diff --git a/spotbugs/build.gradle b/spotbugs/build.gradle
index a2cb775b89b..ba2ced63382 100644
--- a/spotbugs/build.gradle
+++ b/spotbugs/build.gradle
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+apply plugin: 'findbugs'
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/jacoco.gradle"
 apply from: "$rootDir/gradle/maven.gradle"
 
@@ -49,6 +50,14 @@ dependencies {
   compile fileTree(dir: 'lib', include: '*.jar')
 }
 
+findbugs {
+  effort = "max"
+  reportLevel = "high"
+  dependencies {
+    findbugs 'com.google.code.findbugs:findbugs:3.0.1'
+  }
+}
+
 clean {
 	delete ".libs"
 }
@@ -108,7 +117,7 @@ task updateManifest {
 // Manually define what goes into the default jar, since it's not only main sourceset
 jar {
   from sourceSets.main.output
-  
+
   // Workaround for missing released BCEL maven artifact, see https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs/issues/327
   // Should be removed after #327 is fixed.
   from zipTree("$projectDir/lib/bcel-6.1-20161207.023659-9.jar").matching {