diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index af88cc42c9..9404c39ac9 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ FROM rust:${RUST_VERSION}-slim-bullseye as build
 USER root
 
 RUN apt update \
-    && apt install --yes binutils build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev clang lld \
+    && apt install --yes binutils build-essential pkg-config libssl-dev clang lld git \
     && rm -rf /var/lib/{apt,dpkg,cache,log}
 
 # Build influxdb_iox
diff --git a/Dockerfile.dockerignore b/Dockerfile.dockerignore
index 864b76d6cb..af68fcfe99 100644
--- a/Dockerfile.dockerignore
+++ b/Dockerfile.dockerignore
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 target/
 tests/
 docker/
+!.git/
 !docker/entrypoint.sh