diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6664efd8..f6730625 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -214,7 +214,29 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-enforcer-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>1.3.1</version>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>enforce-maven</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>enforce</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <configuration>
+              <rules>
+                <requireMavenVersion>
+                  <message>This project requires Maven 3.0.5 or higher</message>
+                  <version>3.0.5</version>
+                </requireMavenVersion>
+              </rules>
+            </configuration>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
+
     <resources>
       <resource>
         <directory>src/main/resources</directory>