diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+.test/**
+.github/**
+ci/**
+docs/**
+testdata/**
+Makefile
+README.md
+LICENSE.txt
+CHANGELOG.md
+Dockerfile
+docker-compose.yaml
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