diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.dockerignore b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e63c0c184
--- /dev/null
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.repo_name}}/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+.*
+!.coveragerc
+!.env
+!.pylintrc