diff --git a/fineract-provider/build.gradle b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
index 06043d9c8..029e63259 100644
--- a/fineract-provider/build.gradle
+++ b/fineract-provider/build.gradle
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ rat {
  excludes = [
 	'**/licenses/**',
 	'**/*.md',
+	'**/*.github/*',
 	'**/MANIFEST.MF',
 	'**/*.txt',
 	'**/*.log',