diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 480bdf5..9bf95a9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ build/
 !**/src/test/**/build/
 
 ### VS Code ###
-.vscode/
+#.vscode/
+!.vscode/settings.json
 
 ### Mac OS ###
-.DS_Store
\ No newline at end of file
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 44b6f4e..5a5267a 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,6 +56,15 @@
                 <artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>3.12.0</version>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3.1</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <configLocation>google_checks.xml</configLocation>
+                    <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>