diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 2cead999b..e3aae0905 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ allprojects  {
     // https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/tree/main/plugin-gradle
     spotless {
         format 'misc', {
-            target '**/*.md', '**/*.properties', '**/.gitignore', '**/*.yml', '**/*.xml', '**/**.json', '**/*.sql'
+            target '**/*.md', '**/*.properties', '**/.gitignore', '**/.openapi-generator-ignore', '**/*.yml', '**/*.xml', '**/**.json', '**/*.sql'
             targetExclude '**/build/**', '**/bin/**', '**/.settings/**', '**/.idea/**', '**/.gradle/**', '**/gradlew.bat'
             indentWithSpaces(4)
             endWithNewline()
@@ -282,6 +282,7 @@ allprojects  {
             '**/bin/**',
             '**/.git/**',
             '**/.gitignore',
+            '**/.openapi-generator-ignore',
             '**/.gitkeep',
             '**/*.iml',
             '**/config/swagger/templates/**',
diff --git a/fineract-client/.openapi-generator-ignore b/fineract-client/.openapi-generator-ignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b650db45c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fineract-client/.openapi-generator-ignore
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+**/README.md
+**/pom.xml
+**/build.sbt
+**/*.gradle
+**/.travis.yml
+**/.gitignore
+**/git_push.sh
+**/api/*
+**/gradle*
+**/gradle
+**/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
diff --git a/fineract-client/build.gradle b/fineract-client/build.gradle
index 9308314c3..bc8ab537f 100644
--- a/fineract-client/build.gradle
+++ b/fineract-client/build.gradle
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ task buildJavaSdk(type: org.openapitools.generator.gradle.plugin.tasks.GenerateT
     ]
     generateModelTests = false
     generateApiTests = false
+    ignoreFileOverride = "$projectDir/.openapi-generator-ignore"
     // trick to make sure fineract.yaml is generated first
     dependsOn = [
         ':fineract-provider:compileJava'