diff --git a/skywalking-api/pom.xml b/skywalking-api/pom.xml
index 9521f94c2..eac7b1487 100644
--- a/skywalking-api/pom.xml
+++ b/skywalking-api/pom.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,13 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+
+			<!-- plugin for coveralls.io -->
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
+				<artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>4.1.0</version>
+			</plugin>
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 </project>