diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/chrome/ChromeDriverService.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/chrome/ChromeDriverService.java
index e79bcf7c467e5..dac9db5e8180a 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/chrome/ChromeDriverService.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/chrome/ChromeDriverService.java
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public static ChromeDriverService createServiceWithConfig(ChromeOptions options)
   public static class Builder extends DriverService.Builder<
       ChromeDriverService, ChromeDriverService.Builder> {
 
-    private final boolean disableBuildCheck = Boolean.getBoolean(CHROME_DRIVER_DISABLE_BUILD_CHECK);
+    private boolean disableBuildCheck = Boolean.getBoolean(CHROME_DRIVER_DISABLE_BUILD_CHECK);
     private boolean appendLog = Boolean.getBoolean(CHROME_DRIVER_APPEND_LOG_PROPERTY);
     private boolean verbose = Boolean.getBoolean(CHROME_DRIVER_VERBOSE_LOG_PROPERTY);
     private boolean silent = Boolean.getBoolean(CHROME_DRIVER_SILENT_OUTPUT_PROPERTY);
@@ -187,6 +187,17 @@ public Builder withAppendLog(boolean appendLog) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allows the driver to be used with potentially incompatible versions of the browser.
+     *
+     * @param noBuildCheck True for not enforcing matching versions.
+     * @return A self reference.
+     */
+    public Builder withBuildCheckDisabled(boolean noBuildCheck) {
+      this.disableBuildCheck = noBuildCheck;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Configures the driver server verbosity.
      *
diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeDriverService.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeDriverService.java
index 2b0c0075cc170..6b5d23728fda9 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeDriverService.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/edge/EdgeDriverService.java
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ public static EdgeDriverService createDefaultService() {
   public static class Builder extends DriverService.Builder<
     EdgeDriverService, Builder> {
 
-    private final boolean disableBuildCheck = Boolean.getBoolean(EDGE_DRIVER_DISABLE_BUILD_CHECK);
+    private boolean disableBuildCheck = Boolean.getBoolean(EDGE_DRIVER_DISABLE_BUILD_CHECK);
     private boolean appendLog = Boolean.getBoolean(EDGE_DRIVER_APPEND_LOG_PROPERTY);
     private boolean verbose = Boolean.getBoolean(EDGE_DRIVER_VERBOSE_LOG_PROPERTY);
     private String logLevel = System.getProperty(EDGE_DRIVER_LOG_LEVEL_PROPERTY);
@@ -161,6 +161,17 @@ public Builder withAppendLog(boolean appendLog) {
       return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Allows the driver to be used with potentially incompatible versions of the browser.
+     *
+     * @param noBuildCheck True for not enforcing matching versions.
+     * @return A self reference.
+     */
+    public Builder withBuildCheckDisabled(boolean noBuildCheck) {
+      this.disableBuildCheck = noBuildCheck;
+      return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Configures the driver server verbosity.
      *