diff --git a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.lflang.java-conventions.gradle b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.lflang.java-conventions.gradle
index d5697d312c..8730fcf7b7 100644
--- a/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.lflang.java-conventions.gradle
+++ b/buildSrc/src/main/groovy/org.lflang.java-conventions.gradle
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ spotbugs {
     excludeFilter.set(
         rootProject.file('config/spotbugs/exclude.xml')
     )
+    ignoreFailures = true
 }