diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48de984
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+# Java Gradle CircleCI 2.0 configuration file
+#
+# Check https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/language-java/ for more details
+#
+version: 2
+jobs:
+  build:
+    docker:
+      # specify the version you desire here
+      - image: circleci/openjdk:8-jdk
+
+      # Specify service dependencies here if necessary
+      # CircleCI maintains a library of pre-built images
+      # documented at https://circleci.com/docs/2.0/circleci-images/
+      # - image: circleci/postgres:9.4
+
+    working_directory: ~/repo
+
+    environment:
+      # Customize the JVM maximum heap limit
+      JVM_OPTS: -Xmx3200m
+      TERM: dumb
+
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+
+      # Download and cache dependencies
+      - restore_cache:
+          keys:
+            - v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "build.gradle" }}
+            # fallback to using the latest cache if no exact match is found
+            - v1-dependencies-
+
+      - run: gradle dependencies
+
+      - save_cache:
+          paths:
+            - ~/.gradle
+          key: v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "build.gradle" }}
+
+      # run tests!
+      - run: gradle test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
index 3602c8b..6b58236 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle.yml
@@ -8,9 +8,9 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      - name: Set up JDK 11
+      - name: Set up JDK 1.8
         uses: actions/setup-java@v1
         with:
-          java-version: 11
+          java-version: 8
       - name: Build with Gradle
         run: ./gradlew assemble test jacocoTestReport
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 2ce9cb5..a6f4228 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.com/npalm/graphql-java-demo.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.com/npalm/graphql-java-demo)
 [![Maintainability](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/f569acb75ecae1cff403/maintainability)](https://codeclimate.com/github/npalm/graphql-java-demo/maintainability)
 [![Test Coverage](https://api.codeclimate.com/v1/badges/f569acb75ecae1cff403/test_coverage)](https://codeclimate.com/github/npalm/graphql-java-demo/test_coverage)