diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d4add596b..dd85eb356 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -21,3 +21,8 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'maven'
       - name: Build
         run: mvn -B verify
+      - name: Upload jar
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: CoreProtect
+          path: target/*.jar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c6bb03654
--- /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: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+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
+
+    # Optional: Uploads the full dependency graph to GitHub to improve the quality of Dependabot alerts this repository can receive
+    - name: Update dependency graph
+      uses: advanced-security/maven-dependency-submission-action@571e99aab1055c2e71a1e2309b9691de18d6b7d6
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 13e571c65..6be16055c 100755
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <artifactId>CoreProtect</artifactId>
   <version>24.0</version>
   <properties>
-    <project.branch></project.branch>
+    <project.branch>development</project.branch>
     <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
     <skipTests>true</skipTests>
     <maven.compiler.release>11</maven.compiler.release>