diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bed76d429..96f652cfd 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -398,6 +398,14 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
+	        <plugin>
+		        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+		        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+		        <version>3.5.0</version>
+            <configuration>
+              <configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
 	        <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>