diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c46ecc4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+name: Build and test
+
+on: [ pull_request, push ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java: [ 8, 11, 17 ]
+
+    name: Java ${{ matrix.java }} build
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Setup Maven Action
+        uses: s4u/setup-maven-action@v1.6.0
+        with:
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java }}
+
+      - name: Run docker image for integration tests
+        run: docker run -d --name wp_build_test -p 80:80 afrozaar/wordpress:latest
+
+      - name: Alter hosts file
+        run: |
+          HOSTN=`hostname`
+          FIL=/etc/hosts
+
+          echo "hostname: '$HOSTN'"
+
+          if grep -q "$HOSTN" $FIL; then
+            if grep -q 'docker.dev' $FIL; then
+              echo "SKIPPING. 'docker.dev' already exists in $FIL"
+            else
+              echo "ADDING 'docker.dev' entry to $FIL"
+              sudo sed -i "s#$HOSTN#$HOSTN docker.dev #g" $FIL
+            fi
+          fi
+
+      - run: mvn verify
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a49aa66..1e1dd88 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
     <profiles>
         <profile>
             <id>afrozaar</id>
-            <!-- <properties> <repository.home>https://maven-repostiory.afrozaar.com/artifactory</repository.home> <deploy-release>${repository.home}/libs-release-local</deploy-release> 
+            <!-- <properties> <repository.home>https://maven-repostiory.afrozaar.com/artifactory</repository.home> <deploy-release>${repository.home}/libs-release-local</deploy-release>
                 <deploy-snapshot>${repository.home}/libs-snapshot-local</deploy-snapshot> </properties> -->
 
             <properties>
@@ -150,64 +150,64 @@
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>javax.annotation</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jsr250-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.0</version>
+            <artifactId>javax.annotation-api</artifactId>
+            <version>1.3.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.codehaus.jackson</groupId>
-            <artifactId>jackson-mapper-asl</artifactId>
-            <version>1.9.13</version>
+            <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
+            <version>2.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.11</version>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.5</version>
+            <version>2.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.jaxrs</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-jaxrs-json-provider</artifactId>
-            <version>2.6.5</version>
+            <version>2.13.1</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
             <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.0</version>
+            <version>3.22.0</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
             <artifactId>spring-web</artifactId>
-            <version>4.1.7.RELEASE</version>
+            <version>5.3.15</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.guava</groupId>
             <artifactId>guava</artifactId>
-            <version>18.0</version>
+            <version>31.0.1-jre</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.12</version>
+            <version>1.7.36</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
-            <version>1.1.3</version>
+            <version>1.2.10</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.yaml</groupId>
             <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
-            <version>1.15</version>
+            <version>1.29</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.github.tomakehurst</groupId>
             <artifactId>wiremock</artifactId>
-            <version>1.55</version>
+            <version>2.27.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.code.findbugs</groupId>
             <artifactId>jsr305</artifactId>
-            <version>3.0.1</version>
+            <version>3.0.2</version>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.testcontainers</groupId>
             <artifactId>testcontainers</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.3</version>
+            <version>1.16.3</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/afrozaar/wordpress/wpapi/v2/ClientLiveIT.java b/src/test/java/com/afrozaar/wordpress/wpapi/v2/ClientLiveIT.java
index dd37b60..0626170 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/afrozaar/wordpress/wpapi/v2/ClientLiveIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/afrozaar/wordpress/wpapi/v2/ClientLiveIT.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 import com.afrozaar.wordpress.wpapi.v2.request.SearchRequest;
 import com.afrozaar.wordpress.wpapi.v2.response.PagedResponse;
 import com.afrozaar.wordpress.wpapi.v2.util.Tuples.Tuple2;
-import org.apache.commons.lang.RandomStringUtils;
+import org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils;
 import org.junit.*;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 import static com.afrozaar.wordpress.wpapi.v2.request.SearchRequest.Builder.aSearchRequest;
 import static com.afrozaar.wordpress.wpapi.v2.util.Tuples.tuple;
 import static java.lang.String.format;
-import static org.apache.commons.lang.RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic;
+import static org.apache.commons.lang3.RandomStringUtils.randomAlphabetic;
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.junit.Assert.fail;
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/com/afrozaar/wordpress/wpapi/v2/WordpressClientIT.java b/src/test/java/com/afrozaar/wordpress/wpapi/v2/WordpressClientIT.java
index a52be40..5537897 100644
--- a/src/test/java/com/afrozaar/wordpress/wpapi/v2/WordpressClientIT.java
+++ b/src/test/java/com/afrozaar/wordpress/wpapi/v2/WordpressClientIT.java
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ public void PostFieldProcessingTest() {
 
         final Map<String, Object> fieldMap = ((Client) wordpress).fieldsFrom(post);
 
-        assertThat(fieldMap).containsOnlyKeys("title", "modified_gmt", "format", "author");
+        assertThat(fieldMap).containsOnlyKeys("title", "modified_gmt", "format");
 
         LOG.debug("map to post: {}", fieldMap);