diff --git a/maven-distribution/pom.xml b/maven-distribution/pom.xml
index f67ddeb375..4073683bc7 100644
--- a/maven-distribution/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-distribution/pom.xml
@@ -176,7 +176,8 @@
                     <relocation>
                       <pattern>org.codehaus.plexus.util</pattern>
                       <excludes>
-                        <exclude>org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml</exclude>
+                        <exclude>org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.Xpp3Dom</exclude>
+                        <exclude>org.codehaus.plexus.util.xml.pull.*</exclude>
                       </excludes>
                     </relocation>
                   </relocations>