diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 3d8431dff..703d0f88b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -398,6 +398,27 @@ Copyright (c) 2012 - Jeremy Long
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>animal-sniffer-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>1.15</version>
+                        <executions>
+                            <execution>
+                                <id>signature-check</id>
+                                <phase>verify</phase>
+                                <goals>
+                                    <goal>check</goal>
+                                </goals>
+                            </execution>
+                        </executions>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <signature>
+                                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo.signature</groupId>
+                                <artifactId>java16</artifactId>
+                                <version>1.1</version>
+                            </signature>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </plugin>
                     <plugin>
                         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                         <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>