diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index 0b18ed53d4..459eb97877 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -2,3 +2,4 @@
 !bin/**
 !dist/**
 !.release/docker/**
+!.release/ibm-pao/**
\ No newline at end of file