diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 5f9abca61..c65955dcf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -102,13 +102,9 @@ jobs:
         docker stop dapr_placement
         cd dapr
         ./dist/linux_amd64/release/placement &
-    - name: Install local Kafka using docker-compose
+    - name: Spin local environment
       run: |
-        docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml up -d
-        docker ps
-    - name: Install local Mongo database using docker-compose
-      run: |
-        docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-mongo.yml up -d
+        docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml up -d mongo kafka
         docker ps
     - name: Install local ToxiProxy to simulate connectivity issues to Dapr sidecar
       run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 090445ebd..13a7ce3fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ jobs:
           pip3 install mechanical-markdown
       - name: Install Local mongo database using docker-compose
         run: |
-          docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-mongo.yml up -d
+          docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml up -d mongo
           docker ps
       - name: Clean up files
         run: mvn clean
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 1fe922997..64aaada61 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -241,17 +241,13 @@ Similarly, all of these need to be run for running the ITs either individually o
 Run the following commands from the root of the repo to start all the docker containers that the tests depend on.
 
 ```bash
-docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml up -d
-docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-mongo.yml up -d
-docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-vault.yml up -d
+docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml up -d
 ```
 
 To stop the containers and services, run the following commands.
 
 ```bash
-docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml down
-docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-mongo.yml down
-docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-vault.yml down
+docker-compose -f ./sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml down
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-mongo.yml b/sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-mongo.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 54e211f1e..000000000
--- a/sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-mongo.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,6 +0,0 @@
-version: '2'
-services:
-  mongo:
-    image: mongo
-    ports:
-      - "27017:27017"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml b/sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml
similarity index 63%
rename from sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml
rename to sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml
index bef5b6136..d4818cf11 100644
--- a/sdk-tests/deploy/local-test-kafka.yml
+++ b/sdk-tests/deploy/local-test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-version: '2'
+version: '3'
 services:
   zookeeper:
     image: wurstmeister/zookeeper:latest
@@ -13,4 +13,12 @@ services:
     environment:
       KAFKA_ADVERTISED_HOST_NAME: 127.0.0.1
       KAFKA_CREATE_TOPICS: "sample:1:1"
-      KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
\ No newline at end of file
+      KAFKA_ZOOKEEPER_CONNECT: zookeeper:2181
+  mongo:
+    image: mongo
+    ports:
+      - "27017:27017"
+  redis:
+    image: redis
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"