diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b1a583b..afeb8b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -263,6 +263,9 @@
 						<exclude>**/WEB-INF/lib/*.vtmpl</exclude>
 						<exclude>**/org.apache.cxf.Logger</exclude>
 
+						<!-- W3C Software License (see LICENSE) -->
+						<exclude>**/xmlds.xsd</exclude>
+
 						<!-- Cause problems with RAT; need replacing -->
 						<exclude>**/jquery*.js</exclude>
 						<exclude>**/jquery*.css</exclude>