diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4e3fd5356..44a34a88c 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jdk:
   - oraclejdk8
 
 script:
-  - mvn test javadoc:javadoc -B
+  - mvn test checkstyle:check javadoc:javadoc -B
 
 after_success:
   - mvn clean apache-rat:check cobertura:cobertura coveralls:report
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c4049c999..fc751811f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -576,6 +576,7 @@
 
     <!-- Override clirr version to be able to build the site on Java 8 -->
     <commons.clirr.version>2.8</commons.clirr.version>
+    <checkstyle.plugin.version>2.17</checkstyle.plugin.version>
   </properties>
 
 
@@ -646,6 +647,14 @@
           </ignorePathsToDelete>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>${checkstyle.plugin.version}</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <configLocation>${basedir}/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
+          <enableRulesSummary>false</enableRulesSummary>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
 
   </build>
@@ -654,7 +663,7 @@
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.17</version>
+        <version>${checkstyle.plugin.version}</version>
         <configuration>
           <configLocation>${basedir}/checkstyle.xml</configLocation>
           <enableRulesSummary>false</enableRulesSummary>