diff --git a/.github/workflows/sonarCloud-scan.yaml b/.github/workflows/sonarCloud-scan.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a9497b80a2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/sonarCloud-scan.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: Sonar Scan
+
+on:
+  # Trigger analysis when pushing to your main branches, and when creating a pull request.
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - develop
+      - fix-sonarCloudAnalysisViagutHubActions
+      - 'releases/**'
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Analyze
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: 11
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+      - name: Set up Node 16
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+      - name: Install Swagger CLI # Installs Swagger CLI to bundle OpenAPI files
+        run: 'npm install -g @apidevtools/swagger-cli'
+      - name: Cache SonarQube packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.sonar/cache
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-sonar
+      - name: Cache Maven packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+      - name: Build and analyze
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+        run: mvn -B compile org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar -DskipTests -Dsonar.projectKey=eclipse_kapua -Dsonar.organization=eclipse-github
+
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f2c0c56321..f0e00f9d99b 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
         <karaf-maven-plugin.version>4.4.2</karaf-maven-plugin.version>
         <license-maven-plugin.version>1.9</license-maven-plugin.version>
         <nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>1.6.5</nexus-staging-maven-plugin.version>
+        <sonar-maven-plugin.version>5.0.0.4389</sonar-maven-plugin.version>
         <sql-maven-plugin.version>1.5</sql-maven-plugin.version>
         <surefire.version>3.0.0-M7</surefire.version>
 
@@ -501,6 +502,11 @@
                         </execution>
                     </executions>
                 </plugin>
+                <plugin>
+                    <groupId>org.sonarsource.scanner.maven</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                    <version>${sonar-maven-plugin.version}</version>
+                </plugin>
             </plugins>
         </pluginManagement>
 
diff --git a/simulator-kura/pom.xml b/simulator-kura/pom.xml
index f22f8bc56ad..1929cf82af1 100644
--- a/simulator-kura/pom.xml
+++ b/simulator-kura/pom.xml
@@ -19,14 +19,12 @@
         <groupId>org.eclipse.kapua</groupId>
         <artifactId>kapua</artifactId>
         <version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
-        <relativePath>..</relativePath>
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>kapua-simulator-kura</artifactId>
     <description>This is a framework for simulating Eclipse Kura IoT gateway instances</description>
 
     <properties>
-        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <docker.account>kapua</docker.account>
         <osgi.version>6.0.0</osgi.version>
     </properties>