diff --git a/.github/workflows/ast.yaml b/.github/workflows/ast.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ca29de2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ast.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+
+name: Checkmarx AST Scan
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+      - master
+      - dev
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Checkmarx AST CLI Action
+        uses: checkmarx/ast-github-action@main #Github Action version
+        with:
+          project_name: <Name of CxAST Project>
+          cx_tenant: ps_hi_dhakan
+          base_uri: https://ind.ast.checkmarx.net/ 
+          cx_client_id: ${{ secrets.CLIENT_ID }}
+          cx_client_secret: ${{ secrets.SECRET }}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 92ef26b..7b53b42 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>log4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>log4j</artifactId>
-            <version>1.2.17</version>
+            <version>2.17.1</version>
             <exclusions>
                 <exclusion>
                     <groupId>javax.jms</groupId>