diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 501856d1..b6bae083 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -595,7 +595,10 @@
             <java>
               <!-- orders of used formatters are important -->
               <!-- eg. palantir override importOrder, so should be first -->
-              <palantirJavaFormat />
+              <palantirJavaFormat>
+                <!-- can be removed after fix https://github.com/diffplug/spotless/issues/1774 -->
+                <version>2.38.0</version>
+              </palantirJavaFormat>
               <removeUnusedImports />
               <importOrder>
                 <order>javax,java,,\#</order>