diff --git a/li.strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/li.strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 52cd5cd65..6c940f8b4 100644
--- a/li.strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/li.strolch.mvn.archetype.webapp/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -359,6 +359,22 @@
             <build>
                 <plugins>
 
+                    <plugin>
+                        <artifactId>maven-clean-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>${maven-clean-plugin.version}</version>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <filesets>
+                                <fileset>
+                                    <directory>src/main/webapp/app/bower_components</directory>
+                                    <includes>
+                                        <include>**</include>
+                                    </includes>
+                                    <followSymlinks>false</followSymlinks>
+                                </fileset>
+                            </filesets>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
+
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                         <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>