diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b452fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+# Build outputs
+target/
+**/target/
+
+# OS files
+.DS_Store
+**/.DS_Store
+Thumbs.db
+
+# Git
+.git/
+.gitignore
+
+# Documentation
+docs/
+**/*.md
+!README.md
+
+# CI/CD files
+.github/
+
+# Logs and temporary files
+*.log
+tmp/
+.cache/
+
+# Docker files
+Dockerfile*
+.dockerignore
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e85c30b..a8b883a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ jobs:
           asset_name: protos-${{ env.VERSION }}.zip
           asset_content_type: application/octet-stream
 
-      - name: Install Protoc
-        uses: arduino/setup-protoc@v3
-
       - name: Log in to GitHub Container Registry
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 5ed1fd5..e716d5c 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "object-store"
-version = "1.0.0-alpha.1"
+version = "1.0.0-alpha.2"
 authors = ["Stephen Cirner <scirner@figure.com>"]
 edition = "2024"
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 1943bbc..bd914ec 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 FROM rust:1.92-bookworm AS builder
 
+# Install protobuf compiler
+RUN apt-get update && \
+    apt-get install -y protobuf-compiler && \
+    rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
 RUN rustup component add rustfmt
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/object-store