diff --git a/lib/tasks/generateResourcesJson.js b/lib/tasks/generateResourcesJson.js
index 4d79fda5e..28bdbf94e 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/generateResourcesJson.js
+++ b/lib/tasks/generateResourcesJson.js
@@ -2,6 +2,17 @@
 
 const resourceListCreator = require("../processors/resourceListCreator");
 
+const DEFAULT_EXCLUDES = [
+	/*
+	 * exclude mac metadata files
+	 */
+	"!**/.DS_Store",
+	/*
+	 * sap-ui-version.json is not part of the resources
+	 */
+	"!/resources/sap-ui-version.json"
+];
+
 function getCreatorOptions(projectName) {
 	const creatorOptions = {};
 	if ( projectName === "sap.ui.core" ) {
@@ -86,7 +97,7 @@ function getCreatorOptions(projectName) {
  * @returns {Promise<undefined>} Promise resolving with <code>undefined</code> once data has been written
  */
 module.exports = async function({workspace, options: {projectName}}) {
-	const resources = await workspace.byGlob(["/resources/**/*.*"]);
+	const resources = await workspace.byGlob(["/resources/**/*.*"].concat(DEFAULT_EXCLUDES));
 
 	const resourceLists = await resourceListCreator({
 		resources
diff --git a/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/resources/sap-ui-version.json b/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/resources/sap-ui-version.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..551fc7d92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/expected/build/application.j/dest-resources-json/resources/sap-ui-version.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+	"name": "application.j",
+	"version": "1.0.0",
+	"buildTimestamp": "202008120917",
+	"scmRevision": "",
+	"libraries": []
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/lib/builder/builder.js b/test/lib/builder/builder.js
index d9ad99998..601a1202d 100644
--- a/test/lib/builder/builder.js
+++ b/test/lib/builder/builder.js
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile);
 const assert = chai.assert;
 const sinon = require("sinon");
 const mock = require("mock-require");
+const resourceFactory = require("@ui5/fs").resourceFactory;
 
 const ui5Builder = require("../../../");
 const builder = ui5Builder.builder;
@@ -478,17 +479,39 @@ test("Build application.j", (t) => {
 	});
 });
 
-test("Build application.j with resources.json", (t) => {
+test("Build application.j with resources.json and version info", (t) => {
 	const destPath = "./test/tmp/build/application.j/dest-resources-json";
 	const expectedPath = path.join("test", "expected", "build", "application.j", "dest-resources-json");
 
+
+	const dummyVersionInfoGenerator = () => {
+		const versionJson = {
+			"name": "application.j",
+			"version": "1.0.0",
+			"buildTimestamp": "202008120917",
+			"scmRevision": "",
+			"libraries": []
+		};
+
+		return [resourceFactory.createResource({
+			path: "/resources/sap-ui-version.json",
+			string: JSON.stringify(versionJson, null, "\t")
+		})];
+	};
+
+	mock("../../../lib/processors/versionInfoGenerator", dummyVersionInfoGenerator);
+	mock.reRequire("../../../lib/tasks/generateVersionInfo");
+
+	const builder = mock.reRequire("../../../lib/builder/builder");
+
+
 	return builder.build({
 		includedTasks: [
 			"generateResourcesJson"
 		],
 		tree: applicationJTree,
 		destPath,
-		excludedTasks: ["createDebugFiles", "generateStandaloneAppBundle", "generateVersionInfo"]
+		excludedTasks: ["createDebugFiles", "generateStandaloneAppBundle"]
 	}).then(() => {
 		return findFiles(expectedPath);
 	}).then((expectedFiles) => {