diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a7e7a4dce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#Ignore documentation and license files
+INSTALL.txt
+LICENSE.txt
+README.md
+Rakefile
+apiary.apib
+
+# Ignore development and testing files
+.env
+env_unittest.sh
+phpunit.xml
+behat.yml.dist
+tests/
+features/
+patch/
+docker/
+
+# Ignore build artifacts and temporary files
+node_modules/
+build-vendor.php
+build.xml
+package-lock.json
+package.json
+gulpfile.js
+webpack.config.js
+webpack.mix.js
+
+# Ignore large directories that are not needed in production
+resources/
+shared/
+database/
+
+# Ignore any other files that are not needed in the image
+*.log
+*.tmp
+*.bak
+*.swp
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index b68f6c748..297fd48cc 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Use our base image
 # FROM gitlab.luranasoft.com:5050/luos/docker/base-image:1.0.33-php8.3
-FROM gitlab.luranasoft.com:5050/luos/docker/base-image:1.0.37-php8.3
+FROM gitlab.luranasoft.com:5050/luos/docker/base-image:1.0.38-php8.3
 
 # Set the working directory
 WORKDIR /code