diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-finish.yml b/.github/workflows/release-finish.yml
index 9601e8e..f458de5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-finish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-finish.yml
@@ -21,13 +21,16 @@ jobs:
         id: commit
         uses: prompt/actions-commit-hash@v2
 
+      - name: Check out code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
       - uses: actions/setup-java@v2
         with:
           distribution: 'temurin'
           java-version: '17'
           cache: maven
 
-      - name: Check out code
+      - name: Build
         shell: bash
         run: |
           mvn clean install -DskipTests
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..359825d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+**/.DS_Store
+**/target/
+**/*.iml
+**/*.idea
+**/.project
+**/.classpath
+**/.settings/
+**/pom.xml.bak
+**/.aws-sam
+samconfig.toml
+
+
+# IntelliJ
+.idea
+*.ipr
+*.iml
+*.iws
+
+# NetBeans
+nb-configuration.xml
+
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode
+.factorypath
+
+# OSX
+.DS_Store
+
+# Vim
+*.swp
+*.swo
+
+# patch
+*.orig
+*.rej
+
+# Local environment
+.env
+
+# Plugin directory
+/.quarkus/cli/plugins/
+
+# quarkus jar files used in building docker imate
+cdk/*.jar
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