diff --git a/.github/workflows/abi-report.yml b/.github/workflows/abi-report.yml
index 2fa63d1bd0d..9db01ac9822 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/abi-report.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/abi-report.yml
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run Java API report
         run: |
           japi-compliance-checker ${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-refname.outputs.HDF5R_ROOT }}/lib/jarhdf5-${{ steps.convert-hdf5lib-refname.outputs.HDF5R_DOTSMAIN }}.jar ${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_ROOT }}/lib/jarhdf5-${{ steps.set-hdf5lib-name.outputs.HDF5_VERS }}.jar
+          continue-on-error: true
 
       - name: Run ABI report
         run: |