diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..365ab20372b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: Java CI
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches: [ main ]
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ main ]
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout code
+      uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Set up Java
+      uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+      with:
+        java-version: '17'
+        distribution: 'temurin'
+
+    - name: Build with Maven
+      run: mvn clean install
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
index 199ca361190..413277dee07 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/OwnerController.java
@@ -77,12 +77,12 @@ public String initCreationForm() {
 	@PostMapping("/owners/new")
 	public String processCreationForm(@Valid Owner owner, BindingResult result, RedirectAttributes redirectAttributes) {
 		if (result.hasErrors()) {
-			redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("error", "There was an error in creating the owner.");
+			redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("error", "Errorcreating the owner.");
 			return VIEWS_OWNER_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_FORM;
 		}
 
 		this.owners.save(owner);
-		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "New Owner Created");
+		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Owner Created Successfully");
 		return "redirect:/owners/" + owner.getId();
 	}
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ public String initUpdateOwnerForm() {
 	public String processUpdateOwnerForm(@Valid Owner owner, BindingResult result, @PathVariable("ownerId") int ownerId,
 			RedirectAttributes redirectAttributes) {
 		if (result.hasErrors()) {
-			redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("error", "There was an error in updating the owner.");
+			redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("error", "Error updating the owner.");
 			return VIEWS_OWNER_CREATE_OR_UPDATE_FORM;
 		}
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public String processUpdateOwnerForm(@Valid Owner owner, BindingResult result, @
 
 		owner.setId(ownerId);
 		this.owners.save(owner);
-		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Owner Values Updated");
+		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Owner Values Updated Successfully");
 		return "redirect:/owners/{ownerId}";
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/PetController.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/PetController.java
index e0689c694f1..7b3c006b548 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/PetController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/samples/petclinic/owner/PetController.java
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ public String processCreationForm(Owner owner, @Valid Pet pet, BindingResult res
 
 		owner.addPet(pet);
 		this.owners.save(owner);
-		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "New Pet has been Added");
+		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Pet successfully added!");
 		return "redirect:/owners/{ownerId}";
 	}
 
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ public String processUpdateForm(Owner owner, @Valid Pet pet, BindingResult resul
 		}
 
 		updatePetDetails(owner, pet);
-		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Pet details has been edited");
+		redirectAttributes.addFlashAttribute("message", "Pet updated successfully!");
 		return "redirect:/owners/{ownerId}";
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/banner.txt b/src/main/resources/banner.txt
index 6225d1208c0..53e1b5e909a 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/banner.txt
+++ b/src/main/resources/banner.txt
@@ -11,5 +11,10 @@
  |___|   |_______| |___| |_______|_______|___|_|  |__|___|_______|  / / / /
  ==================================================================/_/_/_/
 
+Welcome to Pet Clinic
+
+Spring Petclinic is a Spring Boot application built using Maven or Gradle. 
+Java 17 or later is required for the build, and the application can run with Java 17 or newer.
+
 :: Built with Spring Boot :: ${spring-boot.version}
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownerDetails.html b/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownerDetails.html
index cc175cd1315..a90e8014f71 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownerDetails.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownerDetails.html
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ <h2 th:text="#{ownerInformation}">Owner Information</h2>
 
   <table class="table table-striped" th:object="${owner}">
     <tr>
-      <th th:text="#{name}">Name</th>
+      <th th:text="#{name}">Owner's Name</th>
       <td><b th:text="*{firstName + ' ' + lastName}"></b></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-      <th th:text="#{address}">Address</th>
+      <th th:text="#{address}">Owner's Address</th>
       <td th:text="*{address}"></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-      <th th:text="#{city}">City</th>
+      <th th:text="#{city}">Owner's City</th>
       <td th:text="*{city}"></td>
     </tr>
     <tr>
-      <th th:text="#{telephone}">Telephone</th>
+      <th th:text="#{telephone}">Owner's Telephone</th>
       <td th:text="*{telephone}"></td>
     </tr>
   </table>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownersList.html b/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownersList.html
index 01223c1c57a..a458f6605d3 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownersList.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/owners/ownersList.html
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 <body>
 
-  <h2 th:text="#{owners}">Owners</h2>
+  <h2 th:text="#{owners}">Pet Owners Directory</h2>
 
   <table id="owners" class="table table-striped">
     <thead>
       <tr>
-        <th th:text="#{name}" style="width: 150px;">Name</th>
-        <th th:text="#{address}" style="width: 200px;">Address</th>
+        <th th:text="#{name}" style="width: 150px;">Owner Name</th>
+        <th th:text="#{address}" style="width: 200px;">Home Address</th>
         <th th:text="#{city}">City</th>
         <th th:text="#{telephone}" style="width: 120px">Telephone</th>
         <th th:text="#{pets}">Pets</th>
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/vets/vetList.html b/src/main/resources/templates/vets/vetList.html
index e40fd654e47..3e8ba811227 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/vets/vetList.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/vets/vetList.html
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
 
 <body>
 
-  <h2 th:text="#{vets}">Veterinarians</h2>
+  <h2 th:text="#{vets}">Veterinarian Directory</h2>
 
   <table id="vets" class="table table-striped">
     <thead>
       <tr>
-        <th th:text="#{name}">Name</th>
-        <th th:text="#{specialties}">Specialties</th>
+        <th th:text="#{name}">Veterinarian Name</th>
+        <th th:text="#{specialties}">Areas of Expertise</th>
       </tr>
     </thead>
     <tbody>
diff --git a/src/main/scss/petclinic.scss b/src/main/scss/petclinic.scss
index 7f3e64ed25a..e754ce71ef5 100644
--- a/src/main/scss/petclinic.scss
+++ b/src/main/scss/petclinic.scss
@@ -17,20 +17,20 @@ $icon-font-path:    "../../webjars/bootstrap/fonts/";
 
 $spring-green:      #6db33f;
 $spring-dark-green: #5fa134;
-$spring-brown:      #34302D;
+$spring-black:      #000000;
 $spring-grey:       #838789;
-$spring-light-grey: #f1f1f1;
+$spring-white:      #ffffff;
 
-$body-bg:                           $spring-light-grey;
-$text-color:                        $spring-brown;
+$body-bg:                           $spring-white;
+$text-color:                        $spring-black;
 $link-color:                        $spring-dark-green;
 $link-hover-color:                  $spring-dark-green;
 
-$navbar-default-link-color:         $spring-light-grey;
-$navbar-default-link-active-color:  $spring-light-grey;
-$navbar-default-link-hover-color:   $spring-light-grey;
+$navbar-default-link-color:         $spring-white;
+$navbar-default-link-active-color:  $spring-white;
+$navbar-default-link-hover-color:   $spring-white;
 $navbar-default-link-hover-bg:      $spring-green;
-$navbar-default-toggle-icon-bar-bg: $spring-light-grey;
+$navbar-default-toggle-icon-bar-bg: $spring-white;
 $navbar-default-toggle-hover-bg:    transparent;
 $navbar-default-link-active-bg:     $spring-green;
 
@@ -38,22 +38,22 @@ $border-radius-base:             0;
 $border-radius-large:            0;
 $border-radius-small:            0;
 
-$nav-tabs-active-link-hover-color:        $spring-light-grey;
-$nav-tabs-active-link-hover-bg:           $spring-brown;
-$nav-tabs-active-link-hover-border-color: $spring-brown;
-$nav-tabs-border-color:                   $spring-brown;
+$nav-tabs-active-link-hover-color:        $spring-white;
+$nav-tabs-active-link-hover-bg:           $spring-black;
+$nav-tabs-active-link-hover-border-color: $spring-black;
+$nav-tabs-border-color:                   $spring-black;
 
-$pagination-active-bg:                    $spring-brown;
+$pagination-active-bg:                    $spring-black;
 $pagination-active-border:                $spring-green;
-$table-border-color:                      $spring-brown;
+$table-border-color:                      $spring-black;
 
 .table > thead > tr > th {
-  background-color: lighten($spring-brown, 3%);
-  color: $spring-light-grey;
+  background-color: lighten($spring-black, 3%);
+  color: $spring-white;
 }
 
 .table-filter {
-  background-color: $spring-brown;
+  background-color: $spring-black;
   padding: 9px 12px;
 }
 
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ $table-border-color:                      $spring-brown;
   border-width: 2px;
   transition: border 0.15s;
   color: $spring-light-grey;
-  background: $spring-brown;
+  background: $spring-black;
   border-color: $spring-green;
   -webkit-transition: border 0.15s;
   -moz-transition: border 0.15s;
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ $table-border-color:                      $spring-brown;
   &:active,
   &.active,
   .open .dropdown-toggle {
-    background-color: $spring-brown;
-    border-color: $spring-brown;
+    background-color: $spring-black;
+    border-color: $spring-black;
   }
 }
 
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ h1 {
 
 .splash {
   background: $spring-green;
-  color: $spring-brown;
+  color: $spring-black;
   display: none;
 }
 
@@ -180,12 +180,12 @@ table td.action-column {
 }
 
 .container-details-table th {
-  background-color: lighten($spring-brown, 3%);
-  color: $spring-light-grey;
+  background-color: lighten($spring-black, 3%);
+  color: $spring-white;
 }
 
 .status-help-content-table td {
-  color: $spring-brown;
+  color: $spring-black;
 }
 
 .logo {
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ table td.action-column {
 }
 
 hr {
-  border-top: 1px dotted $spring-brown;
+  border-top: 1px dotted $spring-black;
 }
 
 @import "typography.scss";