exclude **/target/**/* for rat scan path
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e6666a0..46479b0 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -625,6 +625,7 @@
             <exclude>**/*.md</exclude>
             <excldue>**/*.MD</excldue>
             <exclude>**/target/*</exclude>
+            <exclude>**/target/**/*</exclude>
             <!-- Skip the code style configuration file -->
             <exclude>**/etc/eclipse-java-google-style.xml</exclude>
             <exclude>**/etc/intellij-java-google-style.xml</exclude>