diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc778a31e..e52dd0830 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ See: http://nodejs.org
 
 ```dockerfile
 # specify the node base image with your desired version node:<version>
-FROM node:16
+FROM node:22
 # replace this with your application's default port
 EXPOSE 8888
 ```
@@ -67,21 +67,16 @@ $ docker run -it --rm --name my-running-app my-nodejs-app
 If you prefer Docker Compose:
 
 ```yml
-version: "2"
 services:
   node:
-    image: "node:8"
-    user: "node"
-    working_dir: /home/node/app
+    image: "node:22"
     environment:
       - NODE_ENV=production
     volumes:
       - ./:/home/node/app
-    expose:
-      - "8081"
     ports: # use if it is necessary to expose the container to the host machine
-      - "8001:8001"
-    command: "npm start"
+      - "8888:8888"
+    command: ["npm", "start"]
 ```
 
 You can then run using Docker Compose:
@@ -105,7 +100,7 @@ complete `Dockerfile`. In such cases, you can run a Node.js script by using the
 Node.js Docker image directly:
 
 ```console
-$ docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script -v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app node:8 node your-daemon-or-script.js
+$ docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script -v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app node:22 node your-daemon-or-script.js
 ```
 
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