diff --git a/examples/compose/docker-compose-cluster.yml b/examples/compose/docker-compose-cluster.yml
index a6459140..c37a336e 100644
--- a/examples/compose/docker-compose-cluster.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/docker-compose-cluster.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "2.3"
 
 services:
   couchdb1:
-    image: couchdb:2.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -name couchdb@172.16.238.11 -setcookie thecookie
     env_file: .couchdb-env
     restart: always
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ services:
       - "15984:5984"
 
   couchdb2:
-    image: couchdb:2.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -name couchdb@172.16.238.12 -setcookie thecookie
     env_file: .couchdb-env
     restart: always
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ services:
       - "25984:5984"
 
   couchdb3:
-    image: couchdb:2.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -name couchdb@172.16.238.13 -setcookie thecookie
     env_file: .couchdb-env
     restart: always
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ services:
       - "9984:9984"
 
   cluster-setup:
-    image: gesellix/couchdb-cluster-config:v17.0.0
+    image: gesellix/couchdb-cluster-config:v17.2.8
     command: -nodes 172.16.238.11 -nodes 172.16.238.12 -nodes 172.16.238.13
     networks:
       couchdb-cluster:
diff --git a/examples/compose/docker-compose-integrationtest.yml b/examples/compose/docker-compose-integrationtest.yml
index 7cce2cc7..ba4d6af7 100644
--- a/examples/compose/docker-compose-integrationtest.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/docker-compose-integrationtest.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ services:
       - "4895:5984"
 
   couchdb_node_1:
-    image: couchdb:3.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -setcookie thecookie
     environment:
       - "COUCHDB_USER=${COUCHDB_USER:-root}"
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ services:
       - "15984:5984"
 
   couchdb_node_2:
-    image: couchdb:3.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -setcookie thecookie
     environment:
       - "COUCHDB_USER=${COUCHDB_USER:-root}"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ services:
       - "25984:5984"
 
   couchdb_node_3:
-    image: couchdb:3.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -setcookie thecookie
     environment:
       - "COUCHDB_USER=${COUCHDB_USER:-root}"
diff --git a/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml b/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
index 14ffd516..2b62b7bd 100644
--- a/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/examples/compose/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: "2"
 
 services:
   couchdb:
-    image: couchdb:2.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     env_file: .couchdb-env
     restart: always
     volumes:
diff --git a/examples/grafana/docker-traefik-stack.yml b/examples/grafana/docker-traefik-stack.yml
index 92f29825..0f26f0f7 100644
--- a/examples/grafana/docker-traefik-stack.yml
+++ b/examples/grafana/docker-traefik-stack.yml
@@ -72,8 +72,12 @@ services:
         condition: on-failure
 
   couchdb1:
-    image: couchdb:2.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -name couchdb@couchdb1 -setcookie thecookie
+    environment:
+      - "COUCHDB_USER=${COUCHDB_USER:-root}"
+      - "COUCHDB_PASSWORD=${COUCHDB_PASSWORD:-a-secret}"
+      - "COUCHDB_SECRET=${COUCHDB_SECRET:-123456}"
     networks:
       couchdb-cluster:
       monitor-net:
@@ -88,8 +92,12 @@ services:
         condition: on-failure
 
   couchdb2:
-    image: couchdb:2.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -name couchdb@couchdb2 -setcookie thecookie
+    environment:
+      - "COUCHDB_USER=${COUCHDB_USER:-root}"
+      - "COUCHDB_PASSWORD=${COUCHDB_PASSWORD:-a-secret}"
+      - "COUCHDB_SECRET=${COUCHDB_SECRET:-123456}"
     networks:
       couchdb-cluster:
       monitor-net:
@@ -104,8 +112,12 @@ services:
         condition: on-failure
 
   couchdb3:
-    image: couchdb:2.3.1
+    image: couchdb:3.3.2
     command: -name couchdb@couchdb3 -setcookie thecookie
+    environment:
+      - "COUCHDB_USER=${COUCHDB_USER:-root}"
+      - "COUCHDB_PASSWORD=${COUCHDB_PASSWORD:-a-secret}"
+      - "COUCHDB_SECRET=${COUCHDB_SECRET:-123456}"
     networks:
       couchdb-cluster:
       monitor-net:
@@ -158,7 +170,7 @@ services:
         condition: on-failure
 
   cluster-setup:
-    image: gesellix/couchdb-cluster-config:v17.0.0
+    image: gesellix/couchdb-cluster-config:v17.2.8
     command: setup --delay 10s --timeout 30s --username ${COUCHDB_USER:-root} --password ${COUCHDB_PASSWORD:-a-secret} -nodes couchdb1 -nodes couchdb2 -nodes couchdb3
     networks:
       couchdb-cluster:
diff --git a/examples/stack/config.properties b/examples/stack/config.properties
index bb45ebc0..de37b329 100644
--- a/examples/stack/config.properties
+++ b/examples/stack/config.properties
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # this file shouldn't be in VCS, but we keep it here for demo purposes
 couchdb.username=root
 couchdb.password=a-secret
+couchdb.uri=http://foo.example.com
+databases.views=false