diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 341004a640d..7a8a643d1ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -558,6 +558,7 @@
           <version>0.8</version>
           <configuration>
             <excludes>
+              <exclude>**/*.log</exclude>
               <exclude>**/.*</exclude>
               <exclude>**/*.tgz</exclude>
               <exclude>**/*.orig</exclude>