diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c1015880a..4e1bfabf5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <maven.dependency.plugin.version>3.2.0</maven.dependency.plugin.version>
         <maven.assembly.plugin.version>3.2.0</maven.assembly.plugin.version>
+        <sonar.qualitygate.wait>true</sonar.qualitygate.wait>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencyManagement>
@@ -172,6 +173,4 @@
         </profile>
     </profiles>
 </project>
-<properties>
-  <sonar.qualitygate.wait>true</sonar.qualitygate.wait>
-</properties>
+