diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.trigger.integration.tests.sh b/.buildkite/pipeline.trigger.integration.tests.sh
index 6cc396c901..3dd8f559f9 100755
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.trigger.integration.tests.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.trigger.integration.tests.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 # exit immediately on failure, or if an undefined variable is used
 set -eu
 
+
 # begin the pipeline.yml file
 echo "steps:"
 echo "  - group: \":terminal: Integration test suite\""
@@ -110,14 +111,21 @@ echo "          - build/elastic-stack-dump/install-zip-shellinit/logs/*.log"
 
 echo "      - label: \":go: Running integration test: test-profiles-command\""
 echo "        command: ./.buildkite/scripts/integration_tests.sh -t test-profiles-command"
+echo "        env:"
+echo "          DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION: \"false\""
+echo "          DOCKER_VERSION: \"false\""
 echo "        agents:"
-echo "          provider: \"gcp\""
+echo "          image: \"${LINUX_AGENT_IMAGE}\""
+echo "          cpu: \"8\""
+echo "          memory: \"4G\""
 
 echo "      - label: \":go: Running integration test: test-check-update-version\""
 echo "        command: ./.buildkite/scripts/integration_tests.sh -t test-check-update-version"
 echo "        env:"
 echo "          DEFAULT_VERSION_TAG: v0.80.0"
+echo "          DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION: \"false\""
+echo "          DOCKER_VERSION: \"false\""
 echo "        agents:"
 echo "          image: \"${LINUX_AGENT_IMAGE}\""
 echo "          cpu: \"8\""
-echo "          memory: \"4G\""
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "          memory: \"4G\""
diff --git a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
index 888ed00588..3a379cc05b 100644
--- a/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.buildkite/pipeline.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ env:
   SETUP_GVM_VERSION: 'v0.5.1' # https://github.com/andrewkroh/gvm/issues/44#issuecomment-1013231151
   ELASTIC_PACKAGE_COMPOSE_DISABLE_ANSI: "true"
   ELASTIC_PACKAGE_COMPOSE_DISABLE_PULL_PROGRESS_INFORMATION: "true"
+  DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION: "v2.24.1"
+  DOCKER_VERSION: "24.0.7"
   KIND_VERSION: 'v0.20.0'
   K8S_VERSION: 'v1.29.0'
   LINUX_AGENT_IMAGE: "golang:${GO_VERSION}"
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/install_deps.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/install_deps.sh
index 0c10ceacba..3abdb77741 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/install_deps.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/install_deps.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,44 @@ add_bin_path(){
     export PATH="${WORKSPACE}/bin:${PATH}"
 }
 
+with_docker() {
+    if [[ "${DOCKER_VERSION:-"false"}" == "false" ]]; then
+        echo "Skip docker installation"
+        return
+    fi
+    local ubuntu_version
+    local ubuntu_codename
+    local architecture
+    ubuntu_version="$(lsb_release -rs)" # 20.04
+    ubuntu_codename="$(lsb_release -sc)" # focal
+    architecture=$(dpkg --print-architecture)
+    local debian_version="5:${DOCKER_VERSION}-1~ubuntu.${ubuntu_version}~${ubuntu_codename}"
+
+    sudo sudo mkdir -p /etc/apt/keyrings
+    curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo gpg --dearmor -o /etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg
+    echo "deb [arch=${architecture} signed-by=/etc/apt/keyrings/docker.gpg] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu ${ubuntu_codename} stable" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list > /dev/null
+    sudo apt-get update
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --allow-downgrades -y "docker-ce=${debian_version}"
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install --allow-downgrades -y "docker-ce-cli=${debian_version}"
+    sudo systemctl start docker
+}
+
+with_docker_compose_plugin() {
+    if [[ "${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION:-"false"}" == "false" ]]; then
+        echo "Skip docker compose installation (plugin)"
+        return
+    fi
+    create_bin_folder
+    check_platform_architecture
+
+    local DOCKER_CONFIG="$HOME/.docker/cli-plugins"
+    mkdir -p "$DOCKER_CONFIG"
+
+    retry 5 curl -SL -o ${DOCKER_CONFIG}/docker-compose "https://github.com/docker/compose/releases/download/${DOCKER_COMPOSE_VERSION}/docker-compose-${platform_type_lowercase}-${hw_type}"
+    chmod +x ${DOCKER_CONFIG}/docker-compose
+    docker compose version
+}
+
 with_kubernetes() {
     create_bin_folder
     check_platform_architecture
diff --git a/.buildkite/scripts/integration_tests.sh b/.buildkite/scripts/integration_tests.sh
index 101a48a10d..c29fbcfd86 100755
--- a/.buildkite/scripts/integration_tests.sh
+++ b/.buildkite/scripts/integration_tests.sh
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ add_bin_path
 echo "--- install go"
 with_go
 
+echo "--- install docker"
+with_docker
+
+echo "--- install docker-compose plugin"
+with_docker_compose_plugin
+
 if [[ "${TARGET}" == "${KIND_TARGET}" ]]; then
     echo "--- install kubectl & kind"
     with_kubernetes