diff --git a/spotbugs/src/main/resources/spotbugs-exclude.xml b/spotbugs/src/main/resources/spotbugs-exclude.xml
index ab37f41..78f61d2 100644
--- a/spotbugs/src/main/resources/spotbugs-exclude.xml
+++ b/spotbugs/src/main/resources/spotbugs-exclude.xml
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
       <!-- https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs/issues/756. spotbugs does not grok Java 11's try-with-resources -->
       <Bug pattern="RCN_REDUNDANT_NULLCHECK_WOULD_HAVE_BEEN_A_NPE"/>
+      <Bug pattern="UPM_UNCALLED_PRIVATE_METHOD"/>
       <Bug pattern="EI_EXPOSE_REP"/>
       <Bug pattern="EI_EXPOSE_REP2"/>
     </Or>