diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2afd283
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# 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://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-maven
+
+name: Java CI with Maven
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ dev ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ dev ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - name: Set up JDK 8
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+      with:
+        java-version: '8'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        cache: maven
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn clean install -DskipTests
+           #mvn -B package --file pom.xml
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index ce7ef88..032342d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@
 		<repository>
 			<id>openmrs-repo</id>
 			<name>OpenMRS Nexus Repository</name>
-			<url>http://mavenrepo.openmrs.org/nexus/content/repositories/public</url>
+			<url>https://mavenrepo.openmrs.org/nexus/content/repositories/public</url>
 		</repository>
 	</repositories>
 
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@
 		<pluginRepository>
 			<id>openmrs-repo</id>
 			<name>OpenMRS Nexus Repository</name>
-			<url>http://mavenrepo.openmrs.org/nexus/content/repositories/public</url>
+			<url>https://mavenrepo.openmrs.org/nexus/content/repositories/public</url>
 			<snapshots>
 				<enabled>false</enabled>
 			</snapshots>
@@ -242,13 +242,13 @@
 		<repository>
 			<id>openmrs-repo-modules</id>
 			<name>Modules</name>
-			<url>http://mavenrepo.openmrs.org/nexus/content/repositories/modules/</url>
+			<url>https://mavenrepo.openmrs.org/nexus/content/repositories/modules/</url>
 		</repository>
 		<snapshotRepository>
 			<id>openmrs-repo-snapshots</id>
 			<name>OpenMRS Snapshots</name>
-			<url>http://mavenrepo.openmrs.org/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+			<url>https://mavenrepo.openmrs.org/nexus/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
 		</snapshotRepository>
 	</distributionManagement>
 
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>