diff --git a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-java-release.yml b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-java-release.yml
index a6582396e42ae..94d4b3993de9a 100644
--- a/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-java-release.yml
+++ b/eng/pipelines/templates/stages/archetype-java-release.yml
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ stages:
               - pwsh: |
                   $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/eng/versioning/scan_for_unreleased_dependencies.ps1 ${{artifact.groupId}} ${{artifact.name}} $(Build.SourcesDirectory)/sdk/${{parameters.ServiceDirectory}}
                 displayName: "Verify no unreleased dependencies"
+                # Uber JARs release a flattened POM, as dependencies are incorporated into the JAR circumnavigating the
+                # need to list dependencies in the POM. The flattened POM is generated and won't comply with our
+                # versioning validation, so skip it.
+                condition: and(succeeded(), ne('${{ artifact.uberJar }}', 'true'))
 
               - ${{if ne(parameters.SDKType, 'data')}}:
                 - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/verify-changelog.yml
@@ -112,11 +116,15 @@ stages:
                     PackageName: ${{artifact.name}}
                     ServiceName: ${{parameters.ServiceDirectory}}
                     ForRelease: true
-              - template: /eng/pipelines/templates/steps/compilation.check.yml
-                parameters:
-                  Artifact: ${{ artifact }}
-                  ArtifactName: ${{ parameters.ArtifactName }}
-                  ArtifactDirectory: "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/${{parameters.ArtifactName}}-signed/${{artifact.groupId}}/${{artifact.name}}"
+
+              # Only check compilation if this isn't an uber JAR release.
+              # Uber JARs are self-contained and a compilation failure during creating it would have prevented its creation.
+              - ${{ if ne(artifact.uberJar, 'true') }}:
+                - template: /eng/pipelines/templates/steps/compilation.check.yml
+                  parameters:
+                    Artifact: ${{ artifact }}
+                    ArtifactName: ${{ parameters.ArtifactName }}
+                    ArtifactDirectory: "$(Pipeline.Workspace)/${{parameters.ArtifactName}}-signed/${{artifact.groupId}}/${{artifact.name}}"
 
           - deployment: TagRepository
             displayName: "Create release tag"
@@ -298,7 +306,7 @@ stages:
                   deploy:
                     steps:
                       - download: none
-                      
+
                       - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/sparse-checkout.yml
                         parameters:
                           Paths:
diff --git a/sdk/cosmos/ci.yml b/sdk/cosmos/ci.yml
index bab851a09d5ab..9651698528458 100644
--- a/sdk/cosmos/ci.yml
+++ b/sdk/cosmos/ci.yml
@@ -84,9 +84,11 @@ extends:
       - name: azure-cosmos-spark_3-1_2-12
         groupId: com.azure.cosmos.spark
         safeName: azurecosmosspark31
+        uberJar: true
       - name: azure-cosmos-spark_3-2_2-12
         groupId: com.azure.cosmos.spark
         safeName: azurecosmosspark32
+        uberJar: true
     AdditionalModules:
       - name: azure-cosmos-benchmark
         groupId: com.azure