diff --git a/license.exceptions b/license.exceptions
index ffb08a26e..5fb7846e8 100644
--- a/license.exceptions
+++ b/license.exceptions
@@ -19,3 +19,5 @@
 ./cmd/pilosa-keydump/vprint.go
 ./cmd/pilosa-keydump/keydump.go
 ./synthload/vprint.go
+./proto/vdsm/vdsm.proto
+./proto/vdsm/vdsm.pb.go