diff --git a/gradle-plugins/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check.gradle.kts b/gradle-plugins/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check.gradle.kts
index c6f771bc1b..eae7496a56 100644
--- a/gradle-plugins/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check.gradle.kts
+++ b/gradle-plugins/src/main/kotlin/io.opentelemetry.instrumentation.muzzle-check.gradle.kts
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 // Select a random set of versions to test
-val RANGE_COUNT_LIMIT = 10
+val RANGE_COUNT_LIMIT = Integer.getInteger("otel.javaagent.muzzle.versions.limit", 10)
 
 val muzzleConfig = extensions.create<MuzzleExtension>("muzzle")