diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,8 +10,23 @@
 
 - [Todo Web API with Oracle Database](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/java-migration-copilot-samples/tree/main/todo-web-api-use-oracle-db) A To-do application using Oracle database for storage. It leverages Oracle-specific SQL features and data types, for instance, VARCHAR2. This sample migrates the application to use Azure Database for PostgreSQL instead.
 
-- [Student Web App - Jakarta EE](jakarta-ee/student-web-app) A Java EE web application running on Open Liberty with a hybrid architecture that supports both traditional servlets and Spring MVC. The application manages student profiles with CRUD operations and demonstrates migrating from Ant to Maven and Java EE to Jakarta EE. 
-  
+- [Student Web App - Jakarta EE](jakarta-ee/student-web-app) A Java EE web application running on Open Liberty with a hybrid architecture that supports both traditional servlets and Spring MVC. The application manages student profiles with CRUD operations and demonstrates migrating from Ant to Maven and Java EE to Jakarta EE.
+
+## Building All Projects
+
+To quickly verify that all Maven projects build successfully, you can use the provided build script:
+
+```bash
+./build-all.sh
+```
+
+This script will:
+- Check your Java version
+- Build all Maven-based sample projects
+- Provide a summary of successful and failed builds
+
+**Requirements**: Java 17 or later
+
 ## Branches
 
 * `main`: source projects
diff --git a/asset-manager/pom.xml b/asset-manager/pom.xml
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@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <packaging>pom</packaging>
     
     <properties>
-        <java.version>21</java.version>
+        <java.version>17</java.version>
     </properties>
 
     <modules>
diff --git a/build-all.sh b/build-all.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+
+echo "Java Migration Copilot Samples - Build Verification Script"
+echo "=========================================================="
+
+# Check Java version
+echo "Java version:"
+java -version
+
+echo ""
+echo "Building all Maven projects..."
+echo ""
+
+# Array of Maven projects
+MAVEN_PROJECTS=(
+    "mi-sql-public-demo"
+    "rabbitmq-sender"
+    "todo-web-api-use-oracle-db"
+    "asset-manager"
+)
+
+FAILED_PROJECTS=()
+SUCCESSFUL_PROJECTS=()
+
+for project in "${MAVEN_PROJECTS[@]}"; do
+    echo "=== Building $project ==="
+    if [ -d "$project" ]; then
+        cd "$project"
+        if mvn clean compile -q; then
+            echo "✅ $project - SUCCESS"
+            SUCCESSFUL_PROJECTS+=("$project")
+        else
+            echo "❌ $project - FAILED"
+            FAILED_PROJECTS+=("$project")
+        fi
+        cd ..
+    else
+        echo "⚠️  $project - DIRECTORY NOT FOUND"
+        FAILED_PROJECTS+=("$project")
+    fi
+    echo ""
+done
+
+echo "=========================================================="
+echo "BUILD SUMMARY"
+echo "=========================================================="
+echo "Successful projects: ${#SUCCESSFUL_PROJECTS[@]}"
+for project in "${SUCCESSFUL_PROJECTS[@]}"; do
+    echo "  ✅ $project"
+done
+
+if [ ${#FAILED_PROJECTS[@]} -gt 0 ]; then
+    echo ""
+    echo "Failed projects: ${#FAILED_PROJECTS[@]}"
+    for project in "${FAILED_PROJECTS[@]}"; do
+        echo "  ❌ $project"
+    done
+    echo ""
+    echo "Build completed with failures!"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo ""
+    echo "All projects built successfully! 🎉"
+    exit 0
+fi
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