diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d18d848..ebdfafe 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,19 @@
 
 		<plugins>
 			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.5</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>auto-clean</id>
+						<phase>validate</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>clean</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>3.3</version>
 				<configuration>
@@ -122,19 +135,6 @@
 					</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>
 			<plugins>
@@ -166,6 +166,25 @@
 										<execute />
 									</action>
 								</pluginExecution>
+								<pluginExecution>
+									<pluginExecutionFilter>
+										<groupId>
+											org.apache.maven.plugins
+										</groupId>
+										<artifactId>
+											maven-clean-plugin
+										</artifactId>
+										<versionRange>
+											[2.5,)
+										</versionRange>
+										<goals>
+											<goal>clean</goal>
+										</goals>
+									</pluginExecutionFilter>
+									<action>
+										<ignore></ignore>
+									</action>
+								</pluginExecution>
 							</pluginExecutions>
 						</lifecycleMappingMetadata>
 					</configuration>
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