diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index bcdfadea0..8b57de483 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
-.DS_Store
-.cicd_bootstrap.sh
-secrets
-.venv
-bin
-tmp.*/**
-**/__debug_bin
+# Ignore by default
+**
 
-*.log
-
-configs
+# Add exceptions
+!api
+!cmd
+!go.mod
+!go.sum
+!internal
+!Makefile
+!tools
+tools/bin
+!scripts/mk
+!scripts/db/migrations
 !configs/config.example.yaml
+!.git
+
+# NOTE DO NOT ADD CHANGES AFTER THIS LINE
 
-# File generated when running unit tests
-coverage.out
+# Specific ignore
+.docker
+.podman
+.kube
 
-# NOTE: .git directory is not listed here. `go build` needs the full `.git`
-# directory to include VCS information in go binaries.
diff --git a/build/package/Dockerfile b/build/package/Dockerfile
index c161b7c9e..72ed95236 100644
--- a/build/package/Dockerfile
+++ b/build/package/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ LABEL idmsvc-backend=builder
 # https://developers.redhat.com/articles/2022/05/31/your-go-application-fips-compliant
 ENV OPENSSL_FORCE_FIPS_MODE=1
 WORKDIR /go/src/app
-COPY . .
+COPY Makefile go.mod go.sum .
+COPY api api
+COPY cmd cmd
+COPY internal internal
+COPY scripts/mk scripts/mk
+COPY tools tools
+COPY .git .git
+
 USER 0
 RUN git log -1
 RUN make get-deps build