diff --git a/metadata-etl/build.gradle b/metadata-etl/build.gradle
index 1602825012..b14f9214d8 100644
--- a/metadata-etl/build.gradle
+++ b/metadata-etl/build.gradle
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ sourceSets {
     }
     resources {
       srcDir 'src/resources'
+      exclude '**/application.properties'
     }
   }
 }