diff --git a/datafusion-cli/Dockerfile b/datafusion-cli/Dockerfile
index 27300a390d7b0..f2a4c8ddacdb1 100644
--- a/datafusion-cli/Dockerfile
+++ b/datafusion-cli/Dockerfile
@@ -21,14 +21,18 @@ RUN apk add --no-cache \
   musl-dev
 
 COPY ./datafusion /usr/src/datafusion
+
 COPY ./datafusion-cli /usr/src/datafusion-cli
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/datafusion-cli
-RUN cargo install --path .
+
+RUN cargo build --release
+
+RUN ls -hal
 
 FROM alpine
 
-COPY --from=builder /usr/src/datafusion-cli/datafusion-cli /usr/bin/datafusion-cli
+COPY --from=builder /usr/src/datafusion-cli/target/release/datafusion-cli /usr/local/bin
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["datafusion-cli"]