diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
index 7e09363..df07e41 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker.yaml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   # ----------------------------------------
-  # 1. Check if .docker/Dockerfile or .github/workflows/docker.yaml changed
+  # 1. Check if docker/Dockerfile or .github/workflows/docker.yaml changed
   # ----------------------------------------
   check-dockerfile-changes:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           filters: |
             dockerfile:
-              - '.docker/Dockerfile'
+              - 'docker/Dockerfile'
             dockerbuild_workflow:
               - '.github/workflows/docker.yaml'
   # --------------------------------
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
-          file: .docker/Dockerfile
+          file: docker/Dockerfile
           # no pushing here, so we can test locally
           push: false
           # load the built image into the local Docker daemon on the runner
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
-          file: .docker/Dockerfile
+          file: docker/Dockerfile
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/build-push-action@v6
         with:
           context: .
-          file: .docker/Dockerfile
+          file: docker/Dockerfile
           push: ${{ github.event_name != 'pull_request' }}
           tags: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.tags }}
           labels: ${{ steps.meta.outputs.labels }}
diff --git a/.docker/Dockerfile b/docker/Dockerfile
similarity index 100%
rename from .docker/Dockerfile
rename to docker/Dockerfile
diff --git a/.docker/USAGE.md b/docker/USAGE.md
similarity index 97%
rename from .docker/USAGE.md
rename to docker/USAGE.md
index 8999051..5be4409 100644
--- a/.docker/USAGE.md
+++ b/docker/USAGE.md
@@ -193,11 +193,11 @@ cd rosenpass
 Build the rp image from the root of the repository as follows:
 
 ```
-docker build -f .docker/Dockerfile -t ghcr.io/rosenpass/rp --target rp .
+docker build -f docker/Dockerfile -t ghcr.io/rosenpass/rp --target rp .
 ```
 
 Build the rosenpass image from the root of the repostiry with the following command:
 
 ```
-docker build -f .docker/Dockerfile -t ghcr.io/rosenpass/rosenpass --target rosenpass .
+docker build -f docker/Dockerfile -t ghcr.io/rosenpass/rosenpass --target rosenpass .
 ```
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index bfaf7ff..aa4c881 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ Rosenpass is also available as prebuilt Docker images:
 - [`ghcr.io/rosenpass/rosenpass`](https://github.com/rosenpass/rosenpass/pkgs/container/rosenpass)
 - [`ghcr.io/rosenpass/rp`](https://github.com/rosenpass/rosenpass/pkgs/container/rp)
 
-For details on how to use these images, refer to the [Docker usage guide](.docker/USAGE.md).
+For details on how to use these images, refer to the [Docker usage guide](docker/USAGE.md).
 
 # Mirrors