diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-skipped.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-skipped.yml
index e4d00219a..4c58de50b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-skipped.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-skipped.yml
@@ -5,15 +5,15 @@ on:
   push:
     branches: [main]
     paths-ignore:
-      - 'rust/**'
+      - 'rust/main/**'
+      - 'rust/sealevel/**'
       - .github/workflows/rust.yml
   pull_request:
     branches: [main]
     paths-ignore:
-      - 'rust/**'
+      - 'rust/main/**'
+      - 'rust/sealevel/**'
       - .github/workflows/rust.yml
-  # Support for merge queues
-  merge_group:
 
 env:
   CARGO_TERM_COLOR: always
diff --git a/rust/Dockerfile b/rust/Dockerfile
index 156144ab9..98f638bb4 100644
--- a/rust/Dockerfile
+++ b/rust/Dockerfile
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ COPY rust/sealevel rust/sealevel
 COPY rust/main/Cargo.toml rust/main/.
 COPY rust/main/Cargo.lock rust/main/.
 
+# Required for VERGEN_GIT_SHA to be populated
+COPY .git .git
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/rust/main