diff --git a/internal/flags/flags.go b/internal/flags/flags.go
index c11cdae..cc7d9e7 100644
--- a/internal/flags/flags.go
+++ b/internal/flags/flags.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 
 // DockerAPIMinVersion is the minimum version of the docker api required to
 // use watchtower
-const DockerAPIMinVersion string = "1.25"
+const DockerAPIMinVersion string = "1.44"
 
 var defaultInterval = int((time.Hour * 24).Seconds())