diff --git a/src/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
similarity index 100%
rename from src/CITATION.cff
rename to CITATION.cff
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bee70f9..488f2a4 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -15,5 +15,8 @@ RUN mkdir /out
 RUN mkdir /src
 COPY ./src /src
 
+# copy the citation file - looks funny to make COPY not fail if the file is not there
+COPY ./CITATION.cf[f] /src/CITATION.cff
+
 WORKDIR /src
 CMD ["python", "run.py"]