diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 59fdd7629..25f71db26 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -442,6 +442,24 @@
 					<path>/petclinic</path>
 				</configuration>
 			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+                		<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                		<artifactId>cobertura-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                		<version>2.5.1</version>
+                		<configuration>
+                    			<formats>
+                        			<format>xml</format>
+                    			</formats>
+        	 		</configuration>
+                		<executions>
+                    			<execution>
+                        			<phase>package</phase>
+                        				<goals>
+                            					<goal>cobertura</goal>
+                        				</goals>
+                    			</execution>
+                		</executions>
+            		</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>