diff --git a/project.properties b/project.properties
index 5afc6dbb..cd20e8ec 100644
--- a/project.properties
+++ b/project.properties
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ maven.html2xdoc.enabled=true
 maven.dashboard.aggregators = csall,clovertpc,cloverloc,cloverncloc
 maven.clover.report.xml=true
 
+# Checkstyle
+maven.checkstyle.header.file = ${basedir}/../checkstyle-license.txt
+
 #------------------------------------------------------------------
 # M U L T I P R O J E C T  -  A L L  P L U G I N G S
 #------------------------------------------------------------------