diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1e3c4ca931d..98961bd0df8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -186,6 +186,7 @@
             <numUnapprovedLicenses>0</numUnapprovedLicenses>
             <excludeSubProjects>false</excludeSubProjects>
             <excludes>
+              <exclude>CHANGES</exclude>
               <exclude>INSTALL.md</exclude>
               <exclude>**/.classpath</exclude>
               <exclude>**/.project</exclude>