diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index bfa944eef5a..dba5ae7c690 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -36,10 +36,15 @@ jobs:
         java: [ 8, 11, 17, 21, 25 ]
         experimental: [false]
         # Keep the same parameter order as the matrix above
-        include:
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            java: 26-ea
-            experimental: true
+        #
+        # PMD does not yet support Java 26 (see https://github.com/pmd/pmd/issues/5871).
+        # It is therefore too soon to run tests with Java 26.
+        # Uncomment the following lines once the above issue has been resolved.
+        #
+        # include:
+        #   - os: ubuntu-latest
+        #     java: 26-ea
+        #     experimental: true
         
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0