diff --git a/Jenkinsfile b/Jenkinsfile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0995e26c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Jenkinsfile
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+pipeline {
+    agent any
+
+    stages {
+        stage('one') {
+            steps {
+                echo 'Step 01'
+                sleep 3
+            }
+        }
+        stage('two') {
+            steps {
+                echo 'Step 02'
+                sleep 9
+            }
+        }
+        stage('three') {
+            steps {
+                echo 'Step 03'
+                sleep 5
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    post{
+        always {
+            echo "This pipeline is completed"
+        }
+    }
+}
+    
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b8ad8a94..e55820ca 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -58,3 +58,5 @@ Note
 ----
 
 The voting application only accepts one vote per client. It does not register votes if a vote has already been submitted from a client.
+
+making simple change to check branch protection in action.
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diff --git a/testFile b/testFile
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1056d0ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/testFile
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+test file for triggering build.