diff --git a/spring-ai/pom.xml b/spring-ai/pom.xml
index 572941358b..b966ae9898 100644
--- a/spring-ai/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-ai/pom.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,9 @@
                 <configuration>
                     <source>16</source>
                     <target>16</target>
+                    <excludes>
+                        <exclude>**/*ManualTest.java</exclude>
+                    </excludes>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
diff --git a/spring-ai/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/ai/web/PoetryControllerManualTest.java b/spring-ai/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/ai/web/PoetryControllerManualTest.java
index d1750bdb4a..23202e6bce 100644
--- a/spring-ai/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/ai/web/PoetryControllerManualTest.java
+++ b/spring-ai/src/test/java/com/baeldung/spring/ai/web/PoetryControllerManualTest.java
@@ -48,4 +48,3 @@ public class PoetryControllerManualTest {
     }
 }
 
-}