diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index dd58b546f..e865989df 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 ./examples
 **/target
-**/.git
 *.md
 Dockerfile
 ./tests
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 0d603ec0d..e7e73af39 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ COPY --from=proj-builder /tmp/proj-build /
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY . ./
 # install rustup
-RUN apt install --yes curl
+RUN apt install --yes curl git
 RUN curl --proto '=https' --tlsv1.2 -sSf https://sh.rustup.rs | sh -s -- -y
 ENV PATH "/root/.cargo/bin:$PATH"
 # build the project