diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 464a664..bafc20c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -290,6 +290,7 @@
                 target directories. We don't want that.
             -->
             <exclude>**/target/**</exclude>
+            <exclude>**/release-dir/**</exclude>
             <!-- Stuff an Ant build might have left behind. -->
             <exclude>lib/**</exclude>
             <!--