diff --git a/.dockerignore b/.dockerignore
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+# Git
+.git
+.gitignore
+.github
+
+# Python
+__pycache__
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+*.so
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+venv/
+env/
+ENV/
+
+# Testing
+.pytest_cache/
+.coverage
+htmlcov/
+tests/
+tests_*/
+test_external_plugins/
+conftest.py
+
+# IDE
+.vscode/
+.idea/
+*.swp
+*.swo
+*~
+
+# Documentation
+docs/
+*.md
+!README.md
+
+# CI/CD
+.pre-commit-config.yaml
+
+# Other
+*.log
+.DS_Store
+scripts/
+snyk/
+performance_history_analysis.py
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
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+# step 1 - build the cli
+FROM python:3.10-slim AS builder
+WORKDIR /build
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y \
+    gcc \
+    g++ \
+    libffi-dev \
+    libssl-dev \
+    git \
+    && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+
+COPY pyproject.toml ./
+COPY README.md ./
+COPY LICENSE ./
+COPY src ./src
+
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir hatch && hatch build -t wheel
+
+# step 2 - package the cli to a minimal image
+FROM python:3.10-slim
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y libssl3 && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
+WORKDIR /app
+COPY --from=builder /build/dist/*.whl /tmp/
+RUN pip install --no-cache-dir /tmp/*.whl && rm -rf /tmp/*.whl
+ENV SF_SKIP_WARNING_FOR_READ_PERMISSIONS_ON_CONFIG_FILE=true
+ENTRYPOINT ["snow"]
+CMD ["--help"]
diff --git a/build-docker.sh b/build-docker.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
+
+echo "Building snow-cli Docker image..."
+echo "======================================="
+
+docker build --progress=plain -t snow-cli "$SCRIPT_DIR"
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "======================================="
+    echo "Build successful!"
+    echo "Image: snow-cli:latest"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Usage:"
+    echo "  docker run --rm snow-cli --version"
+    echo "  docker run --rm snow-cli --help"
+else
+    echo ""
+    echo "======================================="
+    echo "Build failed!"
+    exit 1
+fi