diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 82d6af9..b55b3f8 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project name="gitlist" default="build">
-    <target name="build" depends="prepare,lint,phploc,pdepend,phpmd,phpcpd,phpunit" />
+    <target name="build" depends="prepare,lint,phploc,pdepend,phpmd,phpcpd,phpunit,phpcs" />
     <target name="build-package" depends="prepare-package,lint,phploc,package" />
 
     <target name="clean" description="Clean build artifacts">
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@
         <exec executable="phpunit" failonerror="true"/>
     </target>
 
+    <target name="phpcs" description="Find coding standard violations using PHP_CodeSniffer creating a log file for the continuous integration server">
+        <exec executable="phpcs" output="/dev/null">
+            <arg value="--report=checkstyle" />
+            <arg value="--report-file=${basedir}/build/logs/checkstyle.xml" />
+            <arg value="--standard=PSR2" />
+            <arg path="${basedir}/src" />
+        </exec>
+    </target>
+
     <target name="package" description="Package the application for distribution">
         <copy todir="${basedir}/build/gitlist/">
             <fileset dir="${basedir}" excludes="build/**, tests/**, pkg_builder/**, phpunit.xml.dist, cache.properties, .gitignore, .travis.yml, build.xml, composer.json, composer.lock, config.ini" />