diff --git a/agent/agent/build.gradle.kts b/agent/agent/build.gradle.kts
index 03fbcaad9d9..7e0b8a0927c 100644
--- a/agent/agent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/agent/agent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -207,6 +207,9 @@ fun CopySpec.isolateClasses(jars: Iterable<File>) {
       rename("^(.*)\\.class\$", "\$1.classdata")
       // Rename LICENSE file since it clashes with license dir on non-case sensitive FSs (i.e. Mac)
       rename("""^LICENSE$""", "LICENSE.renamed")
+      // excluding pom.xml files that are embedded in several dependencies
+      // in order to avoid false positives from security scanners
+      exclude("META-INF/maven/**")
     }
   }
   from("${rootProject.projectDir}/LICENSE") {