diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml b/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
index 7238c7ec60..581de439c6 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-mvc-xml/pom.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@
 			<scope>runtime</scope>
 		</dependency>
 
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.hibernate</groupId>
+			<artifactId>hibernate-validator</artifactId>
+			<version>5.1.1.Final</version>
+		</dependency>
+
 		<!-- logging -->
 
 		<dependency>
@@ -120,7 +126,7 @@
 				<artifactId>maven-war-plugin</artifactId>
 				<version>${maven-war-plugin.version}</version>
 			</plugin>
-			
+
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/controller/EmployeeController.java b/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/controller/EmployeeController.java
index 0057f68df9..007788a843 100644
--- a/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/controller/EmployeeController.java
+++ b/spring-mvc-xml/src/main/java/org/baeldung/spring/controller/EmployeeController.java
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMapping;
 import org.springframework.web.bind.annotation.RequestMethod;
 import org.springframework.web.servlet.ModelAndView;
 
-
 @Controller
 public class EmployeeController {
 
@@ -30,4 +29,5 @@ public class EmployeeController {
         model.addAttribute("id", employee.getId());
         return "employeeAdded";
     }
+
 }