diff --git a/.docker/docker-compose.yml b/.docker/docker-compose.yml
index fb5c54d585418eddb13de0e71c410f546b3dcc1e..f85459e3bd783e84dffc486fa8d8de4691679ce0 100644
--- a/.docker/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.docker/docker-compose.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro-hm
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro-hm
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -131,6 +133,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -167,6 +170,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-medium
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-identity-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -190,6 +194,7 @@ services:
       SYSTEM_PASSWORD: ${SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-admin}
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-auth-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -248,6 +253,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-small
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-auth-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -287,6 +293,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -314,6 +321,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -322,6 +330,8 @@ services:
     container_name: dbrepo-search-db
     hostname: search-db
     image: docker.io/bitnami/opensearch:${OPENSEARCH_VERSION}
+    volumes:
+      - search-db-data:/bitnami/opensearch/data
     ports:
       - "9200:9200"
     healthcheck:
@@ -329,8 +339,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-medium
-    volumes:
-      - search-db-data:/bitnami/opensearch/data
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -355,6 +364,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -381,6 +391,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-search-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -403,6 +414,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-analyse-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -441,6 +453,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -459,6 +472,7 @@ services:
       SYSTEM_PASSWORD: "${SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-admin}"
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-search-db:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -481,6 +495,7 @@ services:
       SYSTEM_PASSWORD: "${SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-admin}"
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-dashboard-ui:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -505,6 +520,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -521,6 +537,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -537,6 +554,7 @@ services:
       STORAGE_ENDPOINT: ${STORAGE_ENDPOINT:-http://storage-service:9000}
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-storage-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -584,6 +602,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-large
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-data-db:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -612,6 +631,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     extra_hosts:
       - "localhost:host-gateway"
     logging:
@@ -635,6 +655,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-dashboard-ui:
         condition: service_healthy
diff --git a/.docs/changelog.md b/.docs/changelog.md
index a77872cd47775032edc1919cb70060ec33698b69..5078f2159c18592f6454366f6938e02dda094e01 100644
--- a/.docs/changelog.md
+++ b/.docs/changelog.md
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 author: Martin Weise
 ---
 
-## v1.8.1 (2025-04-??)
+## v1.8.1 (2025-04-13)
 
 #### Changes
 
+* Specified image platform as `linux/amd64` in `docker-compose.yaml` deployment to enable host platform (e.g. ARM) to
+  emulate it.
 * Specified resource limits in the `docker-compose.yaml` deployment
   in [#517](https://gitlab.phaidra.org/fair-data-austria-db-repository/fda-services/-/issues/517).
 
@@ -13,9 +15,9 @@ author: Martin Weise
 
 * Fixed a bug in the UI that displays the "Create View" button only when the user has at least read access. 
 
-#### Changes
+#### Removals
 
-* Refactored stale objects scheduler from the Data Service into a separate image.
+* Removed the stale objects scheduler from the Data Service and pushed it to next release.
 
 ## v1.8.0 (2025-04-04)
 
diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index b7c366f015fcd34651add3da61eb48de80703659..b7f095ee2b471a2d73e3147baaa4eebc8e9eea1a 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro-hm
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro-hm
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -133,6 +135,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -169,6 +172,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-medium
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-identity-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -195,6 +199,7 @@ services:
       SYSTEM_PASSWORD: ${SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-admin}
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-auth-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -258,6 +263,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-small
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-auth-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -302,6 +308,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -330,6 +337,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -338,6 +346,8 @@ services:
     container_name: dbrepo-search-db
     hostname: search-db
     image: docker.io/bitnami/opensearch:${OPENSEARCH_VERSION}
+    volumes:
+      - search-db-data:/bitnami/opensearch/data
     ports:
       - "9200:9200"
     healthcheck:
@@ -345,8 +355,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-medium
-    volumes:
-      - search-db-data:/bitnami/opensearch/data
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -376,6 +385,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -408,6 +418,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-search-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -430,6 +441,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-analyse-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -471,6 +483,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -493,6 +506,7 @@ services:
       SYSTEM_PASSWORD: "${SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-admin}"
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-search-db:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -519,6 +533,7 @@ services:
       SYSTEM_PASSWORD: "${SYSTEM_PASSWORD:-admin}"
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-dashboard-ui:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -543,6 +558,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -559,6 +575,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     logging:
       driver: json-file
 
@@ -578,6 +595,7 @@ services:
       STORAGE_ENDPOINT: ${STORAGE_ENDPOINT:-http://storage-service:9000}
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-storage-service:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -630,6 +648,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-large
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-data-db:
         condition: service_healthy
@@ -662,6 +681,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-nano
+    platform: linux/amd64
     extra_hosts:
       - "localhost:host-gateway"
     logging:
@@ -688,6 +708,7 @@ services:
       <<: *healthcheck-params
     deploy:
       <<: *resources-micro
+    platform: linux/amd64
     depends_on:
       dbrepo-dashboard-ui:
         condition: service_healthy