diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 99fd018..59cc085 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -931,6 +931,7 @@ const mapImListOutput = (output, options) => {
                 container: serviceLine.ContainerName,
                 repository: serviceLine.Repository,
                 tag: serviceLine.Tag,
+                platform: serviceLine.Platform || '',
                 id: idFragment
             };
         });
@@ -943,6 +944,7 @@ const mapImListOutput = (output, options) => {
         .map((line) => {
         // the line has the columns in the following order:
         // CONTAINER   REPOSITORY   TAG   IMAGE ID   SIZE
+        // Note: newer docker compose versions may include PLATFORM column
         const lineColumns = line.split(/\s{3,}/);
         const containerFragment = lineColumns[0] || line;
         const repositoryFragment = lineColumns[1] || '';
@@ -952,6 +954,7 @@ const mapImListOutput = (output, options) => {
             container: containerFragment.trim(),
             repository: repositoryFragment.trim(),
             tag: tagFragment.trim(),
+            platform: '',
             id: idFragment.trim()
         };
     });
@@ -1238,8 +1241,13 @@ const ps = async function (options) {
 exports.ps = ps;
 const images = async function (options) {
     try {
-        const result = await (0, exports.execCompose)('images', [], options);
-        const data = (0, exports.mapImListOutput)(result.out, options);
+        // Always use JSON format for robust parsing across docker compose versions
+        const jsonOptions = {
+            ...options,
+            commandOptions: [...(options?.commandOptions || []), ['--format', 'json']]
+        };
+        const result = await (0, exports.execCompose)('images', [], jsonOptions);
+        const data = (0, exports.mapImListOutput)(result.out, jsonOptions);
         return {
             ...result,
             data
diff --git a/dist/post.js b/dist/post.js
index 1e013b8..3128a34 100644
--- a/dist/post.js
+++ b/dist/post.js
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ const mapImListOutput = (output, options) => {
                 container: serviceLine.ContainerName,
                 repository: serviceLine.Repository,
                 tag: serviceLine.Tag,
+                platform: serviceLine.Platform || '',
                 id: idFragment
             };
         });
@@ -100,6 +101,7 @@ const mapImListOutput = (output, options) => {
         .map((line) => {
         // the line has the columns in the following order:
         // CONTAINER   REPOSITORY   TAG   IMAGE ID   SIZE
+        // Note: newer docker compose versions may include PLATFORM column
         const lineColumns = line.split(/\s{3,}/);
         const containerFragment = lineColumns[0] || line;
         const repositoryFragment = lineColumns[1] || '';
@@ -109,6 +111,7 @@ const mapImListOutput = (output, options) => {
             container: containerFragment.trim(),
             repository: repositoryFragment.trim(),
             tag: tagFragment.trim(),
+            platform: '',
             id: idFragment.trim()
         };
     });
@@ -395,8 +398,13 @@ const ps = async function (options) {
 exports.ps = ps;
 const images = async function (options) {
     try {
-        const result = await (0, exports.execCompose)('images', [], options);
-        const data = (0, exports.mapImListOutput)(result.out, options);
+        // Always use JSON format for robust parsing across docker compose versions
+        const jsonOptions = {
+            ...options,
+            commandOptions: [...(options?.commandOptions || []), ['--format', 'json']]
+        };
+        const result = await (0, exports.execCompose)('images', [], jsonOptions);
+        const data = (0, exports.mapImListOutput)(result.out, jsonOptions);
         return {
             ...result,
             data
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b8846f0..aab72b8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         "@actions/github": "^9.0.0",
         "@actions/tool-cache": "^4.0.0",
         "@octokit/action": "^8.0.4",
-        "docker-compose": "^1.3.0"
+        "docker-compose": "^1.3.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@ts-dev-tools/core": "^1.9.14",
@@ -5731,9 +5731,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/docker-compose": {
-      "version": "1.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/docker-compose/-/docker-compose-1.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-7Gevk/5eGD50+eMD+XDnFnOrruFkL0kSd7jEG4cjmqweDSUhB7i0g8is/nBdVpl+Bx338SqIB2GLKm32M+Vs6g==",
+      "version": "1.3.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/docker-compose/-/docker-compose-1.3.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-rF0wH69G3CCcmkN9J1RVMQBaKe8o77LT/3XmqcLIltWWVxcWAzp2TnO7wS3n/umZHN3/EVrlT3exSBMal+Ou1w==",
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "yaml": "^2.2.2"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be1f1bf..460c157 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "@actions/github": "^9.0.0",
     "@actions/tool-cache": "^4.0.0",
     "@octokit/action": "^8.0.4",
-    "docker-compose": "^1.3.0"
+    "docker-compose": "^1.3.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@ts-dev-tools/core": "^1.9.14",