diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 951db894d0..a75e0ec897 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ configure(subprojects.findAll { it.name in [
     configurations.all {
         // it has been replaced by spring-jcl
         exclude group: "commons-logging", module: "commons-logging"
+        // exclude netty platform specific native libraries from distribution
+        exclude group: "io.netty", module: "netty-codec-native-quic"
     }
 
 }