diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8516424ba1..72249465e3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Example Voting App
+# Example Voting App.
 
 A simple distributed application running across multiple Docker containers.
 
@@ -63,3 +63,5 @@ The voting application only accepts one vote per client browser. It does not reg
 This isn't an example of a properly architected perfectly designed distributed app... it's just a simple
 example of the various types of pieces and languages you might see (queues, persistent data, etc), and how to
 deal with them in Docker at a basic level.
+
+##committing to check whether pipeline works ir not by K Hemalatha on 24/12/2025
diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bc5f100b51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+trigger:
+  paths:
+    include:
+      - vote/*
+
+pool:
+  name: 'azure2agent'
+
+variables:
+  # Container registry service connection established during pipeline creation
+  dockerRegistryServiceConnection: 'acd1e09d-dc2d-498c-bfa8-c5943965a2e0'
+  imageRepository: 'lathadevopsexamplevotingapp'
+  containerRegistry: 'azure2registry.azurecr.io'
+  dockerfilePath: '$(Build.SourcesDirectory)/result/Dockerfile'
+  tag: '$(Build.BuildId)'
+
+
+stages:
+- stage: Build
+  displayName: Build 
+  jobs:
+  - job: Build
+    displayName: Build
+   
+    steps:
+    - task: Docker@2
+      displayName: Build and push an image to container registry
+      inputs:
+        containerRegistry: '$(dockerRegistryServiceConnection)'
+        repository: '$(imageRepository)'
+        command: 'buildAndPush'
+        Dockerfile: 'vote/Dockerfile'
+        tags: '$(tag)'
+
+
+- stage: Push
+  displayName: Push 
+  jobs:
+  - job: Push
+    displayName: Push
+   
+    steps:
+    - task: Docker@2
+      displayName: Build and push an image to container registry
+      inputs:
+        containerRegistry: '$(dockerRegistryServiceConnection)'
+        repository: '$(imageRepository)'
+        command: 'push'
+        tags: '$(tag)'
+
+
+
+
+- stage: Dev
+  displayName: Deploy to dev
+  jobs:
+  - deployment: DeploytoDev
+    environment: dev
+    strategy:
+      runOnce:
+        deploy:
+          steps:
+          - script: echo "Pipeline triggered from GitHub commit"
+            displayName: 'Run sample script'
+          - script: echo "deploying to dev"
+- stage: QA
+  displayName: Deploy to QA
+  dependsOn: Dev
+  jobs:
+  - deployment: DeploytoQA
+    environment: qa
+    strategy:
+      runOnce:
+        deploy:
+          steps:
+          - script: echo "deploying to QA"
+- stage: Prod
+  displayName: Deploy to Prod
+  dependsOn: QA
+  jobs:
+  - deployment: DeploytoProd
+    environment: prod
+    strategy: 
+      runOnce:
+        deploy:
+          steps:
+          - script: echo "deploying to Prod"
+
diff --git a/vote/app.py b/vote/app.py
index 596546612a..fa7fd9bf7f 100644
--- a/vote/app.py
+++ b/vote/app.py
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 import json
 import logging
 
-option_a = os.getenv('OPTION_A', "Cats")
-option_b = os.getenv('OPTION_B', "Dogs")
+option_a = os.getenv('OPTION_A', "Kitten")
+option_b = os.getenv('OPTION_B', "Puppy")
 hostname = socket.gethostname()
 
 app = Flask(__name__)