diff --git a/src/assets/container/python/dockerignore.template b/src/assets/container/python/dockerignore.template
index 630d90a0..a0c4eb65 100644
--- a/src/assets/container/python/dockerignore.template
+++ b/src/assets/container/python/dockerignore.template
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ build/
 .coverage
 htmlcov/
 
+# Secrets and environment files
+.env
+.env.*
+
+# Version control
+.git/
+
 # AgentCore build artifacts
 .agentcore/artifacts/
 *.zip