diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e995e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Java CI with Maven
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "mguessan-maven-1" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "mguessan-maven-1" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        cache: maven
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index daa9e85..dba4949 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.6</source>
-                    <target>1.6</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
                 </configuration>
                 <version>3.8.0</version>
             </plugin>