diff --git a/gremlin-dotnet/test/Gremlin.Net.IntegrationTest/Gherkin/Gremlin.cs b/gremlin-dotnet/test/Gremlin.Net.IntegrationTest/Gherkin/Gremlin.cs
index 448457ee970..bf88cfccfaf 100644
--- a/gremlin-dotnet/test/Gremlin.Net.IntegrationTest/Gherkin/Gremlin.cs
+++ b/gremlin-dotnet/test/Gremlin.Net.IntegrationTest/Gherkin/Gremlin.cs
@@ -946,9 +946,9 @@ private static IDictionary<string, List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<s
                {"g_addV_propertyXsingle_mapX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV().Property(Cardinality.Single, new Dictionary<object, object> {{ "name", "foo" }, { "age", 42 }}), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("name", "foo")}}, 
                {"g_V_hasXname_fooX_propertyXname_setXbarX_age_43X", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV().Property(Cardinality.Single, "name", "foo").Property("age", 42), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("name", "foo").Property(new Dictionary<object, object> {{ "name", CardinalityValue.Set("bar") }, { "age", 43 }}), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("name", "foo"), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("name", "bar"), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("age", 43), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("age", 42)}}, 
                {"g_V_hasXname_fooX_propertyXset_name_bar_age_singleX43XX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV().Property(Cardinality.Single, "name", "foo").Property("age", 42), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("name", "foo").Property(Cardinality.Set, new Dictionary<object, object> {{ "name", "bar" }, { "age", CardinalityValue.Single(43) }}), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("name", "foo"), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("name", "bar"), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("age", 43), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("age", 42)}}, 
-               {"g_addV_propertyXnullX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV((string) "person").Property((IDictionary<object, object>) null), (g,p) =>g.V().HasLabel("person").Values<object>()}}, 
+               {"g_addV_propertyXnullX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV((string) "person").Property(null), (g,p) =>g.V().HasLabel("person").Values<object>()}}, 
                {"g_addV_propertyXemptyX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV((string) "person").Property(new Dictionary<object, object> {}), (g,p) =>g.V().HasLabel("person").Values<object>()}}, 
-               {"g_addV_propertyXset_nullX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV((string) "foo").Property(Cardinality.Set, (IDictionary<object, object>) null), (g,p) =>g.V().HasLabel("foo").Values<object>()}}, 
+               {"g_addV_propertyXset_nullX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV((string) "foo").Property(Cardinality.Set, null), (g,p) =>g.V().HasLabel("foo").Values<object>()}}, 
                {"g_addV_propertyXset_emptyX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV((string) "foo").Property(Cardinality.Set, new Dictionary<object, object> {}), (g,p) =>g.V().HasLabel("person").Values<object>()}}, 
                {"g_addVXpersonX_propertyXname_joshX_propertyXage_nullX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV((string) "person").Property("name", "josh").Property("age", null), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("person", "age", (object) null)}}, 
                {"g_addVXpersonX_propertyXname_markoX_propertyXfriendWeight_null_acl_nullX", new List<Func<GraphTraversalSource, IDictionary<string, object>, ITraversal>> {(g,p) =>g.AddV((string) "person").Property("name", "marko").Property("friendWeight", null, "acl", null), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("person", "name", "marko").Has("friendWeight", (object) null), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("person", "name", "marko").Properties<object>("friendWeight").Has("acl", (object) null), (g,p) =>g.V().Has("person", "name", "marko").Properties<object>("friendWeight").Count()}}, 
diff --git a/gremlin-dotnet/test/pom.xml b/gremlin-dotnet/test/pom.xml
index a546d7f8a1d..13ebf543e1c 100644
--- a/gremlin-dotnet/test/pom.xml
+++ b/gremlin-dotnet/test/pom.xml
@@ -102,47 +102,10 @@ limitations under the License.
                                         <!-- setting this env variable is needed to be cross-platform compatible -->
                                         <HOME>${user.home}</HOME>
                                     </environmentVariables>
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
+                                    <executable>bash</executable>
                                     <arguments>
-                                        <argument>compose</argument>
-                                        <argument>up</argument>
-                                        <argument>--build</argument>
-                                        <argument>--exit-code-from</argument>
-                                        <argument>gremlin-dotnet-integration-tests</argument>
-                                    </arguments>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>shutdown-container</id>
-                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>exec</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
-                                    <!-- don't need to set env variables for container tear down -->
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
-                                    <arguments>
-                                        <argument>compose</argument>
-                                        <argument>down</argument>
-                                    </arguments>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>remove-dangling-images</id>
-                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>exec</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
-                                    <arguments>
-                                        <argument>image</argument>
-                                        <argument>prune</argument>
-                                        <argument>--filter</argument>
-                                        <argument>label=maintainer=dev@tinkerpop.apache.org</argument>
-                                        <argument>-f</argument>
+                                        <argument>-c</argument>
+                                        <argument>docker compose down; docker compose up --build --exit-code-from gremlin-dotnet-integration-tests; EXIT=$?; docker compose down; docker image prune --filter label=maintainer=dev@tinkerpop.apache.org -f; exit $EXIT</argument>
                                     </arguments>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
diff --git a/gremlin-go/pom.xml b/gremlin-go/pom.xml
index db0a0251e3c..41413b26d53 100644
--- a/gremlin-go/pom.xml
+++ b/gremlin-go/pom.xml
@@ -113,47 +113,10 @@ limitations under the License.
                                         <!-- setting this env variable is needed to be cross-platform compatible -->
                                         <HOME>${user.home}</HOME>
                                     </environmentVariables>
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
+                                    <executable>bash</executable>
                                     <arguments>
-                                        <argument>compose</argument>
-                                        <argument>up</argument>
-                                        <argument>--build</argument>
-                                        <argument>--exit-code-from</argument>
-                                        <argument>gremlin-go-integration-tests</argument>
-                                    </arguments>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>shutdown-container</id>
-                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>exec</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
-                                    <!-- don't need to set env variables for container tear down -->
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
-                                    <arguments>
-                                        <argument>compose</argument>
-                                        <argument>down</argument>
-                                    </arguments>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>remove-dangling-images</id>
-                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>exec</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
-                                    <arguments>
-                                        <argument>image</argument>
-                                        <argument>prune</argument>
-                                        <argument>--filter</argument>
-                                        <argument>label=maintainer=dev@tinkerpop.apache.org</argument>
-                                        <argument>-f</argument>
+                                        <argument>-c</argument>
+                                        <argument>docker compose down; docker compose up --build --exit-code-from gremlin-go-integration-tests; EXIT=$?; docker compose down; docker image prune --filter label=maintainer=dev@tinkerpop.apache.org -f; exit $EXIT</argument>
                                     </arguments>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
diff --git a/gremlin-js/gremlin-javascript/pom.xml b/gremlin-js/gremlin-javascript/pom.xml
index b5f1666f405..fcbab8a41bf 100644
--- a/gremlin-js/gremlin-javascript/pom.xml
+++ b/gremlin-js/gremlin-javascript/pom.xml
@@ -281,52 +281,14 @@ limitations under the License.
                                         <HOST_UID>${host.uid}</HOST_UID>
                                         <HOST_GID>${host.gid}</HOST_GID>
                                     </environmentVariables>
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
+                                    <executable>bash</executable>
                                     <arguments>
-                                        <argument>compose</argument>
-                                        <argument>up</argument>
-                                        <argument>--build</argument>
-                                        <argument>--exit-code-from</argument>
-                                        <argument>gremlin-js-integration-tests</argument>
+                                        <argument>-c</argument>
+                                        <argument>docker compose down; docker compose up --build --exit-code-from gremlin-js-integration-tests; EXIT=$?; docker compose down; docker image prune --filter label=maintainer=dev@tinkerpop.apache.org -f; exit $EXIT</argument>
                                     </arguments>
                                     <workingDirectory>.</workingDirectory>
                                 </configuration>
                             </execution>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>shutdown-container</id>
-                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>exec</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
-                                    <!-- don't need to set env variables for container tear down -->
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
-                                    <arguments>
-                                        <argument>compose</argument>
-                                        <argument>down</argument>
-                                    </arguments>
-                                    <workingDirectory>.</workingDirectory>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>remove-dangling-images</id>
-                                <phase>integration-test</phase>
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>exec</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
-                                    <executable>docker</executable>
-                                    <arguments>
-                                        <argument>image</argument>
-                                        <argument>prune</argument>
-                                        <argument>--filter</argument>
-                                        <argument>label=maintainer=dev@tinkerpop.apache.org</argument>
-                                        <argument>-f</argument>
-                                    </arguments>
-                                </configuration>
-                            </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
diff --git a/gremlin-python/pom.xml b/gremlin-python/pom.xml
index db8d3ebe232..40d8ad819fc 100644
--- a/gremlin-python/pom.xml
+++ b/gremlin-python/pom.xml
@@ -166,24 +166,15 @@ limitations under the License.
                                 <configuration>
                                     <skip>${skipTests}</skip>
                                     <target>
-                                        <exec executable="docker" failonerror="true">
+                                        <exec executable="bash" failonerror="true">
                                             <env key="PYTHONPATH" value=""/>
                                             <env key="GREMLIN_SERVER" value="${project.version}"/>
                                             <env key="ABS_PROJECT_HOME" value="${project.basedir}/../"/>
                                             <env key="BUILD_DIR" value="${project.build.directory}/python3"/>
                                             <env key="PYTEST_ARGS" value="${pytestArgs}"/>
                                             <env key="RADISH_ARGS" value="${radishArgs}"/>
-                                            <arg line="compose up --build --abort-on-container-exit gremlin-server-test-python gremlin-python-integration-tests"/>
-                                        </exec>
-                                        <exec executable="docker" failonerror="true">
-                                            <env key="PYTHONPATH" value=""/>
-                                            <env key="BUILD_DIR" value="${project.build.directory}/python3"/>
-                                            <arg line="compose down"/>
-                                        </exec>
-                                        <exec executable="docker" failonerror="true">
-                                            <env key="PYTHONPATH" value=""/>
-                                            <env key="BUILD_DIR" value="${project.build.directory}/python3"/>
-                                            <arg line="image prune --filter label=maintainer=dev@tinkerpop.apache.org -f"/>
+                                            <arg value="-c"/>
+                                            <arg value="docker compose down; docker compose up --build --abort-on-container-exit gremlin-server-test-python gremlin-python-integration-tests; EXIT=$?; docker compose down; docker image prune --filter label=maintainer=dev@tinkerpop.apache.org -f; exit $EXIT"/>
                                         </exec>
                                     </target>
                                 </configuration>