diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b89e7de..f271460 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@
             <!-- ci -->
             <exclude>.github/workflows/*.yml</exclude>
             <exclude>.github/workflows/*.yaml</exclude>
+            <exclude>.github/ISSUE_TEMPLATE/*</exclude>
             <exclude>toolchains.xml</exclude>
             <exclude>settings.xml</exclude>
             <!-- tests -->