diff --git a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
index f3997e8..4721c6c 100644
--- a/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/maven-plugin-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -190,6 +190,20 @@
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.rat</groupId>
+          <artifactId>apache-rat-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <excludes>
+              <!-- This file should exactly match the output of this project -->
+              <exclude>src/it/help-basic/expected-help.txt</exclude>
+            </excludes>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.modello</groupId>