diff --git a/util/pom.xml b/util/pom.xml
index 753d5bd233..9bf65ca07e 100644
--- a/util/pom.xml
+++ b/util/pom.xml
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>
                 <extensions>true</extensions>
+                <configuration>
+                  <excludeDependencies>client-java-api</excludeDependencies>
+                </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>