diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 0c79aeb45..5db2faf99 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@
 
     <build>
 
-
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
@@ -186,6 +185,29 @@
                 <version>4.3.0</version>
             </plugin>
 
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>1.16</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <signature>
+                        <!-- Make sure only the API of this JDK is used -->
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>java18</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.0</version>
+                    </signature>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>animal-sniffer</id>
+                        <phase>verify</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>