diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..462941a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+
+name: Benchmark with JMH
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+jobs:
+
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java_version: ['8', '21']
+        os: ['ubuntu-22.04']
+        
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout on ${{ matrix.os }}
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java_version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: ${{ matrix.java_version }}
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+        cache: maven
+    - name: Run Benchmark
+      run: benchmark/run.sh
diff --git a/.github/workflows/maven.yml b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
index 419e8caf..d58bccc9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/maven.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java_version: ['8', '11', '17']
+        java_version: ['8', '21']
         os: ['ubuntu-22.04', 'windows-2022', 'macos-12']
         
     steps:
diff --git a/benchmark/run.sh b/benchmark/run.sh
index 2f4f273a..c48822e0 100755
--- a/benchmark/run.sh
+++ b/benchmark/run.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ SCRIPT_DIR=$(dirname "$0")
 cd "${SCRIPT_DIR}/.."
 
 # compile the parent project
-mvn clean install -DskipTests
+mvn --batch-mode --quiet --fail-fast clean install -DskipTests
 
 # create a copy with the expected name
 cp "${PWD}/target/${ARTIFACT_ID}"-*-SNAPSHOT.jar "${PWD}/target/${ARTIFACT_ID}"-0.0.1-BENCHMARK.jar
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ cp "${PWD}/target/${ARTIFACT_ID}"-*-SNAPSHOT.jar "${PWD}/target/${ARTIFACT_ID}"-
 cd benchmark
 
 # compile the benchmark project
-mvn validate
-mvn clean install
+mvn --batch-mode --quiet --fail-fast validate
+mvn --batch-mode --quiet --fail-fast clean install
 
 # run the benchmark
 java -jar target/benchmarks.jar