diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 21aaf2f495..d578f44fd1 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 * Fix #2632: Bumped OkHttp from 3.12.12 to 4.12.0
 * Fix #5965: Bumped sundrio.version from 0.103.1 to 0.200.0
 * Fix #6052: Removed dependency on no longer maintained com.github.mifmif:generex
+* Fix #6676: Removed tests and examples from the BOM
 
 #### New Features
 * Fix #5719: io.fabric8:mockwebserver is now based on Vert.x
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@
 * Fix #6630: Removed deprecated `io.fabric8.kubernetes.client.utils.ReflectUtils` class
 * Fix #6455: (crd-generator) Changed format in `@PrinterColumn` to enum
 * Fix #6673: (crd-generator) Deprecation of CRD Generator v1
+* Fix #6676: Removed tests and examples from the BOM
 
 ### 6.13.4 (2024-09-25)
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bbdc539cfc..35b3f515ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1239,6 +1239,16 @@
                 <skipStagingRepositoryClose>true</skipStagingRepositoryClose>
                 <sonar.skip>true</sonar.skip>
               </properties>
+              <modules>
+                <excludes>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8:*-tests</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8:*-itests</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8.kubernetes:*-itests</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8*:*-examples</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8:crd-generator-test*</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8:kubernetes-test</exclude>
+                </excludes>
+              </modules>
             </bom>
             <bom>
               <artifactId>kubernetes-client-bom-with-deps</artifactId>
@@ -1272,6 +1282,16 @@
                   <include>io.fabric8:openshift-model*</include>
                 </includes>
               </dependencies>
+              <modules>
+                <excludes>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8:*-tests</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8:*-itests</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8.kubernetes:*-itests</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8*:*-examples</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8:crd-generator-test*</exclude>
+                  <exclude>io.fabric8:kubernetes-test</exclude>
+                </excludes>
+              </modules>
               <properties>
                 <skipStagingRepositoryClose>true</skipStagingRepositoryClose>
                 <sonar.skip>true</sonar.skip>