diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d87f3e40
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.git
+.gitignore
+**/node_modules
+**/dist
+**/.vite
+**/coverage
+**/.DS_Store
diff --git a/frontend.Dockerfile b/frontend.Dockerfile
index 0cf3e12b..040ff4fc 100644
--- a/frontend.Dockerfile
+++ b/frontend.Dockerfile
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git && rm -rf /
 COPY basaltpass-frontend/package.json ./
 COPY basaltpass-frontend/package-lock.json ./
 RUN npm ci
-COPY .git ./.git
 COPY basaltpass-frontend/ ./
 RUN npm run build