diff --git a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
index 2941f801635d..718fb07f9480 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codeql.yml
@@ -75,7 +75,13 @@ jobs:
         # --no-build-cache is required for codeql to analyze all modules
         # --no-daemon is required for codeql to observe the compilation
         # (see https://docs.github.com/en/code-security/codeql-cli/getting-started-with-the-codeql-cli/preparing-your-code-for-codeql-analysis#specifying-build-commands)
-        run: ./gradlew assemble -x javadoc --no-build-cache --no-daemon
+        # collectReachabilityMetadata tasks are disabled because they often cause the build to fail
+        run: >
+          ./gradlew assemble -x javadoc
+          -x :smoke-tests-otel-starter:spring-boot-3:collectReachabilityMetadata
+          -x :smoke-tests-otel-starter:spring-boot-3.2:collectReachabilityMetadata
+          -x :smoke-tests-otel-starter:spring-boot-reactive-3:collectReachabilityMetadata
+          --no-build-cache --no-daemon
 
       - name: Perform CodeQL analysis
         uses: github/codeql-action/analyze@3c3833e0f8c1c83d449a7478aa59c036a9165498 # v3.29.11