diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bacc9a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+# Git repository metadata
+.git
+.github
+
+# Build artifacts & cache
+target/
+
+# Development environment / Nix configs
+.direnv/
+.envrc
+result/
+flake.nix
+flake.lock
+clippy.toml
+deny.toml
+
+# Database files
+*.db
+*.db-journal
+*.db-wal
+*.db-shm
+*.sqlite
+*.sqlite-wal
+*.sqlite-shm
+
+# Secrets & credentials (CRITICAL)
+*.pem
+.env
+
+# Local container definitions
+docker-compose.yaml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa3d08d..cf0a573 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 <p align="center">
   <a href="https://crates.io/crates/commit-bridge"><img src="https://img.shields.io/crates/v/commit-bridge.svg" alt="Crates.io Version"></a>&nbsp;
   <a href="https://docs.rs/commit-bridge"><img src="https://docs.rs/commit-bridge/badge.svg" alt="Docs.rs Status"></a>&nbsp;
-  <a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/Nilirad/commit-bridge"><img src="https://img.shields.io/docker/v/Nilirad/commit-bridge?sort=semver&logo=docker" alt="Docker Image"></a>
+  <a href="https://hub.docker.com/r/nilirad/commit-bridge"><img src="https://img.shields.io/docker/v/nilirad/commit-bridge?sort=semver&logo=docker" alt="Docker Image"></a>
 </p>
 
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