diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
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+name: Java CI
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+    - name: Set up JDK 1.8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+      with:
+        java-version: 1.8
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn package --file pom.xml