diff --git a/docker/sftpgo/alpine/Dockerfile b/docker/sftpgo/alpine/Dockerfile
index 8b89a9dc..3df0aa2d 100644
--- a/docker/sftpgo/alpine/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/sftpgo/alpine/Dockerfile
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ RUN go build -i -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/utils.commit=`git d
 
 FROM alpine:latest
 
-RUN  apk add --no-cache ca-certificates su-exec \
+# git is optional it allows to serve Git repositories over SSH
+RUN  apk add --no-cache ca-certificates su-exec git \
   && mkdir -p /data /etc/sftpgo /srv/sftpgo/config /srv/sftpgo/web
 
 COPY --from=builder /go/bin/sftpgo /bin/
diff --git a/docker/sftpgo/debian/Dockerfile b/docker/sftpgo/debian/Dockerfile
index a48a0381..7415b578 100644
--- a/docker/sftpgo/debian/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/sftpgo/debian/Dockerfile
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ RUN go build -i -ldflags "-s -w -X github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/utils.commit=`git d
 # now define the run environment
 FROM debian:latest
 
+# git is optional it allows to serve Git repositories over SSH
+RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y git
+
 ARG BASE_DIR=/app
 ARG DATA_REL_DIR=data
 ARG CONFIG_REL_DIR=config