diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ecb397a03..2ebed48b3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -2083,6 +2083,9 @@
                                 <include>*/README.md</include>
                                 <include>docker/playground/README.md</include>
                             </includes>
+                            <excludes>
+                                <exclude>docs/*/lib/python*/**/*.md</exclude>
+                            </excludes>
                             <flexmark>
                                 <version>${flexmark.version}</version>
                             </flexmark>