pipeline adjustments

.github/workflows/default_ci_cd.yml

@@ -13,29 +13,18 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checking out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
-
-      - name: Download Maven
-        run: |
-          curl -sL https://www-eu.apache.org/dist/maven/maven-3/3.9.8/binaries/apache-maven-3.9.8-bin.zip -o maven.zip
-          apt-get update
-          apt-get -y install unzip
-          unzip -d /usr/share maven.zip
-          rm maven.zip
-          ln -s /usr/share/apache-maven-3.9.8/bin/mvn /usr/bin/mvn
-          echo "M2_HOME=/usr/share/apache-maven-3.9.8" | tee -a /etc/environment
-
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Set up JDK 17
         uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: 'corretto'
           java-version: '17'
-
-      - name: Run Tests
+          cache: maven
+      - name: Run Tests with Maven
         run: mvn -B test
 
   security-scan:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checking out code
-        uses: actions/checkout@master
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4