diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 23c747b57..c7e9103a0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -86,6 +86,8 @@ COPY test/ test/
 COPY hack/* hack/
 COPY proto/ proto/
 COPY tools/ tools/
+# Needed for version extraction by meson
+COPY .git/ .git/
 
 RUN CC=clang CXX=clang++ meson build && cd ./build && ninja
 RUN rm -rf build && meson build --buildtype=release && cd ./build && ninja