diff --git a/japicmp-maven-plugin/src/main/java/japicmp/maven/JApiCmpMojo.java b/japicmp-maven-plugin/src/main/java/japicmp/maven/JApiCmpMojo.java
index e8b8c4685..13e1525d8 100644
--- a/japicmp-maven-plugin/src/main/java/japicmp/maven/JApiCmpMojo.java
+++ b/japicmp-maven-plugin/src/main/java/japicmp/maven/JApiCmpMojo.java
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
 
 /**
  * @goal cmp
+ * @phase verify
  */
 public class JApiCmpMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     /**