diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c6b454b5..20e7702f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,7 +65,9 @@
           <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.7.0</version>
           <configuration>
-            <excludes>**/module-info.java</excludes>
+            <excludes>
+              <exclude>**/module-info.java</exclude>
+            </excludes>
             <source>${java.version}</source>
             <target>${java.version}</target>
           </configuration>