diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
index 7bff1c7eae..0db038736f 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-client/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-contract.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-contract.version>
 		<spring-cloud-stream.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-stream.version>
+		<!-- TODO: temporarily skip gradle -->
+		<exec.skip>true</exec.skip>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
diff --git a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/pom.xml b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/pom.xml
index 5db6aa16f1..cee6c917f3 100644
--- a/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/pom.xml
+++ b/samples/standalone/dsl/http-server/pom.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 		<java.version>17</java.version>
 		<spring-cloud-contract.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-contract.version>
 		<spring-cloud-stream.version>4.1.0-SNAPSHOT</spring-cloud-stream.version>
+		<!-- TODO: temporarily skip gradle -->
+		<exec.skip>true</exec.skip>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>