diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b03d033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+.git
+.gitreview
+.idea
+.tox
+env
+.testrepository
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6330265..73634bc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ ADD setup.py /surveil/setup.py
 ADD setup.cfg /surveil/setup.cfg
 ADD README.rst /surveil/README.rst
 ADD etc/surveil /etc/surveil
-ADD .git /surveil/.git
+
+#ADD .git /surveil/.git
+ENV PBR_VERSION=DEV
 
 # Surveil API
 EXPOSE 8080