diff --git a/.git-blame-ignore-revs b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..950d7493f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.git-blame-ignore-revs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+# .git-blame-ignore-revs
+# Format repository with Spotless (#751)
+3ea58fc6d3356698eb8b14210135149b8f1e6018
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8ee75c594..c888ab1a5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ THE SOFTWARE.
     <build.type>private</build.type>
     <spotbugs.effort>Max</spotbugs.effort>
     <spotbugs.threshold>Low</spotbugs.threshold>
+    <spotless.check.skip>false</spotless.check.skip>
     <bc-version>1.78.1</bc-version>
     <argLine>-Xms256M -Xmx256M -XX:+TieredCompilation -XX:TieredStopAtLevel=1</argLine>
     <!-- TODO until we are ready to drop support for Java 11 agents -->