diff --git a/components/polylith/hatch/hooks/bricks.py b/components/polylith/hatch/hooks/bricks.py
index ae8233d1..096be2b3 100644
--- a/components/polylith/hatch/hooks/bricks.py
+++ b/components/polylith/hatch/hooks/bricks.py
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ def filtered_bricks(data: dict, version: str) -> dict:
     return bricks
 
 
+def collect_configured_exclude_patterns(data: dict, target_name: str) -> set:
+    entry = data.get("tool", {}).get("hatch", {}).get("build", {})
+    target = entry.get("targets", {}).get(target_name, {})
+
+    exclude = target.get("exclude", [])
+
+    return set(exclude)
+
+
 class PolylithBricksHook(BuildHookInterface):
     PLUGIN_NAME = "polylith-bricks"
 
@@ -57,9 +66,10 @@ def initialize(self, version: str, build_data: Dict[str, Any]) -> None:
             return
 
         ns = parsing.parse_brick_namespace_from_path(bricks)
+        exclude_patterns = collect_configured_exclude_patterns(data, self.target_name)
 
         for source, brick in bricks.items():
-            path = parsing.copy_brick(source, brick, work_dir)
+            path = parsing.copy_brick(source, brick, work_dir, exclude_patterns)
             rewritten_bricks = parsing.rewrite_modules(path, ns, top_ns)
 
             for item in rewritten_bricks:
diff --git a/components/polylith/parsing/core.py b/components/polylith/parsing/core.py
index 0565ac5b..4dcc9cb8 100644
--- a/components/polylith/parsing/core.py
+++ b/components/polylith/parsing/core.py
@@ -1,28 +1,39 @@
 import shutil
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import Union
 
+default_patterns = {
+    "*.pyc",
+    "__pycache__",
+    ".venv",
+    "__pypackages__",
+    ".mypy_cache",
+    ".ruff_cache",
+    ".pytest_cache",
+    "node_modules",
+    ".git",
+}
 
-def copy_tree(source: str, destination: str) -> Path:
-    ignore = shutil.ignore_patterns(
-        "*.pyc",
-        "__pycache__",
-        ".venv",
-        "__pypackages__",
-        ".mypy_cache",
-        ".pytest_cache",
-        "node_modules",
-        ".git",
-    )
+
+def copy_tree(source: str, destination: str, patterns: set) -> Path:
+    ignore = shutil.ignore_patterns(*patterns)
 
     res = shutil.copytree(source, destination, ignore=ignore, dirs_exist_ok=True)
 
     return Path(res)
 
 
-def copy_brick(source: str, brick: str, destination_dir: Path) -> Path:
+def copy_brick(
+    source: str,
+    brick: str,
+    destination_dir: Path,
+    exclude_patterns: Union[set, None] = None,
+) -> Path:
     destination = Path(destination_dir / brick).as_posix()
 
-    return copy_tree(source, destination)
+    patterns = set().union(default_patterns, exclude_patterns or set())
+
+    return copy_tree(source, destination, patterns)
 
 
 def parse_brick_namespace_from_path(bricks: dict) -> str:
diff --git a/projects/hatch_polylith_bricks/pyproject.toml b/projects/hatch_polylith_bricks/pyproject.toml
index 41eb00e9..af72d63e 100644
--- a/projects/hatch_polylith_bricks/pyproject.toml
+++ b/projects/hatch_polylith_bricks/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "hatch-polylith-bricks"
-version = "1.3.2"
+version = "1.4.0"
 description = "Hatch build hook plugin for Polylith"
 authors = ['David Vujic']
 homepage = "https://davidvujic.github.io/python-polylith-docs/"
diff --git a/projects/pdm_polylith_bricks/pyproject.toml b/projects/pdm_polylith_bricks/pyproject.toml
index eb726941..b68e16e3 100644
--- a/projects/pdm_polylith_bricks/pyproject.toml
+++ b/projects/pdm_polylith_bricks/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pdm-polylith-bricks"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "a PDM build hook for Polylith"
 authors = ["David Vujic"]
 homepage = "https://davidvujic.github.io/python-polylith-docs/"
diff --git a/projects/pdm_polylith_workspace/pyproject.toml b/projects/pdm_polylith_workspace/pyproject.toml
index 667e99ff..2cdaa181 100644
--- a/projects/pdm_polylith_workspace/pyproject.toml
+++ b/projects/pdm_polylith_workspace/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "pdm-polylith-workspace"
-version = "1.1.2"
+version = "1.2.0"
 description = "a PDM build hook for a Polylith workspace"
 homepage = "https://davidvujic.github.io/python-polylith-docs/"
 repository = "https://github.com/davidvujic/python-polylith"
diff --git a/projects/polylith_cli/pyproject.toml b/projects/polylith_cli/pyproject.toml
index 9a6f4e79..564784cb 100644
--- a/projects/polylith_cli/pyproject.toml
+++ b/projects/polylith_cli/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "polylith-cli"
-version = "1.28.0"
+version = "1.29.0"
 description = "Python tooling support for the Polylith Architecture"
 authors = ['David Vujic']
 homepage = "https://davidvujic.github.io/python-polylith-docs/"