diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 20f1639..a94d0c8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1714,6 +1714,7 @@
             <exclude>**/*.so.*</exclude>
             <exclude>**/*.dylib</exclude>
             <exclude>src/test/resources/*.txt</exclude>
+            <exclude>src/test/resources/ssl/README.md</exclude>
           </excludes>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>