diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0165aaa13..6aa8f74f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Release to Maven Central
         run: |
-          mvn --batch-mode clean deploy -Prelease -DskipTests=true -Dspotless.check.skip=true -X
+          mvn --batch-mode clean deploy -Prelease -DskipTests=true -X
         env:
           MAVEN_USERNAME: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}
           MAVEN_CENTRAL_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ee4b9c919..6778b109a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -407,6 +407,9 @@
             <includes>
               <include>**/pom.xml</include>
             </includes>
+            <excludes>
+              <exclude>**/target/**/*.xml</exclude>
+            </excludes>
             <sortPom>
               <expandEmptyElements>false</expandEmptyElements>
             </sortPom>