diff --git a/MANIFEST.in b/MANIFEST.in
index 8c9a57a9c..e2a6623a6 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