diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 90c8859..a0efb23 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ jobs:
         distribution: 'temurin'
         cache: maven
     - name: Build with Maven
-      run: mvn -B install
+      env:
+        SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
+      run: mvn -B install org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar -Dsonar.projectKey=solubris_coding-rules
 
     # Optional: Uploads the full dependency graph to GitHub to improve the quality of Dependabot alerts this repository can receive
     # - name: Update dependency graph
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8207c35..4af43f3 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
         <unusedPropertyRule.suppressions>junit.version,kept-for-compat.version</unusedPropertyRule.suppressions>
         <pmd.version>7.22.0</pmd.version>
         <junit.version>6.0.3</junit.version>
+        <project.junit.version>6.0.3</project.junit.version>
+
+        <sonar.organization>solubris</sonar.organization>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>
@@ -300,6 +303,7 @@
                             <requirePropertiesForDuplicates>true</requirePropertiesForDuplicates>
                         </versionPropertyRule>
                         <bomImportScopeRule/>
+                        <unusedPropertyRule/>
                     </rules>
                 </configuration>
                 <executions>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/solubris/enforcer/UnusedPropertyRule.java b/src/main/java/com/solubris/enforcer/UnusedPropertyRule.java
index 2adf8ec..91e22da 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/solubris/enforcer/UnusedPropertyRule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/solubris/enforcer/UnusedPropertyRule.java
@@ -13,11 +13,14 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.regex.Matcher;
+import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 import java.util.stream.Stream;
 
 import static com.solubris.enforcer.ModelScanner.scanModel;
 import static com.solubris.enforcer.Violations.throwViolations;
 import static java.util.Collections.emptyList;
+import static java.util.function.Predicate.not;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.groupingBy;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toList;
 import static java.util.stream.Collectors.toUnmodifiableSet;
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ public class UnusedPropertyRule extends AbstractEnforcerRule {
     private final Model originalModel;
     private final Model effectiveModel;
 
+    protected String includesPattern = ".*\\.version";
+    protected String excludesPattern = "project\\..*";
+
     @SuppressWarnings("unused")
     @Inject
     public UnusedPropertyRule(MavenSession session) {
@@ -63,7 +69,8 @@ protected Stream<String> scan() {
 
         return originalModel.getProperties().entrySet().stream()
                 .map(UnusedPropertyRule::asStringEntry)
-                .filter(UnusedPropertyRule::isVersionProperty)
+                .filter(this::isIncluded)
+                .filter(not(this::isExcluded))
                 .filter(e -> !suppressed.contains(e.getKey()))
                 .map(e -> {
                     String propName = e.getKey();
@@ -85,8 +92,24 @@ private static Set<String> extractSuppressions(Model model) {
                 .collect(toUnmodifiableSet());
     }
 
-    private static boolean isVersionProperty(Map.Entry<String, String> e) {
-        return e.getKey().endsWith(".version");
+    /**
+     * TODO should maven properties like ${project.version} be considered here?
+     * project.version is typically defined in the version element, so why would it be defined in the properties?
+     * Using a regex could cover both cases.
+     */
+    private boolean isIncluded(Map.Entry<String, String> e) {
+        // TODO these patterns could be precompiled and stored as fields instead of being recompiled for every property
+        if (includesPattern == null || includesPattern.isBlank()) return false;
+        Pattern includes = Pattern.compile(includesPattern);
+        Matcher includesMatcher = includes.matcher(e.getKey());
+        return includesMatcher.matches();
+    }
+
+    private boolean isExcluded(Map.Entry<String, String> e) {
+        if (excludesPattern == null || excludesPattern.isBlank()) return false;
+        Pattern excludes = Pattern.compile(excludesPattern);
+        Matcher excludesMatcher = excludes.matcher(e.getKey());
+        return excludesMatcher.matches();
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/solubris/enforcer/UnusedPropertyRuleTest.java b/src/test/java/com/solubris/enforcer/UnusedPropertyRuleTest.java
index 89c9243..0a4774b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/solubris/enforcer/UnusedPropertyRuleTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/solubris/enforcer/UnusedPropertyRuleTest.java
@@ -28,9 +28,8 @@ class UnusedPropertyRuleTest {
     private final UnusedPropertyRule rule;
 
     UnusedPropertyRuleTest() {
-        UnusedPropertyRule rule = new UnusedPropertyRule(originalModel, effectiveModel);
+        this.rule = new UnusedPropertyRule(originalModel, effectiveModel);
         rule.setLog(mock(EnforcerLogger.class));
-        this.rule = rule;
     }
 
     @Test