diff --git a/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml b/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
index 15868e88792e8c003e2139a03bfbefdafa50cd2a..9fcc8b9d9515f8a4e1b68fee093ba1083cfc3a6e 100644
--- a/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
+++ b/.idea/checkstyle-idea.xml
@@ -3,12 +3,12 @@
   <component name="CheckStyle-IDEA">
     <option name="configuration">
       <map>
-        <entry key="active-configuration" value="HTTP_URL:https://gitlab.gistools.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/giscience/big-data/ohsome/parent/raw/2.8/ohsome-codestyle/src/main/resources/checkstyle-google-ohsome.xml:ohsome Google Checks" />
+        <entry key="active-configuration" value="HTTP_URL:https://gitlab.gistools.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/giscience/big-data/ohsome/parent/raw/2.9/ohsome-codestyle/src/main/resources/checkstyle-google-ohsome.xml:ohsome Google Checks" />
         <entry key="checkstyle-version" value="8.35" />
         <entry key="copy-libs" value="false" />
         <entry key="location-0" value="BUNDLED:(bundled):Sun Checks" />
         <entry key="location-1" value="BUNDLED:(bundled):Google Checks" />
-        <entry key="location-2" value="HTTP_URL:https://gitlab.gistools.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/giscience/big-data/ohsome/parent/raw/2.8/ohsome-codestyle/src/main/resources/checkstyle-google-ohsome.xml:ohsome Google Checks" />
+        <entry key="location-2" value="HTTP_URL:https://gitlab.gistools.geog.uni-heidelberg.de/giscience/big-data/ohsome/parent/raw/2.9/ohsome-codestyle/src/main/resources/checkstyle-google-ohsome.xml:ohsome Google Checks" />
         <entry key="property-2.org.checkstyle.google.suppressionfilter.config" value="" />
         <entry key="property-2.org.checkstyle.google.suppressionxpathfilter.config" value="" />
         <entry key="scan-before-checkin" value="false" />
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e19b5ad79c1a858b184dbe5e080ae3c2ab54500..380bfa3023844c5c5f899a381ffb27bab029f907 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 Changelog
 =========
 
+## 2.9
+
+* add base configuration for [sonarcloud](https://sonarcloud.io/giscience) code analysis
+
 ## 2.8
 
-* added git maven profile, updated git-commit-id-plugin to 4.0.3
-* added jacoco profile, updated jacoco to 0.8.6
+* add git maven profile, updated git-commit-id-plugin to 4.0.3
+* add jacoco profile, updated jacoco to 0.8.6
 
 ## 2.7
 
diff --git a/Jenkinsfile.template b/Jenkinsfile.template
index 05e26fd4ab4659c73421b507c2d9d6b8ef771002..4a95a58ce055b5ffba5e683436356bf8c784e830 100644
--- a/Jenkinsfile.template
+++ b/Jenkinsfile.template
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ pipeline {
     stage ('Reports and Statistics') {
       steps {
         script {
+          withSonarQubeEnv('sonarcloud GIScience/ohsome') {
+            sh "mvn sonar:sonar -Dsonar.branch.name=${env.BRANCH_NAME}"
+          }
           report_basedir = "/srv/reports/${REPO_NAME}/${VERSION}_${env.BRANCH_NAME}/${env.BUILD_NUMBER}_${LATEST_COMMIT_ID}"
 
           // jacoco
diff --git a/ohsome-codestyle/pom.xml b/ohsome-codestyle/pom.xml
index 6578f3be373f4b75aadd2d540853ce742692e5e3..7a55663820d125a21d29beba76cb1a4a7a0d341a 100644
--- a/ohsome-codestyle/pom.xml
+++ b/ohsome-codestyle/pom.xml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   <parent>
     <groupId>org.heigit.ohsome</groupId>
     <artifactId>ohsome-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>2.8</version>
+    <version>2.9</version>
     <relativePath>../</relativePath>
   </parent>
 </project>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cf26b8f828cb8846d673526b7fef1d062aff8ea9..28f00959364a967c9d563524c4517de1112d4d3f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
   <groupId>org.heigit.ohsome</groupId>
   <artifactId>ohsome-parent</artifactId>
-  <version>2.8</version>
+  <version>2.9</version>
   <packaging>pom</packaging>
 
   <name>HeiGIT ohsome parent</name>
@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
     <mavengpg.version>1.6</mavengpg.version>
     <mavenjavadoc.version>3.2.0</mavenjavadoc.version>
     <nexusstagingmaven.version>1.6.8</nexusstagingmaven.version>
+    <sonar.organization>giscience</sonar.organization>
+    <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
+    <sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>${project.build.directory}/site/jacoco/jacoco.xml</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
   </properties>
 
   <build>
@@ -119,7 +122,7 @@
           <dependency>
             <groupId>org.heigit.ohsome</groupId>
             <artifactId>ohsome-codestyle</artifactId>
-            <version>2.8</version>
+            <version>2.9</version>
           </dependency>
         </dependencies>
       </plugin>