diff --git a/annotations-processor/pom.xml b/annotations-processor/pom.xml
index 7c19479..ae4003a 100644
--- a/annotations-processor/pom.xml
+++ b/annotations-processor/pom.xml
@@ -68,4 +68,17 @@
     </resources>
   </build>
 
+  <reporting>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <configLocation>config/maven_checks.xml</configLocation>
+          <headerLocation>config/maven-header.txt</headerLocation>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </reporting>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/checkstyle-suppressions.xml b/core/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
similarity index 100%
rename from checkstyle-suppressions.xml
rename to core/checkstyle-suppressions.xml
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index 06bfe2c..a211a89 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -204,4 +204,19 @@
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
+  <reporting>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <configLocation>config/maven_checks.xml</configLocation>
+          <headerLocation>config/maven-header.txt</headerLocation>
+          <suppressionsLocation>${basedir}/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
+          <suppressionsFileExpression>${basedir}/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsFileExpression>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </reporting>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 74ebbc6..893034a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
         <plugin>
+          <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.8</version>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
           <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
           <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>1.1</version>
@@ -321,17 +326,6 @@
       </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>2.7</version>
-        <configuration>
-          <configLocation>config/maven_checks.xml</configLocation>
-          <headerLocation>config/maven-header.txt</headerLocation>
-          <suppressionsLocation>${basedir}/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsLocation>
-          <suppressionsFileExpression>${basedir}/checkstyle-suppressions.xml</suppressionsFileExpression>
-        </configuration>
-      </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
         <version>2.3</version>
         <configuration>