockroachBin := filepath.Join(artifactsDir, "cockroach")
+	compareBin := filepath.Join(artifactsDir, "compare_test")
+
+	// Copy libgeos files to a temporary directory, since the compose tests expect
+	// libgeos files to be in their own directory.
+	libGeosDir, err := os.MkdirTemp("", "lib")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	for _, geoLib := range []string{"libgeos.so", "libgeos_c.so"} {
+		src := filepath.Join(artifactsDir, geoLib)
+		dst := filepath.Join(libGeosDir, geoLib)
+		if err := d.os.CopyFile(src, dst); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
 
 	var args []string
 	args = append(args, "test", "//pkg/compose:compose_test")
@@ -75,9 +96,15 @@ func (d *dev) compose(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
 	if timeout > 0 {
 		args = append(args, fmt.Sprintf("--test_timeout=%d", int(timeout.Seconds())))
 	}
+	if each > 0 {
+		args = append(args, "--test_arg", "-each", "--test_arg", each.String())
+	}
 
 	args = append(args, "--test_arg", "-cockroach", "--test_arg", cockroachBin)
+	args = append(args, "--test_arg", "-libgeosdir", "--test_arg", libGeosDir)
 	args = append(args, "--test_arg", "-compare", "--test_arg", compareBin)
+	args = append(args, "--test_arg", "-test.v")
+	args = append(args, "--test_output", "all")
 	args = append(args, "--test_env", "COCKROACH_DEV_LICENSE")
 	args = append(args, "--test_env", "COCKROACH_RUN_COMPOSE=true")
 
diff --git a/pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml b/pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml
index a0567ba6d557..086ef0473418 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ services:
     command: /cockroach/cockroach start-single-node --insecure --listen-addr cockroach1
     volumes:
       - "${COCKROACH_PATH}:/cockroach/cockroach"
+      - "${LIBGEOS_DIR_PATH}:/cockroach/lib"
   cockroach2:
     # We use a docker image mirror to avoid pulling from 3rd party repos, which sometimes have reliability issues.
     # See https://cockroachlabs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/devinf/pages/3462594561/Docker+image+sync for the details.
@@ -14,16 +15,19 @@ services:
     command: /cockroach/cockroach start-single-node --insecure --listen-addr cockroach2
     volumes:
       - "${COCKROACH_PATH}:/cockroach/cockroach"
+      - "${LIBGEOS_DIR_PATH}:/cockroach/lib"
   test:
     # We use a docker image mirror to avoid pulling from 3rd party repos, which sometimes have reliability issues.
     # See https://cockroachlabs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/devinf/pages/3462594561/Docker+image+sync for the details.
     image: us-east1-docker.pkg.dev/crl-docker-sync/docker-mirror/docker.io/library/ubuntu:xenial-20170214
     environment:
       - COCKROACH_DEV_LICENSE=$COCKROACH_DEV_LICENSE
+      - COCKROACH_RUN_COMPOSE_COMPARE=${COCKROACH_RUN_COMPOSE_COMPARE}
     # compare.test is a binary built by the pkg/compose/prepare.sh in non-bazel builds
-    command: /compare/compare.test -each ${EACH} -test.run ${TESTS} -artifacts ${ARTIFACTS}
+    command: /compare/compare.test -test.v -each ${EACH} -test.run ${TESTS} -artifacts ${ARTIFACTS}
     depends_on:
       - cockroach1
       - cockroach2
     volumes:
       - "${COMPARE_DIR_PATH}:/compare"
+      - "${LIBGEOS_DIR_PATH}:/compare/lib"
diff --git a/pkg/compose/compose_test.go b/pkg/compose/compose_test.go
index 627df68daaf0..90f4086ec52a 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/compose_test.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/compose_test.go
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ import (
 var (
 	// flagEach controls how long we are going to run each compose test. Ensure bazel BUILD file
 	// of compose tests has a longer timeout.
-	flagEach      = flag.Duration("each", 10*time.Minute, "individual test timeout")
-	flagTests     = flag.String("tests", ".", "tests within docker compose to run")
-	flagArtifacts = flag.String("artifacts", "", "artifact directory")
-	flagCockroach = flag.String("cockroach", "", "path to the cockroach executable")
-	flagCompare   = flag.String("compare", "", "path to the compare test (only valid for bazel-driven test)")
+	flagEach       = flag.Duration("each", 10*time.Minute, "individual test timeout")
+	flagTests      = flag.String("tests", ".", "tests within docker compose to run")
+	flagArtifacts  = flag.String("artifacts", "", "artifact directory")
+	flagCockroach  = flag.String("cockroach", "", "path to the cockroach executable")
+	flagLibGeosDir = flag.String("libgeosdir", "", "path to the libgeos directory (only valid for bazel-driven test)")
+	flagCompare    = flag.String("compare", "", "path to the compare test (only valid for bazel-driven test)")
 )
 
 func copyBin(src, dst string) error {
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ func TestComposeCompare(t *testing.T) {
 	if os.Getenv("COCKROACH_RUN_COMPOSE") == "" {
 		skip.IgnoreLint(t, "COCKROACH_RUN_COMPOSE not set")
 	}
-	var cockroachBin, compareDir, dockerComposeYml string
+	var cockroachBin, libGeosDir, compareDir, dockerComposeYml string
 	if bazel.BuiltWithBazel() {
 		var err error
 		dockerComposeYml, err = bazel.Runfile("pkg/compose/compare/docker-compose.yml")
@@ -65,6 +66,9 @@ func TestComposeCompare(t *testing.T) {
 		if *flagCockroach == "" {
 			t.Fatal("-cockroach not set")
 		}
+		if *flagLibGeosDir == "" {
+			t.Fatal("-libgeosdir not set")
+		}
 		if *flagCompare == "" {
 			t.Fatal("-compare not set")
 		}
@@ -75,12 +79,21 @@ func TestComposeCompare(t *testing.T) {
 		composeBinsDir := t.TempDir()
 		compareDir = composeBinsDir
 		cockroachBin = filepath.Join(composeBinsDir, "cockroach")
-		err = copyBin(*flagCockroach, cockroachBin)
-		if err != nil {
+		libGeosDir = filepath.Join(composeBinsDir, "lib")
+		if err = os.MkdirAll(libGeosDir, 0755); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
-		err = copyBin(*flagCompare, filepath.Join(composeBinsDir, "compare.test"))
-		if err != nil {
+		if err := copyBin(*flagCockroach, cockroachBin); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		for _, geoLib := range []string{"libgeos.so", "libgeos_c.so"} {
+			src := filepath.Join(*flagLibGeosDir, geoLib)
+			dst := filepath.Join(libGeosDir, geoLib)
+			if err := copyBin(src, dst); err != nil {
+				t.Fatal(err)
+			}
+		}
+		if err = copyBin(*flagCompare, filepath.Join(composeBinsDir, "compare.test")); err != nil {
 			t.Fatal(err)
 		}
 		if *flagArtifacts == "" {
@@ -94,6 +107,10 @@ func TestComposeCompare(t *testing.T) {
 		if cockroachBin == "" {
 			cockroachBin = "../../../cockroach-linux-2.6.32-gnu-amd64"
 		}
+		libGeosDir = *flagLibGeosDir
+		if libGeosDir == "" {
+			libGeosDir = "../../../lib"
+		}
 		compareDir = "./compare"
 		dockerComposeYml = filepath.Join("compare", "docker-compose.yml")
 		if *flagArtifacts == "" {
@@ -112,6 +129,7 @@ func TestComposeCompare(t *testing.T) {
 		fmt.Sprintf("EACH=%s", *flagEach),
 		fmt.Sprintf("TESTS=%s", *flagTests),
 		fmt.Sprintf("COCKROACH_PATH=%s", cockroachBin),
+		fmt.Sprintf("LIBGEOS_DIR_PATH=%s", libGeosDir),
 		fmt.Sprintf("COMPARE_DIR_PATH=%s", compareDir),
 		fmt.Sprintf("ARTIFACTS=%s", *flagArtifacts),
 		fmt.Sprintf("COCKROACH_DEV_LICENSE=%s", envutil.EnvOrDefaultString("COCKROACH_DEV_LICENSE", "")),
@@ -119,8 +137,8 @@ func TestComposeCompare(t *testing.T) {
 		"COCKROACH_RUN_COMPOSE_COMPARE=true",
 	}
 	out, err := cmd.CombinedOutput()
+	t.Log(string(out))
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Log(string(out))
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
 }