diff --git a/pmd-eclipse/build.properties b/pmd-eclipse/build.properties
index 205288f36e..7d5a35dd02 100644
--- a/pmd-eclipse/build.properties
+++ b/pmd-eclipse/build.properties
@@ -11,4 +11,8 @@ bin.includes = icons/*,\
                plugin.xml,\
                plugin_fr.properties,\
                toc.xml
+bin.excludes = src/,\
+               CVS/,\
+               *.classpath,\
+               *.project
 source.pmd-eclipse.jar = src/