diff --git a/config/pmd.xml b/config/pmd.xml
index f79baea8d..7fa7cb6b4 100644
--- a/config/pmd.xml
+++ b/config/pmd.xml
@@ -154,7 +154,18 @@
   </rule>
   <rule ref="rulesets/java/junit.xml"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/java/logging-jakarta-commons.xml"/>
-  <!--<rule ref="rulesets/java/logging-java.xml"/>-->
+
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/logging-java.xml">
+    <!-- till #596 -->
+    <exclude name="AvoidPrintStackTrace"/>
+  </rule>
+  <rule ref="rulesets/java/logging-java.xml/SystemPrintln">
+    <properties>
+      <!-- it is ok to use println in CLI class -->
+      <property name="violationSuppressXPath" value="//ClassOrInterfaceDeclaration[@Image='Main']"/>
+    </properties>
+  </rule>
+
   <rule ref="rulesets/java/migrating.xml"/>
   <rule ref="rulesets/java/naming.xml">
     <!-- till #983 -->