diff --git a/instructions/containerization-docker-best-practices.instructions.md b/instructions/containerization-docker-best-practices.instructions.md
index bce3c56..0d5f890 100644
--- a/instructions/containerization-docker-best-practices.instructions.md
+++ b/instructions/containerization-docker-best-practices.instructions.md
@@ -174,8 +174,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
 - **Example (Comprehensive .dockerignore):**
 ```dockerignore
 # Version control
-.git
-.gitignore
+.git*
 
 # Dependencies (if installed in container)
 node_modules
@@ -189,8 +188,7 @@ build
 *.so
 
 # Development files
-.env
-.env.local
+.env.*
 *.log
 coverage
 .nyc_output
@@ -206,9 +204,8 @@ coverage
 Thumbs.db
 
 # Documentation
-README.md
-docs/
 *.md
+docs/
 
 # Test files
 test/