diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index 603ff3916cc..3c2e4b5a815 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ task preparePluginValidationClasses(type: Copy) {
 
 validatePlugins {
 	classes.setFrom preparePluginValidationClasses
+	enableStricterValidation = true
 }
 
 task dependencyVersions(type: org.springframework.boot.build.constraints.ExtractVersionConstraints) {