diff --git a/tools/dev/bin/onos-build-selective.exclude b/tools/dev/bin/onos-build-selective.exclude
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cd36a91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/dev/bin/onos-build-selective.exclude
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.*/archetypes/.*
+.*/maven-plugin/.*
+.*/build/conf/.*
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