diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 01ec120..60771f3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 .idea
 target
 *.releaseBackup
+*.versionBackup
 release.properties
 
 # Package Files #
diff --git a/metis-applicant/pom.xml b/metis-applicant/pom.xml
index 045cc14..1f97416 100644
--- a/metis-applicant/pom.xml
+++ b/metis-applicant/pom.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
         <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
+        <maven-source-plugin.skipSource>true</maven-source-plugin.skipSource>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>