diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
index b088f269db0..527950b5af5 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/CHANGES.txt
@@ -164,6 +164,9 @@ Release 2.0.3-alpha - Unreleased
     HDFS-4030. BlockManager excessBlocksCount and
     postponedMisreplicatedBlocksCount should be AtomicLongs. (eli)
 
+    HDFS-4031. Update findbugsExcludeFile.xml to include findbugs 2
+    exclusions. (eli)
+
   OPTIMIZATIONS
 
   BUG FIXES 
diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/dev-support/findbugsExcludeFile.xml b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/dev-support/findbugsExcludeFile.xml
index fdaccb99dfb..a649408331b 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/dev-support/findbugsExcludeFile.xml
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/dev-support/findbugsExcludeFile.xml
@@ -290,4 +290,22 @@
        <Method name="persistPaxosData" />
        <Bug pattern="OS_OPEN_STREAM" />
      </Match>
+     <!-- Don't complain about LocalDatanodeInfo's anonymous class -->
+     <Match>
+       <Class name="org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.BlockReaderLocal$LocalDatanodeInfo$1" />
+       <Bug pattern="SE_BAD_FIELD_INNER_CLASS" />
+     </Match>
+     <!-- Only one method increments numFailedVolumes and it is synchronized -->
+     <Match>
+       <Class name="org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.fsdataset.impl.FsVolumeList" />
+       <Field name="numFailedVolumes" />
+       <Bug pattern="VO_VOLATILE_INCREMENT" />
+     </Match>
+     <!-- Access to pendingReceivedRequests is synchronized -->
+     <Match>
+       <Class name="org.apache.hadoop.hdfs.server.datanode.BPServiceActor" />
+       <Method name="notifyNamenodeBlockImmediately" />
+       <Field name="pendingReceivedRequests" />
+       <Bug pattern="VO_VOLATILE_INCREMENT" />
+     </Match>
  </FindBugsFilter>