diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9545ab37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+# Ignore everything in the root directory
+*
+!gradlew
+!gradle/
+!src/
+!build.gradle
+!settings.gradle
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a60f1872..51776fdd 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ vendor/bundle/
 
 ## Docker
 # Ignore Docker files
-*.dockerignore
 Dockerfile
 docker-compose.yml
 docker-compose.override.yml