diff --git a/pkg/compose/api_versions.go b/pkg/compose/api_versions.go
index d89540c002..bccb4ad277 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/api_versions.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/api_versions.go
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ package compose
 // Docker Engine API version constants.
 // These versions correspond to specific Docker Engine releases and their features.
 const (
-	// APIVersion148 represents Docker Engine API version 1.48 (Engine v28.0).
+	// apiVersion148 represents Docker Engine API version 1.48 (Engine v28.0).
 	//
 	// New features in this version:
 	//  - Volume mounts with type=image support
 	//
 	// Before this version:
 	//  - Only bind, volume, and tmpfs mount types were supported
-	APIVersion148 = "1.48"
+	apiVersion148 = "1.48"
 
-	// APIVersion149 represents Docker Engine API version 1.49 (Engine v28.1).
+	// apiVersion149 represents Docker Engine API version 1.49 (Engine v28.1).
 	//
 	// New features in this version:
 	//  - Network interface_name configuration
@@ -37,14 +37,14 @@ const (
 	// Before this version:
 	//  - interface_name was not configurable
 	//  - ImageList didn't support platform filtering
-	APIVersion149 = "1.49"
+	apiVersion149 = "1.49"
 )
 
 // Docker Engine version strings for user-facing error messages.
 // These should be used in error messages to provide clear version requirements.
 const (
-	// DockerEngineV28 is the major version string for Docker Engine 28.x
-	DockerEngineV28 = "v28"
+	// dockerEngineV28 is the major version string for Docker Engine 28.x
+	dockerEngineV28 = "v28"
 
 	// DockerEngineV28_1 is the specific version string for Docker Engine 28.1
 	DockerEngineV28_1 = "v28.1"
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@ const (
 
 // Build tool version constants
 const (
-	// BuildxMinVersion is the minimum required version of buildx for compose build
-	BuildxMinVersion = "0.17.0"
+	// buildxMinVersion is the minimum required version of buildx for compose build
+	buildxMinVersion = "0.17.0"
 )
diff --git a/pkg/compose/build_bake.go b/pkg/compose/build_bake.go
index 33c1ef212d..2d79d94a73 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/build_bake.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/build_bake.go
@@ -424,8 +424,8 @@ func (s *composeService) getBuildxPlugin() (*manager.Plugin, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to get version of buildx")
 	}
 
-	if versions.LessThan(buildx.Version[1:], BuildxMinVersion) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("compose build requires buildx %s or later", BuildxMinVersion)
+	if versions.LessThan(buildx.Version[1:], buildxMinVersion) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("compose build requires buildx %s or later", buildxMinVersion)
 	}
 
 	return buildx, nil
diff --git a/pkg/compose/create.go b/pkg/compose/create.go
index 58305ef69b..23cba9f5d1 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/create.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/create.go
@@ -528,7 +528,7 @@ func defaultNetworkSettings(project *types.Project,
 		return network.NetworkNone, nil, nil
 	}
 
-	if versions.LessThan(version, APIVersion149) {
+	if versions.LessThan(version, apiVersion149) {
 		for _, config := range service.Networks {
 			if config != nil && config.InterfaceName != "" {
 				return "", nil, fmt.Errorf("interface_name requires Docker Engine %s or later", DockerEngineV28_1)
@@ -901,8 +901,8 @@ func (s *composeService) buildContainerVolumes(
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, nil, err
 			}
-			if versions.LessThan(version, APIVersion148) {
-				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("volume with type=image require Docker Engine %s or later", DockerEngineV28)
+			if versions.LessThan(version, apiVersion148) {
+				return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("volume with type=image require Docker Engine %s or later", dockerEngineV28)
 			}
 		}
 		mounts = append(mounts, m)
diff --git a/pkg/compose/images.go b/pkg/compose/images.go
index c4391cacf0..155405213c 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/images.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/images.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func (s *composeService) Images(ctx context.Context, projectName string, options
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	withPlatform := versions.GreaterThanOrEqualTo(version, APIVersion149)
+	withPlatform := versions.GreaterThanOrEqualTo(version, apiVersion149)
 
 	summary := map[string]api.ImageSummary{}
 	var mux sync.Mutex