diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index a1c2c76e9..283c0be9a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -229,15 +229,12 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           name: Restore Sonar cache
           key: sonar-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/maven_cache_seed" }}
-      - run:
-          name: Build
-          command: mvn verify -Pstatic-code-analysis -Dmaven.test.skip -Dgpg.skip -Dmaven.javadoc.skip
       - run:
           name: Test
           command: mvn verify -am -pl test-functional -Pstatic-code-analysis -Dgpg.skip -Dmaven.javadoc.skip
       - run:
           name: Analyze
-          command: mvn verify -Dmaven.test.skip -Dgpg.skip -Dmaven.javadoc.skip org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar -Dsonar.projectKey=arangodb_arangodb-java-driver
+          command: mvn verify -Pstatic-code-analysis -Dmaven.test.skip -Dgpg.skip -Dmaven.javadoc.skip org.sonarsource.scanner.maven:sonar-maven-plugin:sonar -Dsonar.projectKey=arangodb_arangodb-java-driver
       - save_cache:
           name: Save Sonar cache
           key: sonar-{{ .Environment.CIRCLE_JOB }}-{{ checksum "/tmp/maven_cache_seed" }}
@@ -350,6 +347,7 @@ workflows:
                 - 'cluster'
               args:
                 - '-DenableSlowTests=true'
+
   test-adb-topology:
     when: <<pipeline.parameters.docker-img>>
     jobs:
diff --git a/driver/pom.xml b/driver/pom.xml
index e798b39a7..141b97e7e 100644
--- a/driver/pom.xml
+++ b/driver/pom.xml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.deploy.skip>false</maven.deploy.skip>
         <moduleName>com.arangodb.driver</moduleName>
+        <sonar.test.exclusions>src/test/**/*</sonar.test.exclusions>
     </properties>
 
     <build>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index cd99888b4..b386f3d09 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@
         <maven.deploy.skip>true</maven.deploy.skip>
         <sonar.host.url>https://sonarcloud.io</sonar.host.url>
         <sonar.organization>arangodb-1</sonar.organization>
-        <sonar.test.exclusions>src/test/**/*</sonar.test.exclusions>
+        <sonar.java.spotbugs.reportPaths>target/spotbugsXml.xml</sonar.java.spotbugs.reportPaths>
+        <sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>site/jacoco/jacoco.xml</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
         <graalvm.version>23.1.1</graalvm.version>
     </properties>
 
diff --git a/release-parent/pom.xml b/release-parent/pom.xml
index 098f46811..1a40a55d2 100644
--- a/release-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/release-parent/pom.xml
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@
                         </executions>
                         <configuration>
                             <dataFile>../test-functional/target/jacoco.exec</dataFile>
+                            <formats>
+                                <format>XML</format>
+                            </formats>
                         </configuration>
                     </plugin>
                 </plugins>
diff --git a/test-parent/pom.xml b/test-parent/pom.xml
index a549cc338..fe2c01918 100644
--- a/test-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/test-parent/pom.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
     <properties>
         <maven.build.cache.enabled>false</maven.build.cache.enabled>
         <adb.jackson.version>2.17.1</adb.jackson.version>
+        <sonar.skip>true</sonar.skip>
     </properties>
 
     <dependencies>