diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c870eec..ebc8ef7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -386,6 +386,16 @@ under the License.
         </executions>
       </plugin>
 
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-scm-publish-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <ignorePathsToDelete>
+            <ignorePathToDelete>javadocs</ignorePathToDelete>
+          </ignorePathsToDelete>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+
     </plugins>
   </build>