diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 8c9a57a9cabb3564a7b3611177adfc0984aef1a3..e2a6623a63b2bb8004ff7ebdf888d18994070ff5 100644
--- a/MANIFEST.in
+++ b/MANIFEST.in
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ exclude jenkins.sh
 exclude jenkins*.sh
 exclude jenkins*
 exclude Dockerfile
+exclude .dockerignore
 recursive-exclude jenkins *.sh
 
 prune .github