diff --git a/scripts/release/validate_staged_release.sh b/scripts/release/validate_staged_release.sh
index 5139e3401..db6a135a8 100755
--- a/scripts/release/validate_staged_release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release/validate_staged_release.sh
@@ -119,11 +119,11 @@ cd hudi-${ARTIFACT_SUFFIX}
 
 ### BEGIN: Binary Files Check
 echo "Checking for binary files in source release"
-numBinaryFiles=`find . -iname '*' | xargs -I {} file -I {} | grep -va directory | grep -va 'application/json' | grep -va 'text/' | grep -va 'application/xml' | grep -va 'application/json' | wc -l | sed -e s'/ //g'`
+numBinaryFiles=`find . -iname '*' | xargs -I {} file -I {} | grep -va directory | grep -v "/src/test/" | grep -va 'application/json' | grep -va 'text/' | grep -va 'application/xml' | grep -va 'application/json' | wc -l | sed -e s'/ //g'`
 
 if [ "$numBinaryFiles" -gt "0" ]; then
   echo -e "There were non-text files in source release. Please check below\n"
-  find . -iname '*' | xargs -I {} file -I {} | grep -va directory | grep -va 'application/json' | grep -va 'text/' |  grep -va 'application/xml'
+  find . -iname '*' | xargs -I {} file -I {} | grep -va directory | grep -v "/src/test/" | grep -va 'application/json' | grep -va 'text/' |  grep -va 'application/xml'
   exit -1
 fi
 echo -e "\t\tNo Binary Files in Source Release? - [OK]\n"