diff --git a/docs/arguments.md b/docs/arguments.md
index 414eace..2966370 100644
--- a/docs/arguments.md
+++ b/docs/arguments.md
@@ -166,13 +166,13 @@ Environment Variable: DOCKER_HOST
 ```
 
 ## Docker API version
-The API version to use by the Docker client for connecting to the Docker daemon. The minimum supported version is 1.24.
+The API version to use by the Docker client for connecting to the Docker daemon. The minimum supported version is 1.44.
 
 ```text
             Argument: --api-version, -a
 Environment Variable: DOCKER_API_VERSION
                 Type: String
-             Default: "1.45"
+             Default: "1.44"
 ```
 
 ## Include restarting
diff --git a/internal/flags/flags.go b/internal/flags/flags.go
index 71a5735..e71d02c 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 = "1.45"
+const DockerAPIMinVersion string = "1.44"
 
 var defaultInterval = int((time.Hour * 24).Seconds())