diff --git a/.github/workflows/downstream_testing.yml b/.github/workflows/downstream_testing.yml
index 38989c8d8..5eb58cbb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/downstream_testing.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/downstream_testing.yml
@@ -69,4 +69,5 @@ jobs:
         DS_YAML: ./${{ matrix.name }}/.github/workflows/${{ matrix.workflow_name }}
         DS_JOBS: ${{ matrix.jobs }}
         DS_MATRIX_EXCLUDE: ${{ matrix.matrix_exclude }}
-        DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
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+        DOCKER_BUILDKIT: 1
+        COMPOSE_DOCKER_CLI_BUILD: 1
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