diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..809d1a479
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: flytekit-java build
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:  [master]
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  build-snapshot:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: "0"
+      - name: Cache local Maven repository
+        uses: actions/cache@v2
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2/repository
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-maven-prepare-release-${{ hashFiles('pom.xml') }}
+      - name: Set up JDK 11
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v1
+        with:
+          java-version: 11.0
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+      - name: Log in to Docker Hub
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+        uses: docker/login-action@v1
+        with:
+          registry: ghcr.io
+          username: ${{ secrets.FLYTE_BOT_USERNAME }}
+          password: ${{ secrets.FLYTE_BOT_PAT }}
+      - uses: s4u/maven-settings-action@v2.2.0
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+        with:
+          servers: |
+            [{
+              "id": "flytekit-java-release",
+              "username": "${{ secrets.SONATYPE_USERNAME }}",
+              "password": "${{ secrets.SONATYPE_PASSWORD }}"
+            }]
+      - name: Verify with Maven
+        run: mvn verify
+      - name: Release snapshot with Maven
+        if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
+        env:
+          RELEASE_REPOSITORY_URL: "https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/service/local/staging/deploy/maven2/"
+          SNAPSHOTS_REPOSITORY_URL: "https://s01.oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots"
+        run: mvn deploy -DpreparationGoals=clean -DskipTests=true -Ddocker.image=gcr.io/flyteorg/jflyte -Ddockerfile.push
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diff --git a/spotbugs-exclude.xml b/spotbugs-exclude.xml
index 16a6681c1..e7b45b149 100644
--- a/spotbugs-exclude.xml
+++ b/spotbugs-exclude.xml
@@ -50,4 +50,14 @@
     <Bug pattern="SIC_INNER_SHOULD_BE_STATIC_ANON"/>
   </Match>
 
+  <!-- See: https://github.com/spotbugs/spotbugs/issues/600 -->
+  <Match>
+    <Bug pattern="RCN_REDUNDANT_NULLCHECK_OF_NONNULL_VALUE"/>
+  </Match>
+
+  <Match>
+    <Bug pattern="RCN_REDUNDANT_NULLCHECK_WOULD_HAVE_BEEN_A_NPE"/>
+  </Match>
+
 </FindBugsFilter>
+