diff --git a/changelog_entry.yaml b/changelog_entry.yaml
index e69de29bb..233a3ae8a 100644
--- a/changelog_entry.yaml
+++ b/changelog_entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: patch
+  changes:
+    fixed:
+    - Removed explicit filepath from GCP launch Dockerfile
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gcp/policyengine_api/Dockerfile b/gcp/policyengine_api/Dockerfile
index 39bf3cbfd..94fa57547 100644
--- a/gcp/policyengine_api/Dockerfile
+++ b/gcp/policyengine_api/Dockerfile
@@ -11,9 +11,6 @@ WORKDIR /app
 # Copy application
 ADD . /app
 
-# Copy start.sh explicitly
-COPY policyengine_api/gcp/policyengine_api/start.sh /app/start.sh
-
 # Make start.sh executable
 RUN chmod +x /app/start.sh