diff --git a/findbugs-exclude-filter.xml b/findbugs-exclude-filter.xml
index 724e8a54b..f97518da5 100644
--- a/findbugs-exclude-filter.xml
+++ b/findbugs-exclude-filter.xml
@@ -131,4 +131,22 @@
     <Bug pattern="DM_NUMBER_CTOR" />
   </Match>
 
+  <!-- Reason: FindBugs 2.0.2 used in maven-findbugs-plugin 2.5.2 seems to have problems with detection of default cases
+   in switch statements. All the excluded methods have switch statements that conatin a default case. -->
+  <Match>
+    <Class name="org.apache.commons.lang3.math.NumberUtils"/>
+    <Method name="createNumber" />
+    <Bug pattern="SF_SWITCH_NO_DEFAULT" />
+  </Match>
+  <Match>
+    <Class name="org.apache.commons.lang3.text.ExtendedMessageFormat"/>
+    <Method name="insertFormats" />
+    <Bug pattern="SF_SWITCH_NO_DEFAULT" />
+  </Match>
+  <Match>
+    <Class name="org.apache.commons.lang3.time.FastDateParser"/>
+    <Method name="getStrategy" />
+    <Bug pattern="SF_SWITCH_NO_DEFAULT" />
+  </Match>
+
 </FindBugsFilter>