diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yml b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
index 13e79216fc20..cbb1371b8ee9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repo
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # copy full .git directory to access full git history in Docker images
 
       - name: Set up QEMU
         uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v2
diff --git a/utils/docker/Dockerfile b/utils/docker/Dockerfile
index 4346fc823c16..d1fc87f7c84c 100644
--- a/utils/docker/Dockerfile
+++ b/utils/docker/Dockerfile
@@ -24,8 +24,7 @@ RUN rm -rf /usr/src/app && mkdir -p /usr/src/app
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # Copy contents
-# COPY . /usr/src/app  (issues as not a .git directory)
-RUN git clone https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5 /usr/src/app
+COPY . /usr/src/app
 
 # Install pip packages
 COPY requirements.txt .
diff --git a/utils/docker/Dockerfile-arm64 b/utils/docker/Dockerfile-arm64
index 7b5c610e5071..802703e8d3f7 100644
--- a/utils/docker/Dockerfile-arm64
+++ b/utils/docker/Dockerfile-arm64
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # Copy contents
-# COPY . /usr/src/app  (issues as not a .git directory)
-RUN git clone https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5 /usr/src/app
+COPY . /usr/src/app
 ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND teletype
 
 
diff --git a/utils/docker/Dockerfile-cpu b/utils/docker/Dockerfile-cpu
index 17316986c9d5..2d1363a91ee5 100644
--- a/utils/docker/Dockerfile-cpu
+++ b/utils/docker/Dockerfile-cpu
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p /usr/src/app
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 
 # Copy contents
-# COPY . /usr/src/app  (issues as not a .git directory)
-RUN git clone https://github.com/ultralytics/yolov5 /usr/src/app
+COPY . /usr/src/app
 
 
 # Usage Examples -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------