diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ba689ad..b2b2f68 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,7 +132,19 @@
 						</configuration>
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
-
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.5</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>auto-clean</id>
+						<phase>initialize</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>clean</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
 			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 		<pluginManagement>
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