diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index f7257d4..cf9c2b6 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 services:
     main-openhab:
-      image: openhab/openhab:2.3.0-${OPENHAB_ARCH:-amd64}-debian
+      image: openhab/openhab:latest-${OPENHAB_ARCH:-amd64}-${OPENHAB_DIST:-debian}
       mem_limit: ${OPENHAB_MEMORY_LIMIT:-2g}
       restart: always
       tty: true
diff --git a/openhab.conf.example b/openhab.conf.example
index b7b1827..e5950ea 100644
--- a/openhab.conf.example
+++ b/openhab.conf.example
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
 # look at https://hub.docker.com/r/openhab/openhab/ for more details
 OPENHAB_ARCH=amd64
 
+# distribution
+# debian or alpine
+OPENHAB_DIST=debian
+
 # user configuration
 # http://docs.openhab.org/installation/docker.html
 # please add user like UID:GID