diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 77537633b..5c2823de2 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -143,10 +143,25 @@
 		<maven-resources-plugin.version>3.2.0</maven-resources-plugin.version>
 		<maven-jar-plugin.version>3.2.2</maven-jar-plugin.version>
 		<build-helper-maven-plugin.version>3.3.0</build-helper-maven-plugin.version>
+		<spring-javaformat-maven-plugin.version>0.0.32</spring-javaformat-maven-plugin.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>io.spring.javaformat</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-javaformat-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>${spring-javaformat-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<phase>validate</phase>
+						<inherited>true</inherited>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>validate</goal>
+						</goals>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
 			<plugin>
 				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
 				<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>