diff --git a/cmd/compose/convert.go b/cmd/compose/convert.go
index cb66ebba3..0ad85fa19 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/convert.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/convert.go
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ type convertOptions struct {
 	quiet               bool
 	resolveImageDigests bool
 	noInterpolate       bool
+	noNormalize         bool
 	services            bool
 	volumes             bool
 	profiles            bool
@@ -66,6 +67,9 @@ func convertCommand(p *projectOptions, backend api.Service) *cobra.Command {
 				}
 				os.Stdout = devnull
 			}
+			if p.Compatibility {
+				opts.noNormalize = true
+			}
 			return nil
 		}),
 		RunE: Adapt(func(ctx context.Context, args []string) error {
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ func convertCommand(p *projectOptions, backend api.Service) *cobra.Command {
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.resolveImageDigests, "resolve-image-digests", false, "Pin image tags to digests.")
 	flags.BoolVarP(&opts.quiet, "quiet", "q", false, "Only validate the configuration, don't print anything.")
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.noInterpolate, "no-interpolate", false, "Don't interpolate environment variables.")
+	flags.BoolVar(&opts.noNormalize, "no-normalize", false, "Don't normalize compose model.")
 
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.services, "services", false, "Print the service names, one per line.")
 	flags.BoolVar(&opts.volumes, "volumes", false, "Print the volume names, one per line.")
@@ -103,7 +108,10 @@ func convertCommand(p *projectOptions, backend api.Service) *cobra.Command {
 
 func runConvert(ctx context.Context, backend api.Service, opts convertOptions, services []string) error {
 	var json []byte
-	project, err := opts.toProject(services, cli.WithInterpolation(!opts.noInterpolate), cli.WithResolvedPaths(true))
+	project, err := opts.toProject(services,
+		cli.WithInterpolation(!opts.noInterpolate),
+		cli.WithResolvedPaths(true),
+		cli.WithNormalization(!opts.noNormalize))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a1b52c33c..ba5bf25f3 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/AlecAivazis/survey/v2 v2.2.3
 	github.com/buger/goterm v1.0.0
 	github.com/cnabio/cnab-to-oci v0.3.1-beta1
-	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.0.5
+	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.0.6-0.20211119110428-ae73362e0b78
 	github.com/containerd/console v1.0.2
 	github.com/containerd/containerd v1.5.8
 	github.com/distribution/distribution/v3 v3.0.0-20210316161203-a01c71e2477e
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index bdfb55b80..c1c127f0b 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20200629203442-efcf912fb354/go.mod h1:WmhPx2Nbnht
 github.com/cncf/udpa/go v0.0.0-20201120205902-5459f2c99403/go.mod h1:WmhPx2Nbnhtbo57+VJT5O0JRkEi1Wbu0z5j0R8u5Hbk=
 github.com/cockroachdb/datadriven v0.0.0-20190809214429-80d97fb3cbaa/go.mod h1:zn76sxSg3SzpJ0PPJaLDCu+Bu0Lg3sKTORVIj19EIF8=
 github.com/codahale/hdrhistogram v0.0.0-20160425231609-f8ad88b59a58/go.mod h1:sE/e/2PUdi/liOCUjSTXgM1o87ZssimdTWN964YiIeI=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.0.5 h1:WtfK7tJsk5C8h12iggum7p28kTxeXH7Xi5c/pLfnBwk=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.0.5/go.mod h1:LQ/JAjSIyh8bTu4RV6nkyf0Ow/Yf3qpvzrdEigxduiw=
+github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.0.6-0.20211119110428-ae73362e0b78 h1:8zmr/JM1PS8orwbSNMnQEPTVEcRVQxRs5iVwKyw54wI=
+github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.0.6-0.20211119110428-ae73362e0b78/go.mod h1:LQ/JAjSIyh8bTu4RV6nkyf0Ow/Yf3qpvzrdEigxduiw=
 github.com/compose-spec/godotenv v1.1.0 h1:wzShe5P6L/Aw3wsV357eWlZdMcPaOe2V2+3+qGwMEL4=
 github.com/compose-spec/godotenv v1.1.0/go.mod h1:zF/3BOa18Z24tts5qnO/E9YURQanJTBUf7nlcCTNsyc=
 github.com/containerd/aufs v0.0.0-20200908144142-dab0cbea06f4/go.mod h1:nukgQABAEopAHvB6j7cnP5zJ+/3aVcE7hCYqvIwAHyE=