diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
index a5af77eb5..30630852c 100644
--- a/.dockerignore
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
 .bundle
+.codex
 .env
 .env.*
+.git
+.github
+.agents
 docker-compose.*
 docker/Dockerfile
 docker/dockerfiles
 log
+spec
 storage
+tests
 public/system
 tmp
 .codeclimate.yml
+coverage
 public/packs
 node_modules
 vendor/bundle
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_ee_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_ee_docker.yml
index 982054a18..caa040f89 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_ee_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_ee_docker.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ jobs:
           platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
           outputs: type=image,name=${{ env.DOCKER_REPO }},push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true
+          build-args: |
+            GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}
+          cache-from: |
+            type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}
+            type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}-ee
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}-ee
 
       - name: Export digest
         run: |
@@ -125,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             TAG="${DOCKER_REPO}:${SANITIZED_REF}"
           fi
-          
+
           docker buildx imagetools create -t $TAG \
             $(printf '${{ env.DOCKER_REPO }}@sha256:%s ' *)
 
@@ -139,5 +145,5 @@ jobs:
           else
             TAG="${DOCKER_REPO}:${SANITIZED_REF}"
           fi
-          
+
           docker buildx imagetools inspect $TAG
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_foss_docker.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_foss_docker.yml
index 994e5cef8..c207b32a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_foss_docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_foss_docker.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ jobs:
           platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
           push: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' }}
           outputs: type=image,name=${{ env.DOCKER_REPO }},push-by-digest=true,name-canonical=true,push=true
+          build-args: |
+            GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}
+          cache-from: |
+            type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}
+            type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}-ce
+          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}-ce
 
       - name: Export digest
         run: |
@@ -130,7 +136,7 @@ jobs:
           else
             TAG="${DOCKER_REPO}:${SANITIZED_REF}-ce"
           fi
-          
+
           docker buildx imagetools create -t $TAG \
             $(printf '${{ env.DOCKER_REPO }}@sha256:%s ' *)
 
@@ -144,5 +150,5 @@ jobs:
           else
             TAG="${DOCKER_REPO}:${SANITIZED_REF}-ce"
           fi
-          
+
           docker buildx imagetools inspect $TAG
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_docker_build.yml b/.github/workflows/test_docker_build.yml
index 96a6c69ac..e744dbe81 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_docker_build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_docker_build.yml
@@ -39,5 +39,9 @@ jobs:
           platforms: ${{ matrix.platform }}
           push: false
           load: false
-          cache-from: type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}
-          cache-to: type=gha,mode=max,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}
+          build-args: |
+            GIT_SHA=${{ github.sha }}
+          cache-from: |
+            type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}
+            type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}-ce
+            type=gha,scope=${{ matrix.platform }}-ee
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 684adacc6..a0964782b 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # Variables
 APP_NAME := chatwoot
 RAILS_ENV ?= development
+GIT_SHA ?= $(shell git rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null || echo unknown)
 
 # Targets
 setup:
@@ -61,6 +62,6 @@ debug_worker:
 	overmind connect worker
 
 docker: 
-	docker build -t $(APP_NAME) -f ./docker/Dockerfile .
+	docker build --build-arg GIT_SHA=$(GIT_SHA) -t $(APP_NAME) -f ./docker/Dockerfile .
 
 .PHONY: setup db_create db_migrate db_seed db_reset db console server burn docker run force_run force_run_tunnel debug debug_worker
diff --git a/docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
index 645a61a55..9303905b1 100644
--- a/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -87,13 +87,13 @@ RUN if [ "$RAILS_ENV" = "production" ]; then \
   fi
 
 # Generate .git_sha file with current commit hash
-RUN git rev-parse HEAD > /app/.git_sha
+ARG GIT_SHA="unknown"
+RUN printf "%s\n" "$GIT_SHA" > /app/.git_sha
 
 # Remove unnecessary files
 RUN rm -rf /gems/ruby/3.4.0/cache/*.gem \
   && find /gems/ruby/3.4.0/gems/ \( -name "*.c" -o -name "*.o" \) -delete \
-  && rm -rf .git \
-  && rm .gitignore
+  && rm -rf .git .gitignore
 
 # final build stage
 FROM ruby:3.4.4-alpine3.21