diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 24fa1e2..b177ef1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -54,5 +54,21 @@
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
-
+  <build>
+    <pluginManagement>
+      <plugins>
+        <plugin>
+          <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+          <dependencies>
+            <!-- Use a newer Checkstyle version until BUILD-143 is solved -->
+            <dependency>
+              <groupId>com.puppycrawl.tools</groupId>
+              <artifactId>checkstyle</artifactId>
+              <version>5.7</version>
+            </dependency>
+          </dependencies>
+        </plugin>
+      </plugins>
+    </pluginManagement>
+  </build>
 </project>