diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index d5db1b7..3e2e201 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-# Maven
-target/
-!target/quarkus-app/
+# Maven — exclude all of target/ except quarkus-app/ (fast-jar output)
+target/*
+!target/quarkus-app
+!target/quarkus-app/**
 pom.xml.tag
 pom.xml.releaseBackup
 pom.xml.versionsBackup