diff --git a/.github/workflows/ant.yml b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d40610a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ant.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+# This workflow will build a Java project with Ant
+# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/automating-builds-and-tests/building-and-testing-java-with-ant
+
+name: Java CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "master" ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+    - name: Set up JDK 9
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '9'
+        distribution: 'adopt'
+    - name: Build with Ant
+      run: ant -noinput -buildfile build.xml makedistrib
diff --git a/build.xml b/build.xml
index 23189b5..9eabf52 100644
--- a/build.xml
+++ b/build.xml
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@
           <or>
             <equals arg1="1.8" arg2="${ant.java.version}" />
             <equals arg1="1.9" arg2="${ant.java.version}" />
+            <equals arg1="9" arg2="${ant.java.version}" />
           </or>
         </not>
       </condition>
diff --git a/conf/scripts/get_ip_release.sh b/conf/scripts/get_ip_release.sh
index 9f2c74e..c863d41 100755
--- a/conf/scripts/get_ip_release.sh
+++ b/conf/scripts/get_ip_release.sh
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ echo "Getting Interpro release number"
 
 # ========================================================================================
 # Section: include API
-S_NAME=$(realpath "$0")
-[[ -z "$BDM_CONF_SCRIPTS" ]] && script_dir=$(dirname "$S_NAME") || script_dir=$BDM_CONF_SCRIPTS
+S_NAME=$( cd -P -- "$(dirname -- "$(command -v -- "$0")")" && pwd -P )
+[[ -z "$BDM_CONF_SCRIPTS" ]] && script_dir=$S_NAME || script_dir=$BDM_CONF_SCRIPTS
 . $script_dir/scheduler/common.sh
 
 # ========================================================================================