diff --git a/cmd/compose/compose.go b/cmd/compose/compose.go
index ae8bb9b6033..ed4534780b7 100644
--- a/cmd/compose/compose.go
+++ b/cmd/compose/compose.go
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ type ProjectOptions struct {
 	ConfigPaths   []string
 	WorkDir       string
 	ProjectDir    string
-	EnvFile       string
+	EnvFiles      []string
 	Compatibility bool
 }
 
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func (o *ProjectOptions) addProjectFlags(f *pflag.FlagSet) {
 	f.StringArrayVar(&o.Profiles, "profile", []string{}, "Specify a profile to enable")
 	f.StringVarP(&o.ProjectName, "project-name", "p", "", "Project name")
 	f.StringArrayVarP(&o.ConfigPaths, "file", "f", []string{}, "Compose configuration files")
-	f.StringVar(&o.EnvFile, "env-file", "", "Specify an alternate environment file.")
+	f.StringArrayVar(&o.EnvFiles, "env-file", nil, "Specify alternate environment files.")
 	f.StringVar(&o.ProjectDir, "project-directory", "", "Specify an alternate working directory\n(default: the path of the, first specified, Compose file)")
 	f.StringVar(&o.WorkDir, "workdir", "", "DEPRECATED! USE --project-directory INSTEAD.\nSpecify an alternate working directory\n(default: the path of the, first specified, Compose file)")
 	f.BoolVar(&o.Compatibility, "compatibility", false, "Run compose in backward compatibility mode")
@@ -198,8 +198,8 @@ func (o *ProjectOptions) ToProject(services []string, po ...cli.ProjectOptionsFn
 			api.ConfigFilesLabel: strings.Join(project.ComposeFiles, ","),
 			api.OneoffLabel:      "False", // default, will be overridden by `run` command
 		}
-		if o.EnvFile != "" {
-			s.CustomLabels[api.EnvironmentFileLabel] = o.EnvFile
+		if len(o.EnvFiles) != 0 {
+			s.CustomLabels[api.EnvironmentFileLabel] = strings.Join(o.EnvFiles, ",")
 		}
 		project.Services[i] = s
 	}
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (o *ProjectOptions) toProjectOptions(po ...cli.ProjectOptionsFn) (*cli.Proj
 		append(po,
 			cli.WithWorkingDirectory(o.ProjectDir),
 			cli.WithOsEnv,
-			cli.WithEnvFile(o.EnvFile),
+			cli.WithEnvFiles(o.EnvFiles...),
 			cli.WithDotEnv,
 			cli.WithConfigFileEnv,
 			cli.WithDefaultConfigPath,
@@ -322,10 +322,13 @@ func RootCommand(streams command.Cli, backend api.Service) *cobra.Command { //no
 				opts.ProjectDir = opts.WorkDir
 				fmt.Fprint(os.Stderr, aec.Apply("option '--workdir' is DEPRECATED at root level! Please use '--project-directory' instead.\n", aec.RedF))
 			}
-			if opts.EnvFile != "" && !filepath.IsAbs(opts.EnvFile) {
-				opts.EnvFile, err = filepath.Abs(opts.EnvFile)
-				if err != nil {
-					return err
+			for i, file := range opts.EnvFiles {
+				if !filepath.IsAbs(file) {
+					file, err = filepath.Abs(file)
+					if err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					opts.EnvFiles[i] = file
 				}
 			}
 			if v, ok := os.LookupEnv("COMPOSE_PARALLEL_LIMIT"); ok && !cmd.Flags().Changed("parallel") {
@@ -412,7 +415,7 @@ func setEnvWithDotEnv(prjOpts *ProjectOptions) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	envFromFile, err := cli.GetEnvFromFile(composegoutils.GetAsEqualsMap(os.Environ()), workingDir, options.EnvFile)
+	envFromFile, err := cli.GetEnvFromFile(composegoutils.GetAsEqualsMap(os.Environ()), workingDir, options.EnvFiles)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index a1263f770f4..4e522c6219e 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -177,6 +177,8 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace (
+	github.com/compose-spec/compose-go => github.com/ndeloof/compose-go v1.2.4-0.20230215173948-358a28587d79
+
 	// Override for e2e tests
 	github.com/cucumber/godog => github.com/laurazard/godog v0.0.0-20220922095256-4c4b17abdae7
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 5c052c02077..cbf111c74d5 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -165,8 +165,6 @@ github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20210805033703-aa0b78936158/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWH
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20210922020428-25de7278fc84/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20211001041855-01bcc9b48dfe/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
 github.com/cncf/xds/go v0.0.0-20211011173535-cb28da3451f1/go.mod h1:eXthEFrGJvWHgFFCl3hGmgk+/aYT6PnTQLykKQRLhEs=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.9.0 h1:oaewhNhUP/AClVs6ytHzcjw1xwK+2EMWuvHXj6tYvRc=
-github.com/compose-spec/compose-go v1.9.0/go.mod h1:Tb5Ae2PsYN3GTqYqzl2IRbTPiJtPZZjMw8UKUvmehFk=
 github.com/containerd/cgroups v1.0.4 h1:jN/mbWBEaz+T1pi5OFtnkQ+8qnmEbAr1Oo1FRm5B0dA=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3 h1:lIr7SlA5PxZyMV30bDW0MGbiOPXwc63yRuCP0ARubLw=
 github.com/containerd/console v1.0.3/go.mod h1:7LqA/THxQ86k76b8c/EMSiaJ3h1eZkMkXar0TQ1gf3U=
@@ -575,6 +573,8 @@ github.com/munnerz/goautoneg v0.0.0-20120707110453-a547fc61f48d/go.mod h1:+n7T8m
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20161129095857-cc309e4a2223/go.mod h1:qRWi+5nqEBWmkhHvq77mSJWrCKwh8bxhgT7d/eI7P4U=
 github.com/mwitkow/go-conntrack v0.0.0-20190716064945-2f068394615f/go.mod h1:qRWi+5nqEBWmkhHvq77mSJWrCKwh8bxhgT7d/eI7P4U=
 github.com/mxk/go-flowrate v0.0.0-20140419014527-cca7078d478f/go.mod h1:ZdcZmHo+o7JKHSa8/e818NopupXU1YMK5fe1lsApnBw=
+github.com/ndeloof/compose-go v1.2.4-0.20230215173948-358a28587d79 h1:z6n976xv6pD1JbetDbZIj4BKL8zShim3g5EZXAf+2kw=
+github.com/ndeloof/compose-go v1.2.4-0.20230215173948-358a28587d79/go.mod h1:Tb5Ae2PsYN3GTqYqzl2IRbTPiJtPZZjMw8UKUvmehFk=
 github.com/niemeyer/pretty v0.0.0-20200227124842-a10e7caefd8e/go.mod h1:zD1mROLANZcx1PVRCS0qkT7pwLkGfwJo4zjcN/Tysno=
 github.com/nkovacs/streamquote v0.0.0-20170412213628-49af9bddb229/go.mod h1:0aYXnNPJ8l7uZxf45rWW1a/uME32OF0rhiYGNQ2oF2E=
 github.com/nxadm/tail v1.4.4/go.mod h1:kenIhsEOeOJmVchQTgglprH7qJGnHDVpk1VPCcaMI8A=
diff --git a/pkg/compose/restart.go b/pkg/compose/restart.go
index 86c88c14456..b1dbff9bc98 100644
--- a/pkg/compose/restart.go
+++ b/pkg/compose/restart.go
@@ -47,6 +47,16 @@ func (s *composeService) restart(ctx context.Context, projectName string, option
 		}
 	}
 
+	// ignore depends_on relations which are not impacted by restarting service
+	for i, service := range project.Services {
+		for name, r := range service.DependsOn {
+			if !r.Restart {
+				delete(service.DependsOn, name)
+			}
+		}
+		project.Services[i] = service
+	}
+
 	if len(options.Services) == 0 {
 		err = project.ForServices(options.Services)
 		if err != nil {