diff --git a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/Dockerfile.dockerignore b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/Dockerfile.dockerignore
index 4fec13d18db..c8e789b5e8c 100644
--- a/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/Dockerfile.dockerignore
+++ b/litellm-rust/crates/ai-gateway/Dockerfile.dockerignore
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 # --- prune heavy / irrelevant subpaths back out of the re-included trees ---
 # Rust build artifacts (huge; regenerated in the builder).
 **/target/
+# Committed python distribution artifacts; the wheel build does not read them.
+enterprise/dist/
 # Python caches and compiled bytecode.
 **/__pycache__/
 **/*.pyc