diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 2a8cf92..a59e510 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -181,6 +181,15 @@
                     <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
                     <violationSeverity>warning</violationSeverity>
                 </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>checkstyle</id>
+                        <phase>validate</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>