diff --git a/documentation/docs/extensibility.md b/documentation/docs/extensibility.md
index f8249ddc3a..63a9c245e6 100644
--- a/documentation/docs/extensibility.md
+++ b/documentation/docs/extensibility.md
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def call(Map parameters) {
         goals: ['checkstyle:checkstyle'],
     )
 
-    recordIssues blameDisabled: true,
+    recordIssues skipBlames: true,
         enabledForFailure: true,
         aggregatingResults: false,
         tool: checkStyle()
diff --git a/resources/default_pipeline_environment.yml b/resources/default_pipeline_environment.yml
index 38392ffee9..4cb1b817a7 100644
--- a/resources/default_pipeline_environment.yml
+++ b/resources/default_pipeline_environment.yml
@@ -415,7 +415,7 @@ steps:
     parserPattern: '\[(INFO|WARNING|ERROR)\] (.*) \(([^) ]*)\/([^) ]*)\)'
     parserScript: 'return builder.guessSeverity(matcher.group(1)).setMessage(matcher.group(2)).setModuleName(matcher.group(3)).setType(matcher.group(4)).buildOptional()'
     recordIssuesSettings:
-      blameDisabled: true
+      skipBlames: true
       enabledForFailure: true
   seleniumExecuteTests:
     buildTool: 'npm'
diff --git a/test/groovy/PiperPublishWarningsTest.groovy b/test/groovy/PiperPublishWarningsTest.groovy
index f8d42f63d9..aa351e512f 100644
--- a/test/groovy/PiperPublishWarningsTest.groovy
+++ b/test/groovy/PiperPublishWarningsTest.groovy
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class PiperPublishWarningsTest extends BasePiperTest {
         assertThat(warningsParserSettings, hasKey('script'))
         assertThat(warningsPluginOptions, allOf(
             hasEntry('enabledForFailure', true),
-            hasEntry('blameDisabled', true)
+            hasEntry('skipBlames', true)
         ))
         assertThat(warningsPluginOptions, hasKey('tools'))
 
diff --git a/vars/checksPublishResults.groovy b/vars/checksPublishResults.groovy
index c7561b5f39..b0f1a03965 100644
--- a/vars/checksPublishResults.groovy
+++ b/vars/checksPublishResults.groovy
@@ -133,8 +133,13 @@ void call(Map parameters = [:]) {
 def report(tool, settings, doArchive){
     def options = createOptions(settings).plus([tools: [tool]])
     echo "recordIssues OPTIONS: ${options}"
-    // publish
-    recordIssues(options)
+    try {
+        // publish
+        recordIssues(options)
+    } catch (e) {
+        echo "recordIssues has failed. Possibly due to an outdated version of the warnings-ng plugin."
+        e.printStackTrace()
+    }
     // archive check results
     archiveResults(doArchive && settings.get('archive'), settings.get('pattern'), true)
 }
@@ -149,7 +154,7 @@ def archiveResults(archive, pattern, allowEmpty){
 @NonCPS
 def createOptions(settings){
     Map result = [:]
-    result.put('blameDisabled', true)
+    result.put('skipBlames', true)
     result.put('enabledForFailure', true)
     result.put('aggregatingResults', false)
 
diff --git a/vars/hadolintExecute.groovy b/vars/hadolintExecute.groovy
index 409e461447..9a5e12f8d3 100644
--- a/vars/hadolintExecute.groovy
+++ b/vars/hadolintExecute.groovy
@@ -40,16 +40,21 @@ def issuesWrapper(Map parameters = [:], Script script, Closure body){
     try {
         body()
     } finally {
-        recordIssues(
-            blameDisabled: true,
-            enabledForFailure: true,
-            aggregatingResults: false,
-            qualityGates: config.qualityGates,
-            tool: checkStyle(
-                id: config.reportName,
-                name: config.reportName,
-                pattern: config.reportFile
+        try {
+            recordIssues(
+                skipBlames: true,
+                enabledForFailure: true,
+                aggregatingResults: false,
+                qualityGates: config.qualityGates,
+                tool: checkStyle(
+                    id: config.reportName,
+                    name: config.reportName,
+                    pattern: config.reportFile
+                )
             )
-        )
+        } catch (e) {
+            echo "recordIssues has failed. Possibly due to an outdated version of the warnings-ng plugin."
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
     }
 }
diff --git a/vars/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks.groovy b/vars/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks.groovy
index cf03413796..3ce4595444 100644
--- a/vars/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks.groovy
+++ b/vars/mavenExecuteStaticCodeChecks.groovy
@@ -29,18 +29,27 @@ private showIssues(Script script) {
     Map configuration = ConfigurationLoader.stepConfiguration(script, STEP_NAME)
     // Every check is executed by default. Only if configured with `false` the check won't be executed
     if (!(configuration.spotBugs == false)) {
-        recordIssues(blameDisabled: true,
-            enabledForFailure: true,
-            aggregatingResults: false,
-            tool: spotBugs(pattern: '**/target/spotbugsXml.xml'))
-
+        try {
+            recordIssues(skipBlames: true,
+                enabledForFailure: true,
+                aggregatingResults: false,
+                tool: spotBugs(pattern: '**/target/spotbugsXml.xml'))
+        } catch (e) {
+            echo "recordIssues has failed. Possibly due to an outdated version of the warnings-ng plugin."
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
         ReportAggregator.instance.reportStaticCodeExecution(QualityCheck.FindbugsCheck)
     }
     if (!(configuration.pmd == false)) {
-        recordIssues(blameDisabled: true,
-            enabledForFailure: true,
-            aggregatingResults: false,
-            tool: pmdParser(pattern: '**/target/pmd.xml'))
+        try {
+            recordIssues(skipBlames: true,
+                enabledForFailure: true,
+                aggregatingResults: false,
+                tool: pmdParser(pattern: '**/target/pmd.xml'))
+        } catch (e) {
+            echo "recordIssues has failed. Possibly due to an outdated version of the warnings-ng plugin."
+            e.printStackTrace()
+        }
         ReportAggregator.instance.reportStaticCodeExecution(QualityCheck.PmdCheck)
     }
 }
diff --git a/vars/npmExecuteLint.groovy b/vars/npmExecuteLint.groovy
index 462deebc42..5b2c9bdcce 100644
--- a/vars/npmExecuteLint.groovy
+++ b/vars/npmExecuteLint.groovy
@@ -25,8 +25,13 @@ void call(Map parameters = [:]) {
 }
 
 private visualizeLintingResults(Script script) {
-    recordIssues blameDisabled: true,
-        enabledForFailure: true,
-        aggregatingResults: false,
-        tool: script.checkStyle(id: "lint", name: "Lint", pattern: "*lint.xml")
+    try {
+        recordIssues skipBlames: true,
+            enabledForFailure: true,
+            aggregatingResults: false,
+            tool: script.checkStyle(id: "lint", name: "Lint", pattern: "*lint.xml")
+    } catch (e) {
+        echo "recordIssues has failed. Possibly due to an outdated version of the warnings-ng plugin."
+        e.printStackTrace()
+    }
 }