diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6bb1d06..e86364a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -264,6 +264,14 @@
             </ignorePathsToDelete>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <!-- override skip property of parent pom -->
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>com.github.siom79.japicmp</groupId>
+          <artifactId>japicmp-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <configuration>
+            <skip>false</skip>
+          </configuration>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
     <plugins>