diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b69b944
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Maven
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+name: Java CI with Maven
+
+on: [push, pull_request]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # test against latest update of each major Java version:
+        java: [ 8, 11, 17 ]
+    name: Java ${{ matrix.java }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-maven-
+      - name: Setup java
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+      - name: Build with Maven
+        run: mvn -B clean test package
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index df46a9a..0000000
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.jdt.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.inlineJsrBytecode=enabled
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.targetPlatform=1.8
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.codegen.unusedLocal=preserve
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.compliance=1.8
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.lineNumber=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.localVariable=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.debug.sourceFile=generate
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.assertIdentifier=error
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.enumIdentifier=error
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.problem.forbiddenReference=warning
-org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.source=1.8
diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs b/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
deleted file mode 100644
index 14b697b..0000000
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.m2e.core.prefs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,4 +0,0 @@
-activeProfiles=
-eclipse.preferences.version=1
-resolveWorkspaceProjects=true
-version=1
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a90c035..922c775 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.13.1</version>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
@@ -27,12 +27,17 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.0</version>
+                <version>3.10.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                 	<source>1.8</source>
                 	<target>1.8</target>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
+		</configuration>
+	     </plugin>
+	     <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.0.0-M6</version>
+             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>