diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f88d52f73..e1bb8ba00 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 
+
+[![Build Status](https://dev.azure.com/hoffjp12/first_project/_apis/build/status/hoffjp.pipelines-java?branchName=master)](https://dev.azure.com/hoffjp12/first_project/_build/latest?definitionId=1&branchName=master)
+
 # Contributing
 
 This project welcomes contributions and suggestions.  Most contributions require you to agree to a
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..03897a827
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Maven
+# Build your Java project and run tests with Apache Maven.
+# Add steps that analyze code, save build artifacts, deploy, and more:
+# https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/devops/pipelines/languages/java
+
+trigger:
+- master
+
+pool:
+  vmImage: 'ubuntu-latest'
+
+steps:
+- task: Maven@3
+  inputs:
+    mavenPomFile: 'pom.xml'
+    mavenOptions: '-Xmx3072m'
+    javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
+    jdkVersionOption: '1.8'
+    jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
+    publishJUnitResults: true
+    testResultsFiles: '**/surefire-reports/TEST-*.xml'
+    goals: 'package'