diff --git a/sample-go-app/.dockerignore b/sample-go-app/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2e98a59
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sample-go-app/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+**
+!go.mod
+!go.sum
+!main.go
+!internal/
+!internal/**/
+!internal/**/*.go