diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 829ef64..9db0f33 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 # COMPOSE_PROFILES=analytics,activitypub
 
+# Which Ghost version to run
+GHOST_VERSION=5-alpine
+
 DOMAIN=example.com
 
 # Location to store uploaded data
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index cfb2957..733d6b5 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@ services:
       - ghost_network
 
   ghost:
-    image: ghost:5-alpine
+    # Do not alter this without updating the Tinybird Sync container as well
+    image: ghost:${GHOST_VERSION:-5-alpine}
     restart: always
     expose:
       - "2368"
@@ -116,7 +117,8 @@ services:
   # Suporting Services
 
   tinybird-sync:
-    image: ghost:5-alpine
+    # Do not alter this without updating the Ghost container as well
+    image: ghost:${GHOST_VERSION:-5-alpine}
     command: >
       sh -c "
         if [ -d /var/lib/ghost/current/core/server/data/tinybird ]; then