diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 989bdde15a..531f1a39c1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ libudpipe_java.dylib
 .DS_Store
 .checkstyle
 learning.log
+.factorypath
diff --git a/dkpro-core-asl/pom.xml b/dkpro-core-asl/pom.xml
index 979ff2cf2b..da620e2dd4 100644
--- a/dkpro-core-asl/pom.xml
+++ b/dkpro-core-asl/pom.xml
@@ -769,6 +769,7 @@
                 <configuration>
                   <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
                   <excludes>
+                    <exclude>.factorypath</exclude>
                     <exclude>.activate-run-jcasgen</exclude>
                     <exclude>.gitignore</exclude>
                     <exclude>.checkstyle</exclude>