diff --git a/developers/ide/examples/vscode/tasks.json b/developers/ide/examples/vscode/tasks.json
index f902f64aa1..c6ef2ad306 100644
--- a/developers/ide/examples/vscode/tasks.json
+++ b/developers/ide/examples/vscode/tasks.json
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@
                 "clean",
                 "install"
             ],
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "mvn Spotless (Fix codestyle)"                
+            ],
             "problemMatcher": []
         },
         {
@@ -52,6 +55,9 @@
                 "install",
                 "-DskipChecks"
             ],
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "mvn Spotless (Fix codestyle)"                
+            ],
             "problemMatcher": []
         },
         {
@@ -64,6 +70,9 @@
                 "install",
                 "-DskipChecks"
             ],
+            "dependsOn": [
+                "mvn Spotless (Fix codestyle)"                
+            ],
             "problemMatcher": []
         },
         {
@@ -144,6 +153,40 @@
                 "panel": "new"
             },
            "problemMatcher": []
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "mvn Spotless (Fix codestyle)",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "mvn",
+            "args": [
+                "spotless:apply"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "mvn update properties (Default)",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "mvn",
+            "args": [
+                "i18n:generate-default-translations",
+                "-pl",
+                ":$env:binding"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        
+        },
+        {
+            "label": "mvn update properties (Default) [full plug-in name]",
+            "type": "shell",
+            "command": "mvn",
+            "args": [
+                "mvn org.openhab.core.tools:i18n-maven-plugin:3.4.0:generate-default-translations",
+                "-pl",
+                ":$env:binding"
+            ],
+            "problemMatcher": []
+        
         }
     ]
-}
+}
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