diff --git a/src/main/assembly/src.xml b/src/main/assembly/src.xml
index 1c81ce85..6ced38d0 100644
--- a/src/main/assembly/src.xml
+++ b/src/main/assembly/src.xml
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
     </fileSet>
     <fileSet>
       <directory>src</directory>
+      <excludes>
+        <exclude>**/*Benchmark.java</exclude>
+      </excludes>
     </fileSet>
   </fileSets>
 </assembly>