diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 7835f0e612..dda23909e1 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ env:
   - BUILD=deploy
   - BUILD=site
   - BUILD=sonar
+  - BUILD=coveralls
 
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
diff --git a/.travis/build-coveralls.sh b/.travis/build-coveralls.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b2af3bb610
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.travis/build-coveralls.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+source .travis/common-functions.sh
+
+VERSION=$(./mvnw -q -Dexec.executable="echo" -Dexec.args='${project.version}' --non-recursive org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:1.5.0:exec | tail -1)
+echo "Building PMD Coveralls.io report ${VERSION} on branch ${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
+
+if ! travis_isPush; then
+    echo "Not proceeding, since this is not a push!"
+    exit 0
+fi
+
+
+travis_wait ./mvnw -q clean test jacoco:report coveralls:report -Pcoveralls
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8c33063b5d..3e5c5a9133 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
         <checkstyle.version>2.17</checkstyle.version>
         <pmd.plugin.version>3.8</pmd.plugin.version>
         <java.version>1.7</java.version>
-        <jacoco.version>0.7.5.201505241946</jacoco.version>
+        <jacoco.version>0.7.9</jacoco.version>
         <ant.version>1.9.6</ant.version>
         <javadoc.plugin.version>2.10.4</javadoc.plugin.version>
         <antlr.version>4.5.2-1</antlr.version>
@@ -540,19 +540,6 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
-            <plugin>
-              <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
-              <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-              <version>${jacoco.version}</version>
-              <executions>
-                  <execution>
-                      <id>default-prepare-agent</id>
-                      <goals>
-                          <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
-                      </goals>
-                  </execution>
-              </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -997,6 +984,23 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
             <properties>
                 <java.version>1.8</java.version>
             </properties>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                      <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                      <version>${jacoco.version}</version>
+                      <executions>
+                          <execution>
+                              <id>default-prepare-agent</id>
+                              <goals>
+                                  <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+                              </goals>
+                          </execution>
+                      </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
         </profile>
 
         <profile>
@@ -1018,6 +1022,32 @@ Additionally it includes CPD, the copy-paste-detector. CPD finds duplicated code
                 </pluginManagement>
             </build>
         </profile>
+
+        <profile>
+            <id>coveralls</id>
+            <build>
+                <plugins>
+                    <plugin>
+                      <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+                      <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                      <version>${jacoco.version}</version>
+                      <executions>
+                          <execution>
+                              <id>default-prepare-agent</id>
+                              <goals>
+                                  <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+                              </goals>
+                          </execution>
+                      </executions>
+                    </plugin>
+                    <plugin>
+                        <groupId>org.eluder.coveralls</groupId>
+                        <artifactId>coveralls-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                        <version>4.3.0</version>
+                    </plugin>
+                </plugins>
+            </build>
+        </profile>
     </profiles>
 
     <modules>