diff --git a/.devcontainer/Containerfile b/.devcontainer/Containerfile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9cce44
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/Containerfile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+FROM ghcr.io/gbraad-redhat/mdbook:0.4.42
+
+RUN dnf install -y git-core \
+    && dnf clean all \
+    && rm -rf /var/cache/yum
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 64d2ea6..4a7d171 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
     "name": "mdBook environment",
-    "image": "ghcr.io/gbraad-redhat/mdbook:0.4.42",
+    "build": {
+        "dockerfile": "Containerfile"
+    },
 
     "customizations": {
         "vscode": {