diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf20be26b..2e65a835c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -546,6 +546,15 @@
           </reportSet>
         </reportSets>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+        <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <excludes>
+            <exclude>site-content/**/*</exclude>
+          </excludes>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </reporting>