diff --git a/.github/workflows/greetings.yml b/.github/workflows/greetings.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bfd82b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/greetings.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+name: Greetings
+
+on: [pull_request_target, issues]
+
+jobs:
+  greeting:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/first-interaction@v1
+      with:
+        repo-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        issue-message: 'Thank you for creating your first issue in this repository. We appreciate your contribution and will review it as soon as possible.'
+        pr-message: 'Thank you for creating your first pull request in this repository. We appreciate your contribution and will review it as soon as possible.'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1801ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Maven, and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+# This workflow uses actions that are not certified by GitHub.
+# They are provided by a third-party and are governed by
+# separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support
+# documentation.
+
+name: Java CI with Maven
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "main", "dev" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main", "dev" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK 17
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        cache: maven
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn -B package --file pom.xml
+    - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
+      env:
+       CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5009991..de89bf7 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.8.1</version>
+                <version>3.12.1</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <source>9</source>
                     <target>9</target>
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
             </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>
+    <properties>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
     <repositories>
         <repository>
             <id>jitpack.io</id>
@@ -59,17 +62,17 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>2.20.0</version>
+            <version>2.22.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-            <version>2.20.0</version>
+            <version>2.22.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-            <version>2.16.0</version>
+            <version>2.16.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
@@ -85,8 +88,8 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.mockito</groupId>
             <artifactId>mockito-junit-jupiter</artifactId>
-            <version>5.2.0</version>
+            <version>5.8.0</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>