diff --git a/.github/actions/run-gradle/action.yml b/.github/actions/run-gradle/action.yml
index 8422defb273cf..9c8e0945184bb 100644
--- a/.github/actions/run-gradle/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/run-gradle/action.yml
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ runs:
         RUN_FLAKY_TESTS: ${{ inputs.run-flaky-tests }}
         TEST_XML_OUTPUT_DIR: ${{ inputs.test-xml-output }}
         TEST_VERBOSE: ${{ inputs.test-verbose }}
+      # This build step is invoked by build.yml to run junit tests only,
+      # Spotbugs is being run by that workflow via the "check" task and does not need to also be run here,
+      # since that is redundant.
       run: |
         set +e
         ./.github/scripts/thread-dump.sh &
@@ -97,6 +100,8 @@ runs:
         -Pkafka.cluster.test.repeat=$TEST_REPEAT \
         -Pkafka.test.verbose=$TEST_VERBOSE \
         -PcommitId=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx \
+        -x spotbugsMain \
+        -x spotbugsTest \
         $TEST_TASK
         exitcode="$?"
         echo "exitcode=$exitcode" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index fc5ee1bd7558b..cb2a701fe5813 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Gradle
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-gradle
         with:
-          java-version: 23
+          java-version: 17
           gradle-cache-read-only: ${{ !inputs.is-trunk }}
           gradle-cache-write-only: ${{ inputs.is-trunk }}
           develocity-access-key: ${{ secrets.DEVELOCITY_ACCESS_KEY }}
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         # If we change these, make sure to adjust ci-complete.yml
-        java: [ 23, 17 ]
+        java: [ 24, 17 ]
         run-flaky: [ true, false ]
         run-new: [ true, false ]
         exclude:
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ jobs:
           python .github/scripts/junit.py \
            --path build/junit-xml >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
 
-  # This job downloads all the JUnit XML files and thread dumps from the JDK 23 test runs.
+  # This job downloads all the JUnit XML files and thread dumps from the JDK 24 test runs.
   # If any test job fails, we will not run this job. Also, if any thread dump artifacts
   # are present, this means there was a timeout in the tests and so we will not proceed
   # with catalog creation.
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download Thread Dumps
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          pattern: junit-thread-dumps-23-*
+          pattern: junit-thread-dumps-24-*
           path: thread-dumps
           merge-multiple: true
       - name: Check For Thread Dump
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Download JUnit XMLs
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
         with:
-          pattern: junit-xml-23-*  # Only look at JDK 23 tests for the test catalog
+          pattern: junit-xml-24-*  # Only look at JDK 24 tests for the test catalog
           path: junit-xml
           merge-multiple: true
       - name: Collate Test Catalog
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-complete.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-complete.yml
index 8855c998df28b..44d4f5a9c1d62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-complete.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-complete.yml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         # Make sure these match build.yml
-        java: [ 23, 17 ]
+        java: [ 24, 17 ]
         run-flaky: [ true, false ]
         run-new: [ true, false ]
         exclude:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4c2fc4e1f160b..8b5fe4c332ed2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 You need to have [Java](http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/index.html) installed.
 
-We build and test Apache Kafka with 17 and 23. The `release` parameter in javac is set to `11` for the clients 
+We build and test Apache Kafka with 17 and 24. The `release` parameter in javac is set to `11` for the clients 
 and streams modules, and `17` for the rest, ensuring compatibility with their respective
 minimum Java versions. Similarly, the `release` parameter in scalac is set to `11` for the streams modules and `17`
 for the rest.
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 5f9e81789cc2b..9a001edff3d7c 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ ext {
       "--add-opens=java.security.jgss/sun.security.krb5=ALL-UNNAMED"
     )
 
+  if (JavaVersion.current().isCompatibleWith(JavaVersion.VERSION_24)) {
+    // Spotbugs is not compatible with Java 24+ until Spotbugs 4.9.4. Disable it until we can upgrade to that version.
+    project.gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames.add("spotbugsMain")
+    project.gradle.startParameter.excludedTaskNames.add("spotbugsTest")
+  }
+
   maxTestForks = project.hasProperty('maxParallelForks') ? maxParallelForks.toInteger() : Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors()
   maxScalacThreads = project.hasProperty('maxScalacThreads') ? maxScalacThreads.toInteger() :
       Math.min(Runtime.runtime.availableProcessors(), 8)