diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 3a871a3dca7b..8406d403a7b9 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -48,6 +48,12 @@ matrix:
       # Strict compilation requires more than 2 GB
       script: MAVEN_OPTS='-Xmx3000m' mvn clean -Pstrict -pl '!benchmarks' compile test-compile -B --fail-at-end
 
+    # packaging check
+    - env:
+        - NAME="packaging check"
+      install: true
+      script: MAVEN_OPTS='-Xmx3000m' mvn -DskipTests -Dforbiddenapis.skip=true -Dcheckstyle.skip=true -Dpmd.skip=true -Dmaven.javadoc.skip=true -pl '!benchmarks' -B --fail-at-end clean install -Pdist
+
       # processing module test
     - env:
         - NAME="processing module test"