diff --git a/dev/archery/archery/crossbow/core.py b/dev/archery/archery/crossbow/core.py
index 3353c30b1a67c..53134af961568 100644
--- a/dev/archery/archery/crossbow/core.py
+++ b/dev/archery/archery/crossbow/core.py
@@ -740,11 +740,13 @@ def get_version(root, **kwargs):
     subprojects, e.g. apache-arrow-js-XXX tags.
     """
     from setuptools_scm.git import parse as parse_git_version
+    from setuptools_scm import Configuration
 
     # query the calculated version based on the git tags
     kwargs['describe_command'] = (
         'git describe --dirty --tags --long --match "apache-arrow-[0-9]*.*"'
     )
+    kwargs['config'] = Configuration(root=root)
     version = parse_git_version(root, **kwargs)
     tag = str(version.tag)
 
diff --git a/dev/tasks/java-jars/github.yml b/dev/tasks/java-jars/github.yml
index b0a140644d2da..3f7b26f8437af 100644
--- a/dev/tasks/java-jars/github.yml
+++ b/dev/tasks/java-jars/github.yml
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       {{ macros.github_checkout_arrow()|indent }}
       {{ macros.github_install_archery()|indent }}
+      - name: Free up disk space
+        run: |
+            df -h
+            sudo rm -rf /opt/hostedtoolcache/CodeQL || :
+            df -h
       - name: Build C++ libraries
         env:
         {{ macros.github_set_sccache_envvars()|indent(8) }}