diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 97bba075..1adffc0d 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
+# Dot directories
 .gradle/
 .idea/
 .git/
+
+# Build files
+build/
+
+# We execute COPY . .
+# Modifying these files would unnecessarily invalidate the build context
 Dockerfile