diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 7159ae11..c084ae92 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -55,13 +55,23 @@
 		<git-commit-id.version>5.0.0</git-commit-id.version>
 		<git-code-format.version>3.1</git-code-format.version>
 		<surefire.version>3.0.0-M5</surefire.version>
+		<!--
+		<corelib.version>2.16.2</corelib.version>
+		-->
+		<!-- sonar plugins -->
 		<jacoco-plugin.version>0.8.7</jacoco-plugin.version>
 		<pmd-plugin.version>3.15.0</pmd-plugin.version>
 		<spotbugs-plugin.version>4.5.2.0</spotbugs-plugin.version>
 		<sonar-plugin.version>3.7.0.1746</sonar-plugin.version>
-		<!--
-		<corelib.version>2.16.2</corelib.version>
-		-->
+		<sonar.java.pmd.reportPaths>${project.build.directory}/pmd.xml</sonar.java.pmd.reportPaths>
+		<sonar.java.spotbugs.reportPaths>${project.build.directory}/spotbugsXml.xml</sonar.java.spotbugs.reportPaths>
+		<sonar.organization>europeana</sonar.organization>
+		<sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
+		<!-- Exclude POJOs code duplication analysis -->
+		<sonar.cpd.exclusions>**/model/**/*</sonar.cpd.exclusions>
+		<aggregate.report.xml>annotation-tests/target/site/jacoco-aggregate/jacoco.xml</aggregate.report.xml>
+		<sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>${aggregate.report.xml}</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
+		
 
 	</properties>
 
diff --git a/translation-definitions/pom.xml b/translation-definitions/pom.xml
index 84b9beb5..9da0ab75 100644
--- a/translation-definitions/pom.xml
+++ b/translation-definitions/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 	<artifactId>translation-definitions</artifactId>
 	<name>translation-definitions</name>
 	<description>The shared data model classes shared by the translation API.</description>
+	
+	<properties>
+		<sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>${basedir}/../${aggregate.report.xml}</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
+	</properties>
+	
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.api.commons</groupId>
diff --git a/translation-service/pom.xml b/translation-service/pom.xml
index 29ba6903..ac910492 100644
--- a/translation-service/pom.xml
+++ b/translation-service/pom.xml
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@
 	<artifactId>translation-service</artifactId>
 	<name>translation-service</name>
 	<description>The Java APIs for the language detection and translation services (part of Translation API)</description>
+	
+	<properties>
+		<sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>${basedir}/../${aggregate.report.xml}</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
+	</properties>
+	
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>eu.europeana.api</groupId>
diff --git a/translation-web/pom.xml b/translation-web/pom.xml
index d6bc172e..bf39a071 100644
--- a/translation-web/pom.xml
+++ b/translation-web/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@
 	<artifactId>translation-web</artifactId>
 	<description>The Web Module of the Translation api</description>
 	<packaging>jar</packaging>
-
+	
+	<properties>
+		<sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>${basedir}/../${aggregate.report.xml}</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
+	</properties>
+	
 	<dependencies>
 		<!-- spring & boot dependencies -->