diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 57bd66292..4595da015 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@
                             <trimTrailingWhitespace/>
                             <endWithNewline/>
                             <indent>
-                                <tabs>true</tabs>
+                                <spaces>true</spaces>
                                 <spacesPerTab>4</spacesPerTab>
                             </indent>
                         </format>
@@ -180,4 +180,4 @@
         </plugins>
     </build>
     
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>