diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index b47743212..c18903a1b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ task buildDockerImages() {
 spotless {
     format 'misc', {
         target '**/*.gradle', '.gitattributes', '.gitignore'
+        targetExclude '**/build/**'
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
         indentWithSpaces()
         endWithNewline()
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ spotless {
     }
     yaml {
         target '**/*.yml'
+        targetExclude '**/node_modules/**', '**/opensearch-cluster-cdk/**', '**/cdk.out/**'
         trimTrailingWhitespace()
         indentWithSpaces()
         endWithNewline()
@@ -34,6 +36,7 @@ subprojects {
     spotless {
         java {
             target "**/*.java"
+            targetExclude '**/build/**'
             importOrder(
                 'java|javax',
                 'io.opentelemetry|com.google|com.fasterxml|org.apache|org.hamcrest|org.junit',