diff --git a/sdk/trace-shaded-deps/build.gradle.kts b/sdk/trace-shaded-deps/build.gradle.kts
index 1254aa3b600..6e3abea489b 100644
--- a/sdk/trace-shaded-deps/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/sdk/trace-shaded-deps/build.gradle.kts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ tasks {
   shadowJar {
     minimize()
 
+    exclude("META-INF/maven/**")
     relocate("org.jctools", "io.opentelemetry.internal.shaded.jctools")
   }