diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 1f07e0e..30cd6f5 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
 ---
 output_path: output/
-include_global_env_vars: false
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+include_global_env_vars: false
+
+docker_compose_generator_uid: ""
+docker_compose_generator_gid: ""
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diff --git a/tasks/main.yml b/tasks/main.yml
index 0f42646..33a7c2a 100644
--- a/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/tasks/main.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,6 @@
 - name: write docker-compose file
   template:
     src: ../templates/docker-compose.yml.j2
-    dest: "{{ output_path }}/docker-compose.yml"
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+    dest: "{{ output_path }}/docker-compose.yml"
+    owner: "{{ docker_compose_generator_uid }}"
+    group: "{{ docker_compose_generator_gid }}"
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