[MDEPLOY-263] - Add .asf.yaml
diff --git a/.asf.yaml b/.asf.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5feedc5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.asf.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# see https://s.apache.org/asfyaml
+github:
+  description: "Apache Maven Deploy Plugin"
+  homepage: https://maven.apache.org/plugins/maven-deploy-plugin
+  labels:
+    - java
+    - build-management
+    - apache-maven
+    - maven-plugins
+    - maven-deploy-plugin
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d48158..dcb7af9 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -163,7 +163,21 @@
       <name>Hermann Josef Hill</name>
     </contributor>
   </contributors>
-  
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <!-- https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MPOM-226 -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+        <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <excludes combine.children="append">
+            <exclude>.asf.yaml</exclude><!-- Can be removed with upgrade to maven-plugins:34 -->
+          </excludes>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
   <profiles>
     <profile>
       <id>run-its</id>