diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client-multilang/pom.xml b/amazon-kinesis-client-multilang/pom.xml
index 18985dfc..8b807562 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client-multilang/pom.xml
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client-multilang/pom.xml
@@ -166,7 +166,29 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.30.0</version> <!--last version to support java 8-->
+        <configuration>
+          <java>
+            <palantirJavaFormat />
+            <importOrder>
+              <order>java,,\#</order>
+            </importOrder>
+          </java>
+        </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>compile</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
+
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
diff --git a/amazon-kinesis-client/pom.xml b/amazon-kinesis-client/pom.xml
index 93808c95..4a6c09b0 100644
--- a/amazon-kinesis-client/pom.xml
+++ b/amazon-kinesis-client/pom.xml
@@ -373,6 +373,27 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.30.0</version> <!--last version to support java 8-->
+        <configuration>
+          <java>
+            <palantirJavaFormat />
+            <importOrder>
+              <order>java,,\#</order>
+            </importOrder>
+          </java>
+        </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>compile</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
 
   </build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 47d14961..69ad327a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -106,6 +106,27 @@
             <encoding>UTF-8</encoding>
           </configuration>
         </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+          <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+          <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+          <version>2.30.0</version> <!--last version to support java 8-->
+          <configuration>
+            <java>
+              <palantirJavaFormat />
+              <importOrder>
+                <order>java,,\#</order>
+              </importOrder>
+            </java>
+          </configuration>
+          <executions>
+            <execution>
+              <goals>
+                <goal>check</goal>
+              </goals>
+              <phase>compile</phase>
+            </execution>
+          </executions>
+        </plugin>
       </plugins>
     </pluginManagement>
   </build>