diff --git a/internal/builder/config.go b/internal/builder/config.go
index 2aecfdc763a..fd0a7eac9c7 100644
--- a/internal/builder/config.go
+++ b/internal/builder/config.go
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ type Config struct {
 	Receivers    []Module     `mapstructure:"receivers"`
 	Processors   []Module     `mapstructure:"processors"`
 	Replaces     []string     `mapstructure:"replaces"`
+	Excludes     []string     `mapstructure:"excludes"`
 }
 
 // Distribution holds the parameters for the final binary
diff --git a/internal/scaffold/gomod.go b/internal/scaffold/gomod.go
index 9890c408bb9..2f49578647e 100644
--- a/internal/scaffold/gomod.go
+++ b/internal/scaffold/gomod.go
@@ -50,4 +50,7 @@ require (
 {{- range .Replaces}}
 replace {{.}}
 {{- end}}
+{{- range .Excludes}}
+exclude {{.}}
+{{- end}}
 `