diff --git a/schach/pom.xml b/schach/pom.xml
index 3674f62..6f2ee13 100644
--- a/schach/pom.xml
+++ b/schach/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,25 @@
           <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.1.2</version>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+    	<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+          <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>3.21.1</version>
+          <configuration>
+            <rulesets>
+             <ruleset>pmd.xml</ruleset>
+            </rulesets>
+            <failOnViolation>false</failOnViolation>
+          </configuration>
+       <executions>
+       <execution>
+        <phase>verify</phase>
+        <goals>
+          <goal>check</goal>
+        </goals>
+      </execution>
+    </executions>
+  </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement> 
   </build>
diff --git a/schach/target/classes/META-INF/maven/de.hs-mannheim.informatik.schach/schach/pom.xml b/schach/target/classes/META-INF/maven/de.hs-mannheim.informatik.schach/schach/pom.xml
index 3674f62..9f8faad 100644
--- a/schach/target/classes/META-INF/maven/de.hs-mannheim.informatik.schach/schach/pom.xml
+++ b/schach/target/classes/META-INF/maven/de.hs-mannheim.informatik.schach/schach/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,24 @@
           <artifactId>maven-deploy-plugin</artifactId>
           <version>3.1.2</version>
         </plugin>
+         <plugin>
+      <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+      <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
+      <version>3.21.0</version>
+      <configuration>
+        <rulesets>
+          <ruleset>rulesets/java/quickstart.xml</ruleset>
+        </rulesets>
+      </configuration>
+      <executions>
+        <execution>
+          <phase>verify</phase>
+          <goals>
+            <goal>check</goal>
+          </goals>
+        </execution>
+      </executions>
+    </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement> 
   </build>