diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/m2e/lifecycle-mapping-metadata.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/m2e/lifecycle-mapping-metadata.xml
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index 0000000000..21291d6d09
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+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/main/resources/META-INF/m2e/lifecycle-mapping-metadata.xml
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+<lifecycleMappingMetadata>
+	<pluginExecutions>
+		<pluginExecution>
+			<pluginExecutionFilter>
+				<goals>
+					<goal>convert</goal>
+					<goal>run</goal>
+					<goal>generateTests</goal>
+					<goal>generateStubs</goal>
+				</goals>
+			</pluginExecutionFilter>
+			<action>
+				<execute>
+					<runOnIncremental>true</runOnIncremental>
+					<runOnConfiguration>false</runOnConfiguration>
+				</execute>
+			</action>
+		</pluginExecution>
+	</pluginExecutions>
+</lifecycleMappingMetadata>