diff --git a/docker-compose.dev.yml b/docker-compose.dev.yml
index 8dd1cd4..36f54d8 100644
--- a/docker-compose.dev.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.dev.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ services:
             bfile:
         volumes:
             - './filed:/opt/code'
+            - './.git:/opt/code/.git:ro' # for fetching the latest commit version
             - '/opt/code/target'
             - './volatile/files:/opt/user_uploads'
     caddy:
diff --git a/filed/Dockerfile.dev b/filed/Dockerfile.dev
index 995c30c..7dd3561 100644
--- a/filed/Dockerfile.dev
+++ b/filed/Dockerfile.dev
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ FROM rust as builder
 WORKDIR /opt/code
 COPY . .
 
+RUN apt install -y git
+
 # No build is done during this step
 # since the directory will be mounted anyways
 # to the dev's machine.