diff --git a/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py b/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
index aa8edbeae9..4be10f4660 100644
--- a/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
+++ b/bookwyrm/connectors/abstract_connector.py
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ async def get_results(
             ),
             "User-Agent": USER_AGENT,
         }
-        params = {"min_confidence": min_confidence}
+        params = {"min_confidence": str(min_confidence)}
         try:
             async with session.get(url, headers=headers, params=params) as response:
                 if not response.ok:
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 634c021b6a..6ac30bbc16 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-version: '3'
-
 services:
   nginx:
     image: nginx:1.25.2
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 49bc810bcf..64ef099c7d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-aiohttp==3.9.4
+aiohttp==3.10.2
 bleach==6.1.0
 boto3==1.34.74
 bw-file-resubmit==0.6.0rc2