diff --git a/build-project.sh b/build-project.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+function usage
+{
+  cat <<EOF
+Usage: Gruppenprojekt Programmiermethoden und Werkzeuge
+  build
+      build the project
+  test
+      runs the unit tests
+  help
+      print help and exit
+
+EOF
+}
+
+CMD=$1
+shift
+
+case $CMD in
+  "build" )
+    mvn clean install -DskipTests=true
+    ;;
+  "test" )
+    mvn test
+    ;;
+  "help" )
+    usage
+    ;;
+  * )
+    usage
+    ;;
+esac
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diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+    <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+    <groupId>digital.technik</groupId>
+    <artifactId>gruppenprojekt-programmiermethoden-und-werkzeuge</artifactId>
+    <version>1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+
+    <properties>
+        <maven.compiler.source>17</maven.compiler.source>
+        <maven.compiler.target>17</maven.compiler.target>
+        <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
+    </properties>
+
+</project>
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