diff --git a/keyvault/data-plane/pom.xml b/keyvault/data-plane/pom.xml
index 50e15d25dcef5..b17086899a3e7 100644
--- a/keyvault/data-plane/pom.xml
+++ b/keyvault/data-plane/pom.xml
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@
   </dependencyManagement>
 
   <build>
-
     <plugins>
 
       <!-- This plugin is used to compile the sources of your project. -->
@@ -89,12 +88,20 @@
           <compilerArgument>-Xlint:unchecked</compilerArgument>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-
+      
+      <!-- Now that all checkstyle issues have been resolved, override the 
+             default behavior to make checkstyle fail on error and violation. -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-checkstyle-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <failsOnError>true</failsOnError>
+          <failOnViolation>true</failOnViolation>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
-
   </build>
 
-
   <developers>
     <developer>
       <id>microsoft</id>