diff --git a/.sonarcloud.properties b/.sonarcloud.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index c6b26bf5d..000000000
--- a/.sonarcloud.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#
-# The MIT License
-# Copyright © 2014-2019 Ilkka Seppälä
-#
-# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
-# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
-# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
-# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
-# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
-# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-#
-# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
-# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-#
-# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
-# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
-# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
-# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
-# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
-# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
-# THE SOFTWARE.
-#
-
-# Path to sources
-#sonar.sources=.
-#sonar.exclusions=
-#sonar.inclusions=
-
-# Path to tests
-#sonar.tests=
-#sonar.test.exclusions=
-#sonar.test.inclusions=
-
-# Source encoding
-#sonar.sourceEncoding=UTF-8
-
-# Exclusions for copy-paste detection
-#sonar.cpd.exclusions=
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 45323dcfd..6cd971428 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 language: java
-dist: xenial
+dist: bionic
 jdk:
 - openjdk11
+sudo: required
 
 env:
   global:
   - GH_REF: github.com/iluwatar/java-design-patterns.git
   - secure: LxTDuNS/rBWIvKkaEqr79ImZAe48mCdoYCF41coxNXgNoippo4GIBArknqtv+XvdkiuRZ1yGyj6pn8GU33c/yn+krddTUkVCwTbVatbalW5jhQjDbHYym/JcxaK9ZS/3JTeGcWrBgiPqHEEDhCf26vPZsXoMSeVCEORVKTp1BSg=
-  - secure: "eoWlW9GyTJY04P8K3pxayXwU9/hmptQg/LfirispQkV9YvmziCfSzXnatnBhNfud98sCzY8BScXnb+OWLTnjLKpId4rtEqb0aJ40Jc32cUKzgzFAUn7cNcDAbUIfyPAGVqyQqfj/11wYSADwWMMOPlW97ExUtoyiH2WenXuRHso="
 
 services:
 - xvfb
 
-# default install command is just "mvn install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V"
-install:
-- mvn install -DskipTests=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -B -V -e
+addons:
+  sonarcloud:
+    organization: "iluwatar"
+    token:
+      secure: "FpHwMYPMkdWU6CeIB7+O3qIeIM4vJMp47UjkKK53f0w0s6tPZofZZkab+gcL2TqKSil7sFVB/AQXU1cUubflRszwcLbNsc8H2yFehD79o0o0Mqd1Dd5ip/q0KQbHkkln+InFlVLfvrLB4Xd4mlQVxbGhqpULBhXjKzFzQlRFcuU="
+script:
+  # the following command line builds the project, runs the tests with coverage and then execute the SonarCloud analysis
+  - mvn clean verify sonar:sonar -Dsonar.projectKey=iluwatar_java-design-patterns
 
 after_success:
-- mvn clean org.jacoco:jacoco-maven-plugin:prepare-agent package sonar:sonar -Dsonar.host.url=https://sonarcloud.io -Dsonar.login=$SONAR_TOKEN
 - bash update-ghpages.sh
 
 notifications:
@@ -29,5 +33,3 @@ notifications:
     on_success: change  # options: [always|never|change] default: always
     on_failure: always  # options: [always|never|change] default: always
     on_start: never     # options: [always|never|change] default: always
-
-sudo: required
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4ed357181..d6cd3a6e6 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -353,37 +353,6 @@
     <build>
         <pluginManagement>
             <plugins>
-                <!-- This plugin's configuration is used to store Eclipse m2e settings
-                    only. It has no influence on the Maven build itself. TODO: Remove when the
-                    m2e plugin can correctly bind to Maven lifecycle -->
-                <plugin>
-                    <groupId>org.eclipse.m2e</groupId>
-                    <artifactId>lifecycle-mapping</artifactId>
-                    <version>1.0.0</version>
-                    <configuration>
-                        <lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-                            <pluginExecutions>
-                                <pluginExecution>
-                                    <pluginExecutionFilter>
-                                        <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
-                                        <artifactId>
-                                            jacoco-maven-plugin
-                                        </artifactId>
-                                        <versionRange>
-                                            [0.6.2,)
-                                        </versionRange>
-                                        <goals>
-                                            <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
-                                        </goals>
-                                    </pluginExecutionFilter>
-                                    <action>
-                                        <ignore/>
-                                    </action>
-                                </pluginExecution>
-                            </pluginExecutions>
-                        </lifecycleMappingMetadata>
-                    </configuration>
-                </plugin>
                 <plugin>
                     <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                     <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -410,20 +379,6 @@
         </pluginManagement>
 
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
-                <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>${jacoco.version}</version>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>prepare-agent</id>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
-
             <!--checkstyle plug-in. checking against googles styles
                see config at checkstyle.xml
             -->
@@ -471,6 +426,27 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${jacoco.version}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>prepare-agent</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>report</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>report</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
         </plugins>
     </build>