diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6a3e68d..5b2501c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-**/.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+**/.DS_Store
+*.env
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index d674183..a6279b6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ services:
   bootstrap:
     image: ${NWAKU_IMAGE}
     restart: on-failure
+    labels:
+      com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable: '${WATCHTOWER_ENABLED:-false}'
     # TODO: expose some ports to inject traffic
     ports:
       - 127.0.0.1:60000:60000
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ services:
   nwaku:
     image: ${NWAKU_IMAGE}
     restart: on-failure
+    labels:
+      com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable: '${WATCHTOWER_ENABLED:-false}'
     deploy:
       replicas: ${NUM_NWAKU_NODES}
     entrypoint: sh
@@ -46,6 +50,8 @@ services:
   gowaku:
     image: ${GOWAKU_IMAGE}
     restart: on-failure
+    labels:
+      com.centurylinklabs.watchtower.enable: '${WATCHTOWER_ENABLED:-false}'
     deploy:
       replicas: ${NUM_GOWAKU_NODES}
     entrypoint: sh