diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 139a3a5fd7a8..0032e6e9228c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macOS-latest]
-        java: [8, 25, 26]
+        java: [8, 25, 27]
 
       fail-fast: false
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c5e248973037..fa1b0d205cdc 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -746,6 +746,20 @@ under the License.
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <!-- palantir-java-format crashes on JDK 27 (palantir/palantir-java-format#1786);
+           drop this profile once maven-parent ships a fixed release -->
+      <id>jdk27-skip-spotless</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>java.specification.version</name>
+          <value>27</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <spotless.skip>true</spotless.skip>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>apache-release</id>
       <build>