diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd0884278bb..9d62c460d41 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -253,6 +253,46 @@
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.39.0</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <pom>
+            <includes>
+              <include>pom.xml</include>
+            </includes>
+            <sortPom>
+              <nrOfIndentSpace>2</nrOfIndentSpace>
+              <!-- default see https://github.com/Ekryd/sortpom/wiki/PredefinedSortOrderProfiles -->
+              <predefinedSortOrder>recommended_2008_06</predefinedSortOrder>
+              <!-- Sort properties -->
+              <sortProperties>true</sortProperties>
+              <!-- Sort modules -->
+              <!--              <sortModules>true</sortModules>-->
+              <!-- Sort plugin executions -->
+              <sortExecutions>true</sortExecutions>
+              <!-- Sort dependencies see https://github.com/Ekryd/sortpom/wiki/SortDependencies -->
+              <sortDependencies>scope,groupId,artifactId</sortDependencies>
+              <!-- Sort dependency exclusions -->
+              <sortDependencyExclusions>groupId,artifactId</sortDependencyExclusions>
+              <!-- Sort plugins: https://github.com/Ekryd/sortpom/wiki/SortPlugins -->
+              <sortPlugins>groupId,artifactId</sortPlugins>
+            </sortPom>
+          </pom>
+          <upToDateChecking>
+            <enabled>true</enabled>
+          </upToDateChecking>
+        </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>validate</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>