diff --git a/modules/distribution/src/assembly/dist.xml b/modules/distribution/src/assembly/dist.xml
index d4cfe91c..30981cfa 100644
--- a/modules/distribution/src/assembly/dist.xml
+++ b/modules/distribution/src/assembly/dist.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
                 <exclude>**/*.lock</exclude>
                 <exclude>**/.data</exclude>
                 <exclude>**/.settings</exclude>
+                <exclude>features/**</exclude>
             </excludes>
         </fileSet>
     </fileSets>