diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index d55a094a887af..fc5396289a535 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -1087,6 +1087,8 @@ project(':clients') {
     include "**/org/apache/kafka/common/annotation/*"
     include "**/org/apache/kafka/common/errors/*"
     include "**/org/apache/kafka/common/header/*"
+    include "**/org/apache/kafka/common/metrics/*"
+    include "**/org/apache/kafka/common/metrics/stats/*"
     include "**/org/apache/kafka/common/resource/*"
     include "**/org/apache/kafka/common/serialization/*"
     include "**/org/apache/kafka/common/config/*"