diff --git a/.env b/.env
index 469de065..96f9fbeb 100644
--- a/.env
+++ b/.env
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-NUSSKNACKER_VERSION=staging-latest
+NUSSKNACKER_VERSION=1.18.0-release_1.18-2024-11-06-21370-1f1b39575-SNAPSHOT
+NU_COMPAT_VERSION=1.0.0-nu1.18
diff --git a/designer/Dockerfile b/designer/Dockerfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ee2e57d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/designer/Dockerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+ARG NUSSKNACKER_VERSION="NUSSKNACKER_VERSION_IS_UNDEFINED"
+
+FROM touk/nussknacker:${NUSSKNACKER_VERSION}_scala-2.12
+
+ARG NU_COMPAT_VERSION="NU_COMPAT_VERSION_IS_UNDEFINED"
+
+USER root
+
+# flink-compatibility-model and flink-compatibility-kafka-components have to be added
+RUN curl -f -L https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/public/pl/touk/nussknacker/nussknacker-flink-compatibility-1-18-model_2.12/${NU_COMPAT_VERSION}/nussknacker-flink-compatibility-1-18-model_2.12-${NU_COMPAT_VERSION}.jar \
+   -o /opt/nussknacker/components/flink/extra/nussknacker-flink-compatibility-1-18-model_2.12-${NU_COMPAT_VERSION}.jar
+
+RUN curl -f -L https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/public/pl/touk/nussknacker/nussknacker-flink-compatibility-1-18-kafka-components_2.12/${NU_COMPAT_VERSION}/nussknacker-flink-compatibility-1-18-kafka-components_2.12-${NU_COMPAT_VERSION}-assembly.jar \
+   -o /opt/nussknacker/components/flink/extra/nussknacker-flink-compatibility-1-18-kafka-components_2.12-${NU_COMPAT_VERSION}-assembly.jar
+
+RUN chown -R demiourgos728:root /opt/nussknacker
+
+USER demiourgos728
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/designer/application-customizations.conf b/designer/application-customizations.conf
index 7ecbb046..edd65c3f 100644
--- a/designer/application-customizations.conf
+++ b/designer/application-customizations.conf
@@ -2,7 +2,12 @@
 
 scenarioTypes {
   "streaming" {
-    # customize Flink streaming scenario type
+    modelConfig {
+      # classPath have to be overriden in order to remove flinkKafka.jar
+      classPath: ["components/flink/extra", "model/defaultModel.jar", "model/flinkExecutor.jar",
+        "components/flink/flinkBase.jar", "components/flink/flinkBaseUnbounded.jar",
+        "components/common", "flink-dropwizard-metrics-deps/"]
+    }
   }
   "streaming-lite-embedded" {
     # customize Lite streaming scenario type
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index a5c6a68f..afd4d5c4 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -55,7 +55,11 @@ services:
   ### Nussknacker designer service
 
   designer:
-    image: touk/nussknacker:${NUSSKNACKER_VERSION:?NUSSKNACKER_VERSION must be defined}_scala-2.12
+    build:
+      context: ./designer/
+      args:
+        NUSSKNACKER_VERSION: ${NUSSKNACKER_VERSION:?NUSSKNACKER_VERSION must be defined}
+        NU_COMPAT_VERSION: ${NU_COMPAT_VERSION:?NU_COMPAT_VERSION must be defined}
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       EXAMPLE_SCENARIOS_LIBRARY_SERVICE_NAME: quickstart-setup
@@ -70,7 +74,9 @@ services:
       INFLUXDB_URL: "http://influxdb:8086"
       FLINK_REST_URL: "http://flink-jobmanager:8081"
       JDK_JAVA_OPTIONS: "-Xmx1024M"
-      USAGE_REPORTS_SOURCE: "quickstart-docker-compose"
+      USAGE_REPORTS_SOURCE: "flink-compat-docker-compose"
+      # Flink TypeInfo registration have to be disabled as it is supported from version 1.19 on
+      NU_DISABLE_FLINK_TYPE_INFO_REGISTRATION: true
     depends_on:
       postgres:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -229,12 +235,14 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./flink/
       args:
-        FLINK_VERSION: "1.19.1-scala_2.12-java11"
+        FLINK_VERSION: "1.18.1-scala_2.12-java11"
       no_cache: true
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: jobmanager
     environment:
       JOB_MANAGER_RPC_ADDRESS: "flink-jobmanager"
+      # Flink TypeInfo registration have to be disabled as it is supported from version 1.19 on
+      NU_DISABLE_FLINK_TYPE_INFO_REGISTRATION: true
     healthcheck:
       test: [ "CMD-SHELL", "curl -f http://localhost:8081/jobs/overview" ]
       interval: 10s
@@ -246,12 +254,14 @@ services:
     build:
       context: ./flink/
       args:
-        FLINK_VERSION: "1.19.1-scala_2.12-java11"
+        FLINK_VERSION: "1.18.1-scala_2.12-java11"
       no_cache: true
     restart: unless-stopped
     command: taskmanager
     environment:
       JOB_MANAGER_RPC_ADDRESS: "flink-jobmanager"
+      # Flink TypeInfo registration have to be disabled as it is supported from version 1.19 on
+      NU_DISABLE_FLINK_TYPE_INFO_REGISTRATION: true
     depends_on:
       flink-jobmanager:
         condition: service_healthy