diff --git a/docs/pages/release_notes.md b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
index 8abb75f161..a0c5c59808 100644
--- a/docs/pages/release_notes.md
+++ b/docs/pages/release_notes.md
@@ -21,9 +21,15 @@ This is a {{ site.pmd.release_type }} release.
 
 ### Fixed Issues
 
+* pmd-java
+   * [#2708](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2708): \[java] False positive FinalFieldCouldBeStatic when using lombok Builder.Default
+
+
 ### API Changes
 
 ### External Contributions
 
+* [#2747](https://github.com/pmd/pmd/pull/2747): \[java] Don't trigger FinalFieldCouldBeStatic when field is annotated with lombok @Builder.Default - [Ollie Abbey](https://github.com/ollieabbey)
+
 {% endtocmaker %}
 
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
index 8c961b9cea..7968b6ec57 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/main/resources/category/java/design.xml
@@ -723,8 +723,11 @@ in each object at runtime.
 <![CDATA[
 //FieldDeclaration
  [@Final= true() and @Static= false()]
-   /VariableDeclarator/VariableInitializer/Expression
-    /PrimaryExpression[not(PrimarySuffix)]/PrimaryPrefix/Literal
+ [not(preceding-sibling::Annotation/MarkerAnnotation/Name[@Image="Builder.Default"]
+    and //ImportDeclaration/Name[@Image="lombok.Builder"])]
+/VariableDeclarator
+ [VariableInitializer/Expression/PrimaryExpression[not(PrimarySuffix)]/PrimaryPrefix/Literal]
+/VariableDeclaratorId
 ]]>
                 </value>
             </property>
diff --git a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic.xml b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic.xml
index ea8200e411..ebd108cc17 100644
--- a/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic.xml
+++ b/pmd-java/src/test/resources/net/sourceforge/pmd/lang/java/rule/design/xml/FinalFieldCouldBeStatic.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <test-data
-    xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests"
-    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
-    xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests_1_0_0.xsd">
+        xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests"
+        xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+        xsi:schemaLocation="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests http://pmd.sourceforge.net/rule-tests_1_0_0.xsd">
 
     <test-code>
         <description>simple failure case</description>
@@ -98,6 +98,57 @@ interface Test {
         <code><![CDATA[
 public @interface MetricType {
     int CHECKBOX = 0, COUNTER = 1, SPINNER = 2, NOTE = 3, STOPWATCH = 4, HEADER = 5;
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#2708 - False positive with lombok @Builder.Default fields</description>
+        <expected-problems>0</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+package com.example;
+
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+public class ExampleClass {
+
+    @Builder.Default
+    private final long exampleField = 0L;
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>#2708 - Should trigger with non-lombok @Builder.Default fields</description>
+        <expected-problems>1</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+package com.example;
+
+import not.lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+
+@Data
+@Builder
+public class ExampleClass {
+
+    @Builder.Default
+    private final long exampleField = 0L;
+}
+        ]]></code>
+    </test-code>
+
+    <test-code>
+        <description>Should trigger multiple times for fields declared on one line</description>
+        <expected-problems>2</expected-problems>
+        <code><![CDATA[
+package com.example;
+
+public class ExampleClass {
+
+    private final String one = "one", two = "two";
 }
         ]]></code>
     </test-code>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dbd15cb634..b7c5c0bd1a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -415,12 +415,12 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.26.0</version>
+                            <version>6.27.0</version>
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.26.0</version>
+                            <version>6.27.0</version>
                         </dependency>
                         <!-- This contains the dogfood ruleset -->
                         <dependency>