diff --git a/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-5.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-5.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index ea8af237a0..7949e441bd 100644
--- a/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-5.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-5.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ muzzle {
     versions.set("[5.0.0,5.3.0)")
     // version 7.11.0 depends on org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch:7.11.0 which depends on
     // org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-plugin-classloader:7.11.0 which does not exist
-    skip("7.11.0")
+    // version 7.17.8 has broken module metadata
+    skip("7.11.0", "7.17.8")
     assertInverse.set(true)
   }
   pass {
diff --git a/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-5.3/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-5.3/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index c240cd4b9e..1297ecbbc3 100644
--- a/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-5.3/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-5.3/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ muzzle {
     versions.set("[5.3.0,6.0.0)")
     // version 7.11.0 depends on org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch:7.11.0 which depends on
     // org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-plugin-classloader:7.11.0 which does not exist
-    skip("7.11.0")
+    // version 7.17.8 has broken module metadata
+    skip("7.11.0", "7.17.8")
     assertInverse.set(true)
   }
   pass {
diff --git a/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-6.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts b/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-6.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
index 9e058f3860..eaf4940c95 100644
--- a/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-6.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/instrumentation/elasticsearch/elasticsearch-transport-6.0/javaagent/build.gradle.kts
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ muzzle {
     versions.set("[6.0.0,)")
     // version 7.11.0 depends on org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch:7.11.0 which depends on
     // org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch-plugin-classloader:7.11.0 which does not exist
-    skip("7.11.0")
+    // version 7.17.8 has broken module metadata
+    skip("7.11.0", "7.17.8")
     assertInverse.set(true)
   }
   pass {