diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8785e010..520c1076 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ limitations under the License.
                   <exclude>**/nb-configuration.xml</exclude>
                   <exclude>**.patch</exclude>
                   <exclude>patch-process/*</exclude>
+                  <exclude>.metadata/</exclude>
                 </excludes>
               </configuration>
             </execution>