diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 37e2c1f66..c8e8935bc 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ tasks {
         }
     }
 
+    javadoc {
+        // prevent javadoc task failure from semantic errors in Javadoc -- errors will still be logged
+        isFailOnError = false
+    }
+
     /*
      * CREATES NATIVE WINDOWS EXECUTABLE
      * Launches launch4j to create an executable (.exe) file wrapping the jar