<plugin>

<groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>

<artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>

<version>0.16.1</version>

<executions>

<execution>

<goals>

<goal>check</goal>

</goals>

<configuration>

<excludes>

<exclude>**/*.md</exclude>

<exclude>**/*.xml</exclude>

<exclude>**/*.properties</exclude>

<!-- Add other file patterns as needed -->

</excludes>

</configuration>

</execution>

</executions>

</plugin>