diff --git a/.github/workflows/central-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/central-publish.yml
index c4363599..b7377473 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/central-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/central-publish.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           scan-type: 'fs'
           scan-ref: '/github/workspace/ballerina'
+          skip-dirs: 'build'
           format: 'table'
           exit-code: '1'
       - name: Publish artifact
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 67f9d05f..19c7db60 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           scan-type: 'fs'
           scan-ref: '/github/workspace/ballerina'
+          skip-dirs: 'build'
           format: 'table'
           exit-code: '1'
       - name: Set version env variable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/trivy-scan.yml b/.github/workflows/trivy-scan.yml
index c65ce29c..62f8478d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/trivy-scan.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/trivy-scan.yml
@@ -26,5 +26,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           scan-type: 'fs'
           scan-ref: '/github/workspace/ballerina'
+          skip-dirs: 'build'
           format: 'table'
           exit-code: '1'