diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index dfd928fb60..1f8f086f07 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -240,6 +240,10 @@ Contributors:
                     <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
                     <version>2.4</version>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>1.4.1</version>
+                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -355,6 +359,24 @@ Contributors:
                      </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>enforce-maven</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>enforce</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <requireMavenVersion>
+                                    <version>3.0.5</version>
+                                </requireMavenVersion>
+                            </rules>
+                        </configuration>
+                     </execution>
+                 </executions>
+             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>