diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index ffbbd2f3c..3222b4e87 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -32,6 +32,23 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+                <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.5</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <effort>Max</effort>
+                    <threshold>Low</threshold>
+                    <failOnError>true</failOnError>
+                    <plugins>
+                        <plugin>
+                            <groupId>com.h3xstream.findsecbugs</groupId>
+                            <artifactId>findsecbugs-plugin</artifactId>
+                            <version>LATEST</version> <!-- Auto-update to the latest stable -->
+                        </plugin>
+                    </plugins>
+                </configuration>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
@@ -74,26 +91,4 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-
-    <build>
-        <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
-                <artifactId>findbugs-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.0.5</version>
-                <configuration>
-                    <effort>Max</effort>
-                    <threshold>Low</threshold>
-                    <failOnError>true</failOnError>
-                    <plugins>
-                        <plugin>
-                            <groupId>com.h3xstream.findsecbugs</groupId>
-                            <artifactId>findsecbugs-plugin</artifactId>
-                            <version>LATEST</version> <!-- Auto-update to the latest stable -->
-                        </plugin>
-                    </plugins>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
 </project>