diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 1a07de8..8dc304b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -206,6 +206,19 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+        <artifactId>tidy-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>validate</id>
+            <phase>validate</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
         <artifactId>versions-maven-plugin</artifactId>