diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: Build - oci-openai-java-sdk
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: ["main"]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+concurrency:
+  group: build-oci-openai-java-sdk-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+env:
+  TOOLCHAINS_PATH: "build_config/toolchains.xml"
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    name: Build & Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Java 17
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          java-version: '17'
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          cache: 'maven'
+
+      - name: Verify (Compile & Test)
+        run: |
+          TOOLCHAINS=""
+          if [ -f "${{ env.TOOLCHAINS_PATH }}" ]; then
+            TOOLCHAINS="--global-toolchains ${{ env.TOOLCHAINS_PATH }}"
+          fi
+          
+          # build locally and run unit tests
+          mvn -B $TOOLCHAINS clean verify
diff --git a/build_config/toolchains.xml b/build_config/toolchains.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF8"?>
+<toolchains>
+    <!-- JDK toolchains plugin requires toolchains.xml file, we are referring this file from ocibuild.conf file -->
+    <toolchain>
+        <type>jdk</type>
+        <provides>
+            <version>17</version>
+        </provides>
+        <configuration>
+            <jdkHome>/usr/lib/jvm/jdk-17.0.1</jdkHome>
+        </configuration>
+    </toolchain>
+</toolchains>
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