diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 703421eb619..d59bfffd00f 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -844,6 +844,11 @@ subprojects {
     propertyTestRuntimeOnly.extendsFrom testRuntimeOnly
     referenceTestRuntimeOnly.extendsFrom testRuntimeOnly
 
+    // exclude until Besu dependencies start using io.consensys.protocols:jc-kzg-4844
+    implementation {
+      exclude(group: "tech.pegasys", module: "jc-kzg-4844")
+    }
+
     // Details at https://github.com/Hakky54/log-captor#using-log-captor-alongside-with-other-logging-libraries
     testImplementation {
       exclude(group: "org.apache.logging.log4j", module: "log4j-slf4j-impl")