diff --git a/kiwi_scp/_constants.py b/kiwi_scp/_constants.py
index 8cdae2f..3bccffd 100644
--- a/kiwi_scp/_constants.py
+++ b/kiwi_scp/_constants.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ RE_VARNAME = r"^[A-Za-z](?:[A-Za-z0-9\._-]*[A-Za-z0-9])$"
 KIWI_ROOT = os.path.dirname(__file__)
 # default name of kiwi-scp file
 KIWI_CONF_NAME = os.getenv('KIWI_CONF_NAME', "kiwi.yml")
+# default name of compose files
+COMPOSE_FILE_NAME = "docker-compose.yml"
 
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 # FILE NAMES