diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index beea3301cfe..fc97c160bbc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ ENV FEATURES=$FEATURES
 RUN cargo chef cook --profile $BUILD_PROFILE --features "$FEATURES" --recipe-path recipe.json
 
 # Build application
-COPY --exclude=.git --exclude=dist . .
+COPY --exclude=dist . .
 RUN cargo build --profile $BUILD_PROFILE --features "$FEATURES" --locked --bin reth
 
 # ARG is not resolved in COPY so we have to hack around it by copying the