diff --git a/.changeset/slimy-jobs-smash.md b/.changeset/slimy-jobs-smash.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d7c7611dbe27
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/slimy-jobs-smash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"astro": patch
+---
+
+Fixes an issue where dot files were not copied over from the public folder to the output folder, when build command was run in a folder other than the root of the project.
diff --git a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
index 86b7740c4b64..c4ecfd6a2448 100644
--- a/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
+++ b/packages/astro/src/core/build/static-build.ts
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ async function cleanServerOutput(
 	// Clean out directly if the outDir is outside of root
 	if (out.toString() !== opts.settings.config.outDir.toString()) {
 		// Copy assets before cleaning directory if outside root
-		await copyFiles(out, opts.settings.config.outDir);
+		await copyFiles(out, opts.settings.config.outDir, true);
 		await fs.promises.rm(out, { recursive: true });
 		return;
 	}