diff --git a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.errorprone-conventions.gradle.kts b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.errorprone-conventions.gradle.kts
index e61bc3060358..1e80ce2f2103 100644
--- a/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.errorprone-conventions.gradle.kts
+++ b/conventions/src/main/kotlin/otel.errorprone-conventions.gradle.kts
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ tasks {
 
         // Requires adding compile dependency to JSpecify
         disable("AddNullMarkedToPackageInfo")
+        disable("RequireExplicitNullMarking")
 
         if (testLatestDeps) {
           // Some latest dep tests are compiled for java 17 although the base version uses an older