diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 60569aa4..ab155409 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -132,6 +132,26 @@
                     <target>${target.version}</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+              <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+              <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+              <version>2.17</version>
+              <configuration>
+                  <configLocation>checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+                  <!--
+                     <configLocation>/google_checks.xml</configLocation>
+                   -->
+                  <consoleOutput>true</consoleOutput>
+              </configuration>
+              <executions>
+                <execution>
+                  <phase>validate</phase>
+                  <goals>
+                    <goal>check</goal>
+                  </goals>
+                </execution>
+              </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>