diff --git a/api/findbugs.sh b/api/findbugs.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..f8c90c73b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/findbugs.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+mvn compile findbugs:findbugs findbugs:gui
+
diff --git a/api/pom.xml b/api/pom.xml
index 290639336..ffbbd2f3c 100644
--- a/api/pom.xml
+++ b/api/pom.xml
@@ -75,13 +75,25 @@
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
-    <reporting>
+    <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>
-    </reporting>
+    </build>
 </project>