diff --git a/.github/scripts/ensure_compose_image.py b/.github/scripts/ensure_compose_image.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..00c1ee0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/ensure_compose_image.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+import sys
+import subprocess
+from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Tuple
+
+try:
+    import yaml
+except Exception:
+    sys.stderr.write("PyYAML is required to run this check.\n")
+    sys.exit(2)
+
+EXPECTED_IMAGE = "cooldockerizer93/spotizerr"
+
+
+def load_compose(path: Path):
+    with path.open("r", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        return yaml.safe_load(f) or {}
+
+
+def save_compose(path: Path, data) -> None:
+    with path.open("w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        yaml.safe_dump(data, f, sort_keys=False)
+
+
+def ensure_image_unversioned(data) -> Tuple[bool, str, str]:
+    """
+    Returns (changed, old_image, new_image)
+    """
+    services = (data or {}).get("services", {})
+    svc = services.get("spotizerr", {})
+    image = svc.get("image")
+    if image == EXPECTED_IMAGE:
+        return False, image, image
+
+    # Normalize to expected image if it has a tag/digest or is different
+    svc["image"] = EXPECTED_IMAGE
+    services["spotizerr"] = svc
+    data["services"] = services
+    return True, image, EXPECTED_IMAGE
+
+
+def git(*args: str) -> subprocess.CompletedProcess:
+    return subprocess.run(["git", *args], check=False, text=True, capture_output=True)
+
+
+def autocommit(file_path: str) -> None:
+    # Configure git identity if missing
+    git("config", "user.name").stdout
+    if git("config", "user.name").stdout.strip() == "":
+        git("config", "user.name", "github-actions[bot]")
+    if git("config", "user.email").stdout.strip() == "":
+        git("config", "user.email", "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com")
+    # Stage and commit
+    git("add", file_path)
+    status = git("status", "--porcelain").stdout.strip()
+    if status:
+        msg = "chore: normalize docker-compose image to cooldockerizer93/spotizerr"
+        commit_res = git("commit", "-m", msg)
+        if commit_res.returncode != 0:
+            sys.stderr.write(f"Git commit failed: {commit_res.stderr}\n")
+            sys.exit(1)
+        push_res = git("push")
+        if push_res.returncode != 0:
+            sys.stderr.write(f"Git push failed: {push_res.stderr}\n")
+            sys.exit(1)
+        print("Pushed normalization commit")
+    else:
+        print("No changes to commit")
+
+
+def main(argv: list[str]) -> int:
+    # Usage: ensure_compose_image.py [docker-compose.yaml] [--autocommit]
+    compose_path = (
+        Path(argv[1])
+        if len(argv) > 1 and not argv[1].startswith("-")
+        else Path("docker-compose.yaml")
+    )
+    do_autocommit = any(arg == "--autocommit" for arg in argv[1:])
+
+    if not compose_path.exists():
+        sys.stderr.write(f"File not found: {compose_path}\n")
+        return 1
+
+    try:
+        data = load_compose(compose_path)
+    except Exception as e:
+        sys.stderr.write(f"Failed to parse YAML from {compose_path}: {e}\n")
+        return 1
+
+    changed, old_image, new_image = ensure_image_unversioned(data)
+
+    if changed:
+        save_compose(compose_path, data)
+        sys.stderr.write(
+            f"Normalized services.spotizerr.image from '{old_image}' to '{new_image}'\n"
+        )
+        # For pre-commit: exit non-zero to force user to re-stage
+        if do_autocommit:
+            autocommit(str(compose_path))
+            return 0
+        return 1
+
+    print(f"OK: docker-compose image is '{EXPECTED_IMAGE}'")
+    return 0
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(main(sys.argv))
diff --git a/.github/workflows/compose-image-guard.yml b/.github/workflows/compose-image-guard.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c5113c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/compose-image-guard.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+name: Compose Image Guard
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ dev, main, master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'docker-compose.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/compose-image-guard.yml'
+      - '.github/scripts/ensure_compose_image.py'
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ dev, main, master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'docker-compose.yaml'
+      - '.github/workflows/compose-image-guard.yml'
+      - '.github/scripts/ensure_compose_image.py'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  validate-compose-image:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: '3.x'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pyyaml
+
+      # On pushes to this repo: normalize and push
+      - name: Validate and normalize (auto-commit on push)
+        if: github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository == 'Xoconoch/spotizerr'
+        run: python .github/scripts/ensure_compose_image.py docker-compose.yaml --autocommit
+
+      # On PRs (including forks): validate only, no push
+      - name: Validate (no auto-commit on PR)
+        if: github.event_name != 'push' || github.repository != 'Xoconoch/spotizerr'
+        run: python .github/scripts/ensure_compose_image.py docker-compose.yaml
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diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 70035fc..821bd17 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@ repos:
             args: [--no-strict-optional, --ignore-missing-imports]
             exclude: ^spotizerr-ui/
             # NOTE: you might need to add some deps here:
-            additional_dependencies: [waitress==3.0.2, types-waitress, types-requests]
+            additional_dependencies: [waitress==3.0.2, types-waitress, types-requests, types-PyYAML]
diff --git a/docker-compose.yaml b/docker-compose.yaml
index 18a57b7..d7bba01 100755
--- a/docker-compose.yaml
+++ b/docker-compose.yaml
@@ -1,32 +1,28 @@
 name: spotizerr
-
 services:
   spotizerr:
-    image: cooldockerizer93/spotizerr:beta
+    image: cooldockerizer93/spotizerr
     volumes:
-      - ./data:/app/data
-      - ./downloads:/app/downloads  # <-- Change this for your music library dir
-      - ./logs:/app/logs  # <-- Volume for persistent logs
+    - ./data:/app/data
+    - ./downloads:/app/downloads
+    - ./logs:/app/logs
     ports:
-      - 7171:7171
+    - 7171:7171
     container_name: spotizerr-app
     restart: unless-stopped
     env_file:
-      - .env
-
+    - .env
     depends_on:
-      - redis
-
+    - redis
   redis:
     image: redis:alpine
     container_name: spotizerr-redis
     restart: unless-stopped
     env_file:
-      - .env
+    - .env
     volumes:
-      - redis-data:/data
+    - redis-data:/data
     command: sh -c 'redis-server --requirepass "$REDIS_PASSWORD" --appendonly yes'
-
 volumes:
   redis-data:
     driver: local