diff --git a/scripts/fix-docker-compatibility.sh b/scripts/fix-docker-compatibility.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..f3beb4b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/fix-docker-compatibility.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Project CHIP Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# This script fixes Docker 29.x compatibility issues with Traefik
+# by downgrading to the latest compatible Docker 28.x version.
+
+set -e
+
+ROOT_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname "$0")/..)
+SCRIPT_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/scripts"
+
+source "$SCRIPT_DIR/utils.sh"
+
+print_start_of_script
+
+# Function to get Docker version
+get_docker_version() {
+    if command -v docker >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        docker --version 2>/dev/null | grep -oE '[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' | head -1
+    else
+        echo "not_installed"
+    fi
+}
+
+# Function to compare version numbers
+version_greater_than() {
+    # Returns 0 (true) if $1 > $2
+    [ "$(printf '%s\n' "$1" "$2" | sort -V | head -n1)" != "$1" ]
+}
+
+print_script_step "Checking current Docker version"
+CURRENT_VERSION=$(get_docker_version)
+
+if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" = "not_installed" ]; then
+    echo "Docker is not installed. Please install Docker first using the installation scripts."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "Current Docker version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
+
+# Check if Docker version is 29.x or higher
+if version_greater_than "$CURRENT_VERSION" "28.9.9"; then
+    print_script_step "Docker version $CURRENT_VERSION is >= 29.x, which has compatibility issues with Traefik"
+    print_script_step "Downgrading Docker to a compatible version (latest 28.x)"
+
+    # Remove current Docker installation
+    print_script_step "Removing current Docker installation"
+    sudo apt-get remove -y docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin || true
+
+    # Ensure Docker repository is available
+    if [ ! -f /etc/apt/sources.list.d/docker.list ]; then
+        echo "Docker repository not found. Setting up Docker repository..."
+        $SCRIPT_DIR/ubuntu/1.1-install-docker-repository.sh
+    fi
+
+    # Update package cache
+    sudo apt-get update -y
+
+    # Install Docker version using the same logic as the working fix
+    print_script_step "Installing Docker (excluding version 29.x)"
+
+    # Get the latest version that is not 29.x (same logic as working fix)
+    DOCKER_VERSION=$(apt-cache madison docker-ce | awk '$3 !~ /^5:29\./ {print $3; exit}')
+
+    if [ -n "$DOCKER_VERSION" ]; then
+        print_script_step "Installing docker-ce version $DOCKER_VERSION (excluding 29.x)"
+        sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --allow-downgrades docker-ce=$DOCKER_VERSION docker-ce-cli=$DOCKER_VERSION containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
+    else
+        echo "ERROR: No suitable docker-ce version found (excluding 29.x)"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Hold Docker packages to prevent automatic upgrades
+    print_script_step "Holding Docker packages to prevent automatic upgrades to 29.x"
+    sudo apt-mark hold docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
+
+    # Verify installation
+    NEW_VERSION=$(get_docker_version)
+    echo "New Docker version: $NEW_VERSION"
+
+    if version_greater_than "$NEW_VERSION" "28.9.9"; then
+        echo "WARNING: Docker version is still >= 29.x. You may need to manually downgrade."
+        echo "Current version: $NEW_VERSION"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    print_script_step "Docker successfully downgraded to version $NEW_VERSION"
+
+    # Restart Docker service
+    print_script_step "Restarting Docker service"
+    sudo systemctl restart docker
+
+    # Add current user to docker group if not already added
+    if ! groups $USER | grep &>/dev/null '\bdocker\b'; then
+        print_script_step "Adding user $USER to docker group"
+        sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
+        echo "NOTE: You may need to log out and back in for docker group changes to take effect"
+    fi
+
+    print_script_step "Docker compatibility fix completed successfully"
+
+else
+    echo "Docker version $CURRENT_VERSION is compatible (< 29.x). No action needed."
+fi
+
+print_end_of_script
diff --git a/scripts/fix-docker-workaround.sh b/scripts/fix-docker-workaround.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..dd03ae8b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/fix-docker-workaround.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2025 Project CHIP Authors
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+# This is a standalone workaround script to fix Docker 29.x compatibility issues
+# It stops the services, fixes Docker, and restarts the services.
+
+set -e
+
+ROOT_DIR=$(realpath $(dirname "$0")/..)
+SCRIPT_DIR="$ROOT_DIR/scripts"
+
+echo "==================================="
+echo "Docker 29.x Compatibility Fix"
+echo "==================================="
+echo ""
+echo "This script will:"
+echo "1. Stop certification tool services"
+echo "2. Fix Docker compatibility by downgrading from 29.x to 28.x"
+echo "3. Build backend and frontend Docker images"
+echo "4. Restart certification tool services"
+echo ""
+echo "WARNING: This will temporarily stop all running services."
+echo ""
+
+# Ask for confirmation
+read -p "Do you want to continue? (y/N): " -n 1 -r
+echo ""
+if [[ ! $REPLY =~ ^[Yy]$ ]]; then
+    echo "Operation cancelled."
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Step 1/4: Stopping certification tool services..."
+echo "=============================================="
+if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/stop.sh" ]; then
+    $SCRIPT_DIR/stop.sh
+    echo "Services stopped successfully."
+else
+    echo "Warning: $SCRIPT_DIR/stop.sh not found, continuing with Docker fix..."
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Step 2/4: Fixing Docker compatibility..."
+echo "======================================="
+if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/fix-docker-compatibility.sh" ]; then
+    $SCRIPT_DIR/fix-docker-compatibility.sh
+    echo "Docker compatibility fix completed."
+else
+    echo "Error: $SCRIPT_DIR/fix-docker-compatibility.sh not found!"
+    echo "Please ensure the script exists and try again."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Step 3/4: Building backend and frontend Docker images..."
+echo "=================================================="
+
+echo "Building backend image..."
+if [ -f "$ROOT_DIR/backend/scripts/build-docker-image.sh" ]; then
+    cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+    ./backend/scripts/build-docker-image.sh
+    echo "Backend image built successfully."
+else
+    echo "Warning: $ROOT_DIR/backend/scripts/build-docker-image.sh not found."
+fi
+
+echo "Building frontend image..."
+if [ -f "$ROOT_DIR/frontend/scripts/build-docker-image.sh" ]; then
+    cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+    ./frontend/scripts/build-docker-image.sh
+    echo "Frontend image built successfully."
+else
+    echo "Warning: $ROOT_DIR/frontend/scripts/build-docker-image.sh not found."
+fi
+
+echo "Pulling chip-cert-bins Docker image..."
+if [ -f "$ROOT_DIR/backend/test_collections/matter/scripts/update-sample-apps.sh" ]; then
+    cd "$ROOT_DIR"
+    ./backend/test_collections/matter/scripts/update-sample-apps.sh
+    echo "Chip-cert-bins image updated successfully."
+else
+    echo "Warning: $ROOT_DIR/backend/test_collections/matter/scripts/update-sample-apps.sh not found."
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "Step 4/4: Starting certification tool services..."
+echo "=============================================="
+if [ -f "$SCRIPT_DIR/start.sh" ]; then
+    $SCRIPT_DIR/start.sh
+    echo "Services started successfully."
+else
+    echo "Warning: $SCRIPT_DIR/start.sh not found. Please start services manually."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo ""
+echo "==================================="
+echo "Docker compatibility fix completed!"
+echo "==================================="
+echo ""
+echo "Your certification tool should now be running with a compatible Docker version."
+echo "You can verify the fix by checking that there are no more API version errors in:"
+echo "  docker logs certification-tool-proxy-1"
+echo ""
diff --git a/scripts/ubuntu/1-install-dependencies.sh b/scripts/ubuntu/1-install-dependencies.sh
index b82a5cc6..aad3387f 100755
--- a/scripts/ubuntu/1-install-dependencies.sh
+++ b/scripts/ubuntu/1-install-dependencies.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,23 @@ readarray packagelist < "$UBUNTU_SCRIPT_DIR/package-dependency-list.txt"
 SAVEIFS=$IFS
 IFS=$(echo -en "\r")
 for package in ${packagelist[@]}; do
-  print_script_step "Instaling package: ${package[@]}"
-  sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get satisfy ${package[@]} -y --allow-downgrades
+  print_script_step "Installing package: ${package[@]}"
+
+  # Special handling for docker-ce to avoid version 29.x
+  if [[ "${package%%[[:space:]]}" == docker-ce* ]]; then
+    # Get the latest version that is not 29.x
+    DOCKER_VERSION=$(apt-cache madison docker-ce | awk '$3 !~ /^5:29\./ {print $3; exit}')
+    if [ -n "$DOCKER_VERSION" ]; then
+      print_script_step "Installing docker-ce version $DOCKER_VERSION (excluding 29.x)"
+      sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get install -y --allow-downgrades docker-ce=$DOCKER_VERSION docker-ce-cli=$DOCKER_VERSION containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
+      sudo apt-mark hold docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-buildx-plugin docker-compose-plugin
+    else
+      echo "ERROR: No suitable docker-ce version found (excluding 29.x)"
+      exit 1
+    fi
+  else
+    sudo DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive apt-get satisfy "${package%%[[:space:]]}" -y --allow-downgrades
+  fi
 done
 IFS=$SAVEIFS 
 
diff --git a/scripts/ubuntu/internal-auto-update.sh b/scripts/ubuntu/internal-auto-update.sh
index 484930a4..214fdbf2 100755
--- a/scripts/ubuntu/internal-auto-update.sh
+++ b/scripts/ubuntu/internal-auto-update.sh
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ fi
 print_script_step "Stopping Containers"
 $SCRIPT_DIR/stop.sh
 
+print_script_step "Check and fix Docker compatibility"
+$SCRIPT_DIR/fix-docker-compatibility.sh
+verify_return_code
+
 BRANCH_NAME=$1
 
 print_script_step "Update Test Harness code"