diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 99edba476747213d5ae434a07b9aaf46d4c882af..29d9f5a232099c9677e7d6536dd21a0b435788fa 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@ build_docker_image_latest:
   image:
     name: gcr.io/kaniko-project/executor:debug
     entrypoint: [""]  # overwrite image entrypoint
+  dependencies: [] # do not download artifacts from previous jobs: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/ci/jobs/job_artifacts.html#prevent-a-job-from-fetching-artifacts
   script:
     - >-
       /kaniko/executor
       --context "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}"
       --dockerfile "${CI_PROJECT_DIR}/docker/latest/Dockerfile"
       --destination "${BUILD_DESTINATION}"
-      --build-arg "PROD_PINNED_DEPENDENCIES_FILE=${PROD_PINNED_DEPENDENCIES_FILE}"
       --build-arg "BASE_IMAGE_LOCATION=${BASE_IMAGE_LOCATION}"
 
 
diff --git a/docker/latest/Dockerfile.dockerignore b/docker/latest/Dockerfile.dockerignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..6ac07c59916b395895f89dcdd302f2b6413dfd1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docker/latest/Dockerfile.dockerignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+tests
+tests/**/*
\ No newline at end of file