diff --git a/spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/ReleaserProperties.java b/spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/ReleaserProperties.java
index ef71a922..939157c2 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/ReleaserProperties.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-release-tools-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/release/internal/ReleaserProperties.java
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ public class ReleaserProperties implements Serializable {
 		private List<String> ignoredPomRegex = Arrays.asList("^.*\\.git/.*$",
 				"^.*spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/src/test/projects/.*$",
 				"^.*spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/target/.*$",
+				"^.*src/test/bats/.*$",
 				"^.*samples/standalone/[a-z]+/.*$");
 
 		public String getBranch() {