diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/buildAndPackage.yml b/.azure-pipelines/buildAndPackage.yml
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--- a/.azure-pipelines/buildAndPackage.yml
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-#Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
-#Licensed under the MIT License.
-#Building and packaging the artifacts of the Java-Core libraries using the build.gradle file.
-#Ready the package for deployment and release. 
-
-trigger:
-  branches:
-    include:
-      - dev
-      - main
-      - master
-  paths:
-    include:
-      - src/*
-    exclude:
-      - .gradle/wrapper
-      - .gitignore
-      - CONTRIBUTING.md
-      - LICENSE
-      - THIRD PARTY NOTICES
-      - gradle.properties
-      - gradlew
-      - gradlew.bat
-      - readme.md
-      - settings.gradle
-      - Scripts/*
-
-pr: 
-- dev
-- master
-
-pool:
-  vmImage: windows-latest
-
-variables: 
-  DROP_PATH: '$(Agent.BuildDirectory)/Drop'
-
-stages:
-- stage: Build
-  jobs:
-  - job: Build
-    steps:
-    - template: templates/build/checkout-and-credscan.yml
-    - template: templates/install-java.yml
-    - template: templates/secure-files.yml
-      parameters:
-        stageID: 'build'
-    - template: templates/build/build-and-coverage.yml
-    - template: templates/build/publish-artefacts.yml
-
-- stage: Maven_Preview
-  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/dev'))
-  jobs: 
-  - deployment: Maven_Preview
-    environment: 'MSGraph SDK Development - Java'
-    pool:
-      vmImage: windows-latest
-    strategy:
-     runOnce:
-      deploy:
-        steps:
-        - template: templates/download-artifacts.yml
-          parameters:
-            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
-        - template: templates/install-java.yml
-        - template: templates/secure-files.yml
-        - template: templates/copy-and-build.yml
-          parameters:
-            task: 'publishSnapshotPublicationToSonatypeSnapshotRepository'
-            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
-
-- stage: Maven_Release_And_Github_Release
-  dependsOn: Build
-  condition: and(succeeded(), eq(variables['Build.SourceBranch'], 'refs/heads/master'))
-  jobs:
-  - deployment: Maven_Release
-    environment: 'MSGraph SDK Development - Java'
-    pool:
-      vmImage: windows-latest
-    strategy:
-     runOnce:
-      deploy:
-        steps:
-        - template: templates/download-artifacts.yml
-          parameters:
-            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
-        - template: templates/install-java.yml
-        - template: templates/secure-files.yml
-          parameters:
-            stageID: 'release'
-        - template: templates/copy-and-build.yml
-          parameters:
-            task: 'publishMavenCentralReleasePublicationToSonatypeRepository'
-            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
-
-  - deployment: Github_Release
-    dependsOn: Maven_Release
-    environment: 'MSGraph SDK Development - Java'
-    pool:
-      vmImage: windows-latest
-    strategy: 
-     runOnce:
-      deploy:
-        steps: 
-        - template: templates/download-artifacts.yml
-          parameters:
-            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
-        - template: templates/version-and-release.yml
-          parameters:
-            gitConnection: 'microsoftgraphrelease'
-            directoryPath: $(DROP_PATH)
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/build-and-coverage.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/build-and-coverage.yml
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--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/build-and-coverage.yml
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-steps:
-- task: Gradle@2
-  inputs:
-    gradleWrapperFile: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/gradlew'
-    tasks: 'build'
-    publishJUnitResults: true
-    testResultsFiles: '**/TEST-*.xml'
-    javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
-    sonarQubeRunAnalysis: false
-
-- task: PublishCodeCoverageResults@1
-  inputs:
-    codeCoverageTool: 'JaCoCo'
-    summaryFileLocation: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/build/reports/jacoco/test/jacocoTestReport.xml
-    pathToSources: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/src/main/java
-    failIfCoverageEmpty: true
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diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/checkout-and-credscan.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/checkout-and-credscan.yml
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index a6b9c4b9d..000000000
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/checkout-and-credscan.yml
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@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-steps:
-- checkout: self
-  clean: true
-  fetchDepth: 1
-
-- task: securedevelopmentteam.vss-secure-development-tools.build-task-credscan.CredScan@3
-  displayName: 'Run CredScan'
-  inputs:
-    debugMode: false
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/publish-artefacts.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/publish-artefacts.yml
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index 5c67587a8..000000000
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/build/publish-artefacts.yml
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-steps:
-- task: CopyFiles@2
-  condition: ne(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')
-  inputs:
-    SourceFolder: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)'
-    Contents: |
-      **/libs/*
-      build/generated-pom.xml
-      build/generated-pom.xml.asc
-      build.gradle
-      gradlew
-      gradlew.bat
-      settings.gradle
-      gradle.properties
-      **/gradle/**
-      Scripts/**
-    TargetFolder: '$(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/'
-
-- publish: $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)
-  condition: ne(variables['Build.Reason'], 'PullRequest')
-  artifact: Drop
-  displayName: Publish Build Artifact  
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/copy-and-build.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/copy-and-build.yml
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--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/copy-and-build.yml
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-parameters:
-- name: task
-  type: string
-  default: ''
-- name: directoryPath
-  type: string
-
-steps: 
-- task: CopyFiles@2
-  inputs:
-    SourceFolder: '$(Agent.TempDirectory)'
-    Contents: '**'
-    TargetFolder: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/'
-
-- task: Gradle@2
-  inputs:
-    gradleWrapperFile: ${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/gradlew
-    workingDirectory: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/'
-    options: '-x jar -x javadoc -x javadocJar -x compileJava -x processResources -x classes -x sourceJar'
-    tasks: ${{ parameters.task }}
-    publishJUnitResults: true
-    testResultsFiles: '**/TEST-*.xml'
-    javaHomeOption: 'JDKVersion'
-    sonarQubeRunAnalysis: false
-    spotBugsAnalysis: false
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/download-artifacts.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/download-artifacts.yml
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index ecd6d7d9e..000000000
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/download-artifacts.yml
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-parameters:
-- name: directoryPath
-  type: string
-
-steps:
-  - download: none
-  - task: DownloadPipelineArtifact@2
-    inputs:
-      source: current
-      artifact: Drop
-      path: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/'
-      patterns: |
-        **
-        *
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/install-java.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/install-java.yml
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--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/install-java.yml
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-steps:
-- pwsh: 'Invoke-WebRequest -Uri https://github.com/AdoptOpenJDK/openjdk16-binaries/releases/download/jdk-16%2B36/OpenJDK16-jdk_x64_windows_hotspot_16_36.zip -OutFile OpenJDK.zip'
-  displayName: 'Download JDK'
-
-- task: JavaToolInstaller@0
-  inputs:
-    versionSpec: '16'
-    jdkArchitectureOption: 'x64'
-    jdkSourceOption: 'LocalDirectory'
-    jdkFile: 'OpenJDK.zip'
-    jdkDestinationDirectory: 'binaries'
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diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/secure-files.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/secure-files.yml
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--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/secure-files.yml
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-parameters:
-- name: stageID
-  type: string
-  default: ''
-
-steps:
-- task: DownloadSecureFile@1
-  inputs:
-    secureFile: 'local.properties'
-    retryCount: '5'
-
-- ${{ if or(eq(parameters.stageID, 'build'), eq(parameters.stageID, 'release')) }}:
-  - task: DownloadSecureFile@1
-    inputs:
-      secureFile: 'secring.gpg'
-      retryCount: '5'
-  
-  - task: DownloadSecureFile@1
-    inputs:
-      secureFile: 'secring.gpg.lock'
-      retryCount: '5'
-
-- ${{ if eq(parameters.stageID, 'build') }}:
-  - task: CopyFiles@2
-    inputs:
-      SourceFolder: '$(Agent.TempDirectory)'
-      Contents: '**'
-      TargetFolder: '$(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)'
-
diff --git a/.azure-pipelines/templates/version-and-release.yml b/.azure-pipelines/templates/version-and-release.yml
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index 92eb32359..000000000
--- a/.azure-pipelines/templates/version-and-release.yml
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@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-parameters:
-- name: gitConnection
-  type: string
-  default: ''
-- name: directoryPath
-  type: string
-
-steps: 
-- task: PowerShell@2
-  inputs:
-    filePath: '${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/Scripts/getLatestVersion.ps1'
-    arguments: '-propertiesPath "${{ parameters.directoryPath }}/gradle.properties"'
-    pwsh: true
-
-- task: GitHubRelease@1
-  inputs:
-    gitHubConnection: ${{ parameters.gitConnection }}
-    repositoryName: '$(Build.Repository.Name)'
-    action: 'create'
-    target: '$(Build.SourceVersion)'
-    tagSource: 'userSpecifiedTag'
-    tag: '$(VERSION_STRING)'
-    assets: |
-      !**/**
-      $(Build.ArtifactStagingDirectory)/*
-    changeLogCompareToRelease: 'lastFullRelease'
-    changeLogType: 'commitBased'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fc73eb9be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Gradle and cache/restore any dependencies to improve the workflow execution time
+# For more information see: https://help.github.com/actions/language-and-framework-guides/building-and-testing-java-with-gradle
+
+name: Build and Publish 
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ dev , master ]
+    paths:
+      - 'src/**'
+      - '.github/**'
+      - '!.gradle/wrapper'
+      - '!.gitignore'
+      - '!LICENSE'
+      - '!THIRD PARTY NOTICES'
+      - '!*.md'
+      - '*.gradle'  
+env: 
+  PREVIEW_TASK: publishSnapshotPublicationToSonatypeSnapshotRepository
+  PUBLISH_TASK:  publishMavenCentralReleasePublicationToSonatypeRepository
+      
+jobs:
+  maven_Preview:
+    if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/head/dev' }}
+    environment: 
+      name: maven_central_snapshot
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Easy detect-secrets
+        uses: RobertFischer/detect-secrets-action@v2.0.0
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: '16'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          cache: gradle       
+      - run: .\scripts\decodeAndWrite.ps1 -encodedValue $env:ENCODED_VALUE -outputPath $env:OUTPUT_PATH  
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:  
+          ENCODED_VALUE: ${{ secrets.LOCAL_PROPERTIES }}
+          OUTPUT_PATH: .\local.properties 
+      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+        run: chmod +x gradlew
+      - name: Publish
+        run: ./gradlew $PREVIEW_TASK
+        
+  maven_Release:
+    if: ${{ github.ref == 'ref/head/master' }}
+    environment: 
+      name: maven_central_release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Easy detect-secrets
+        uses: RobertFischer/detect-secrets-action@v2.0.0
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v2
+        with:
+          java-version: '16'
+          distribution: 'adopt'
+          cache: gradle     
+      - run: .\scripts\decodeAndWrite.ps1 -encodedValue $env:ENCODED_VALUE -outputPath $env:OUTPUT_PATH  
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:  
+          ENCODED_VALUE: ${{ secrets.LOCAL_PROPERTIES }}
+          OUTPUT_PATH: .\local.properties 
+      - run: .\scripts\decodeAndWrite.ps1 -encodedValue $env:ENCODED_VALUE -outputPath $env:OUTPUT_PATH  
+        shell: pwsh
+        env:  
+          ENCODED_VALUE: ${{ secrets.SECRING_GPG }}
+          OUTPUT_PATH: .\secring.gpg
+      - name: Grant execute permission for gradlew
+        run: chmod +x gradlew
+      - name: Publish
+        run: ./gradlew $PUBLISH_TASK
+      - name: Upload Build Artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v2.2.4
+        with:
+          name: drop
+          path: |
+            **/libs/*
+            build/generated-pom.xml
+            build/generated-pom.xml.asc
+            build.gradle
+            gradlew
+            gradlew.bat
+            settings.gradle
+            gradle.properties
+            **/gradle/**
+            Scripts/**
+  
+  githubRelease:
+    needs: maven_Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Download Build Artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v2.0.10
+        with: 
+          name: drop
+          path: drop        
+      - name: Github Release
+        uses: anton-yurchenko/git-release@v4.1
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          DRAFT_RELEASE: "false"
+          PRE_RELEASE: "false"
+          CHANGELOG_FILE: "CHANGELOG.md"
+          ALLOW_EMPTY_CHANGELOG: "true"
+        with:
+          args: |
+              drop/**
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.MD b/CHANGELOG.MD
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index 000000000..c391cb12f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.MD
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+##[Unreleased]
+###Added
+###Changed
+##[x.x.x] - 2021-09-14 
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