diff --git a/libs/cli/langchain_cli/project_template/Dockerfile b/libs/cli/langchain_cli/project_template/Dockerfile
index 510706eb19..a129cd0b50 100644
--- a/libs/cli/langchain_cli/project_template/Dockerfile
+++ b/libs/cli/langchain_cli/project_template/Dockerfile
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ RUN poetry config virtualenvs.create false
 
 WORKDIR /code
 
-COPY ./pyproject.toml ./poetry.lock* ./
+COPY ./pyproject.toml ./README.md ./poetry.lock* ./
 
 COPY ./packages ./packages