diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index 77cd6c3..0e4041c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@
 Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/docs/en/emoji-key)):
 
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:START - Do not remove or modify this section -->
-<!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
-<!-- markdownlint-disable -->
 <table>
   <tbody>
     <tr>
@@ -18,9 +16,6 @@ Thanks goes to these wonderful people ([emoji key](https://allcontributors.org/d
   </tbody>
 </table>
 
-<!-- markdownlint-restore -->
-<!-- prettier-ignore-end -->
-
 <!-- ALL-CONTRIBUTORS-LIST:END -->
 
 This project follows the [all-contributors](https://github.com/all-contributors/all-contributors) specification. Contributions of any kind welcome!
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index b35c3d8..b337eaa 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -340,6 +340,9 @@
                         <toggleOffOn></toggleOffOn>
                     </java>
                     <markdown>
+                        <excludes>
+                            <exclude>CONTRIBUTORS.md</exclude>
+                        </excludes>
                         <includes>
                             <include>**/*.md</include>
                         </includes>