diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index db8eaf47cf..ec2a4d6669 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ buildscript {
     ext.liquibase_version = '3.6.3'
     ext.artifactory_contextUrl = 'https://software.r3.com/artifactory'
     ext.snake_yaml_version = constants.getProperty('snakeYamlVersion')
-    ext.docker_compose_rule_version = '0.35.0'
+    ext.docker_compose_rule_version = '1.5.0'
     ext.selenium_version = '3.141.59'
     ext.ghostdriver_version = '2.1.0'
     ext.proguard_version = constants.getProperty('proguardVersion')
diff --git a/samples/irs-demo/build.gradle b/samples/irs-demo/build.gradle
index 85a55fd6a3..700dd73dc4 100644
--- a/samples/irs-demo/build.gradle
+++ b/samples/irs-demo/build.gradle
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@ configurations {
     systemTestCompile.extendsFrom testCompile
 }
 
-repositories {
-    maven {
-        url 'https://dl.bintray.com/palantir/releases' // docker-compose-rule is published on bintray
-    }
-}
-
 evaluationDependsOn("cordapp")
 evaluationDependsOn("web")
 
diff --git a/samples/irs-demo/src/system-test/kotlin/net/corda/irs/IRSDemoDockerTest.kt b/samples/irs-demo/src/system-test/kotlin/net/corda/irs/IRSDemoDockerTest.kt
index 5826525411..4a53151dda 100644
--- a/samples/irs-demo/src/system-test/kotlin/net/corda/irs/IRSDemoDockerTest.kt
+++ b/samples/irs-demo/src/system-test/kotlin/net/corda/irs/IRSDemoDockerTest.kt
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package net.corda.irs
 
 import com.palantir.docker.compose.DockerComposeRule
-import com.palantir.docker.compose.ImmutableDockerComposeRule
 import com.palantir.docker.compose.configuration.DockerComposeFiles
 import com.palantir.docker.compose.connection.waiting.HealthChecks
 import org.junit.ClassRule
@@ -30,7 +29,7 @@ class IRSDemoDockerTest {
 
         @ClassRule
         @JvmField
-        var docker: ImmutableDockerComposeRule = DockerComposeRule.builder()
+        var docker: DockerComposeRule = DockerComposeRule.builder()
                 .files(DockerComposeFiles.from(
                         System.getProperty("CORDAPP_DOCKER_COMPOSE"),
                         System.getProperty("WEB_DOCKER_COMPOSE")))