diff --git a/build-resources.gradle b/build-resources.gradle
index b8a7bd5879..446f1d97b2 100644
--- a/build-resources.gradle
+++ b/build-resources.gradle
@@ -14,5 +14,6 @@ ext.coreProjects = [
         project(':data-prepper-plugins'),
         project(':data-prepper-test-common'),
         project(':data-prepper-test-event'),
-        project(':data-prepper-plugin-framework')
-]
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+        project(':data-prepper-plugin-framework'),
+        project(':data-prepper-plugin-schema-cli')
+]
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugin-schema-cli/build.gradle b/data-prepper-plugin-schema-cli/build.gradle
index 2c2db93ee6..2108fad681 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugin-schema-cli/build.gradle
+++ b/data-prepper-plugin-schema-cli/build.gradle
@@ -26,4 +26,15 @@ dependencies {
     }
     testImplementation(platform("org.junit:junit-bom:5.9.1"))
     testImplementation("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter")
+}
+
+jacocoTestCoverageVerification {
+    afterEvaluate {
+        classDirectories.from = files(classDirectories.files.collect {
+            fileTree(dir: it, exclude: [
+                    // Exclude main class
+                    'org/opensearch/dataprepper/schemas/DataPrepperPluginSchemaExecute.class'
+            ])
+        })
+    }
 }
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