diff --git a/build-config/pom.xml b/build-config/pom.xml
index d3ba588108..dd7c90e713 100644
--- a/build-config/pom.xml
+++ b/build-config/pom.xml
@@ -262,6 +262,21 @@ Contributors:
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
+                <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <configuration>
+                    <configFile>${project.basedir}/../eclipse/eclipse-code-style.xml</configFile>
+                    <lineEnding>${leshan.lineEnding}</lineEnding>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                  <execution>
+                    <goals>
+                      <goal>validate</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                  </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
                 <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f1c2b70c65..e8e91197e8 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ Contributors:
         <leshan.encoding>UTF-8</leshan.encoding>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>${leshan.encoding}</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <project.reporting.outputEncoding>${leshan.encoding}</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
+        <leshan.lineEnding>LF</leshan.lineEnding>
 
         <!-- we use properties for version when there are used more than once -->
         <!-- dependencies version -->
@@ -271,6 +272,12 @@ Contributors:
                     <artifactId>flatten-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>1.2.7</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>net.revelc.code.formatter</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>formatter-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <!--  stuck to 2.16.0 for java8 compatibility -->
+                    <version>2.16.0</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.felix</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-bundle-plugin</artifactId>