diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 6de46d96..ba54dd08 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -698,6 +698,19 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <id>spotless-check</id>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>check</goal>
+            </goals>
+            <phase>validate</phase>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-site-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -734,26 +747,24 @@
   </build>
 
   <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>jdk8</id>
+      <activation>
+        <jdk>[1.8,]</jdk>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <!-- last version working with java 8 -->
+        <spotless-maven-plugin.version>2.30.0</spotless-maven-plugin.version>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
     <profile>
       <id>java11+</id>
       <activation>
         <jdk>[11,)</jdk>
       </activation>
-
       <properties>
         <maven.compiler.release>${mojo.java.target}</maven.compiler.release>
       </properties>
-
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
-            <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <!-- only in parent, other projects must enable it by itself -->
-            <inherited>false</inherited>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
     </profile>
 
     <profile>
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm b/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
index b1f5b7fc..91934d5f 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
+++ b/src/site/markdown/index.md.vm
@@ -43,35 +43,15 @@ with options:
    - other imports
    - static import
 
-In order to use `spotless` in your project, you should add to your pom.xml
-
-Newer version of spotless requires JDK 11, so it must be add in profile unless your project requires 11 by default. 
+`spotless` will be activated in your project per default, if you don't want to use it 
 
 ```xml
 <properties>
-   <recommendedJavaBuildVersion>11</recommendedJavaBuildVersion>
+   <spotless.check.skip>true</spotless.check.skip>
 </properties>
 
-<profiles>
-   <profile>
-      <id>java11+</id>
-      <activation>
-         <jdk>[11,)</jdk>
-      </activation>
-      <build>
-         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-               <groupId>com.diffplug.spotless</groupId>
-               <artifactId>spotless-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
-         </plugins>
-      </build>
-   </profile>
-</profiles>
 ```
 
-When `spotless` will be enabled, each build will be check according to correct code format.
-
 To fix code, simply run:
 ```
 mvn spotless:apply