diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7d6941caa0..3577b37f4b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1446,6 +1446,7 @@
         <!-- we can not use maven.test.skip because we may be producing a test jar -->
         <skipTests>true</skipTests>
         <spotbugs.skip>true</spotbugs.skip>
+        <spotless.skip>true</spotless.skip>
         <enforcer.skip>true</enforcer.skip>
         <access-modifier-checker.skip>true</access-modifier-checker.skip>
         <invoker.skip>true</invoker.skip>