diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3a8e16b486b2..a6e9bd2c07ac 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ under the License.
               -->
               <exclude>src/main/appended-resources/licenses/EPL-1.0.txt</exclude>
               <exclude>src/main/appended-resources/licenses/unrecognized-javax.annotation-api-1.2.txt</exclude>
+              <!-- exclude all files in the target folder -->
+              <exclude>**/target/**</exclude>
             </excludes>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>