diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/StringSubstitutor.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/StringSubstitutor.java
index 30180f0668..2b23c893c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/StringSubstitutor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/text/StringSubstitutor.java
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@
  *
  * @since 1.3
  */
+@SuppressWarnings("PMD")
 public class StringSubstitutor {
 
     /**