diff --git a/java/pom.xml b/java/pom.xml
index 073adf7d..887126c3 100644
--- a/java/pom.xml
+++ b/java/pom.xml
@@ -453,6 +453,7 @@
                                 <!-- this builder is an internal implementation of a builder interface and should not be handled as API: -->
                                 <exclude>org.eclipse.ditto.client.configuration.ClientCredentialsAuthenticationConfiguration$ClientCredentialsAuthenticationConfigurationBuilder</exclude>
                                 <exclude>org.eclipse.ditto.client.streaming.ThingSearchPublisher#of(org.eclipse.ditto.base.model.signals.Signal,org.eclipse.ditto.protocol.adapter.ProtocolAdapter,org.eclipse.ditto.client.messaging.MessagingProvider)</exclude>
+                                <exclude>org.eclipse.ditto.client.live.commands.query.RetrieveThingsLiveCommand</exclude>
                             </excludes>
                         </parameter>
                     </configuration>
diff --git a/java/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ditto/client/live/commands/query/RetrieveThingsLiveCommand.java b/java/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ditto/client/live/commands/query/RetrieveThingsLiveCommand.java
index 38f8ac27..5a7cc1d0 100644
--- a/java/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ditto/client/live/commands/query/RetrieveThingsLiveCommand.java
+++ b/java/src/main/java/org/eclipse/ditto/client/live/commands/query/RetrieveThingsLiveCommand.java
@@ -17,9 +17,9 @@
 import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
 
 import org.eclipse.ditto.base.model.signals.commands.WithNamespace;
+import org.eclipse.ditto.base.model.signals.commands.WithSelectedFields;
 import org.eclipse.ditto.client.live.commands.base.LiveCommand;
 import org.eclipse.ditto.things.model.ThingId;
-import org.eclipse.ditto.things.model.signals.commands.WithSelectedFields;
 import org.eclipse.ditto.things.model.signals.commands.query.RetrieveThings;
 
 /**