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+# Change Log
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](http://keepachangelog.com/)
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/).
+
+## [1.6.0] - 13/05/2020
+        - [DCAEGEN2-608](https://jira.onap.org/browse/DCAEGEN2-608) - Expose Prometheus API for performance tests
 
   </parent>\r
   <groupId>org.onap.dcaegen2.collectors.ves</groupId>\r
   <artifactId>VESCollector</artifactId>\r
-  <version>1.5.4-SNAPSHOT</version>\r
+  <version>1.6.0-SNAPSHOT</version>\r
   <name>dcaegen2-collectors-ves</name>\r
   <description>VESCollector</description>\r
   <properties>\r
        ${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/jacoco-ut/jacoco.xml\r
     </sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>\r
     <crypt-password.version>1.3.5</crypt-password.version>\r
+    <micrometer.version>1.4.2</micrometer.version>\r
+    <spring.version>2.2.2.RELEASE</spring.version>\r
   </properties>\r
   <build>\r
     <pluginManagement>\r
     </plugins>\r
   </build>\r
   <profiles>\r
+    <profile>\r
+      <id>buildForPerfTests</id>\r
+      <activation>\r
+        <activeByDefault>false</activeByDefault>\r
+      </activation>\r
+      <dependencies>\r
+        <!-- Libraries related with performance tests-->\r
+        <dependency>\r
+          <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>\r
+          <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>\r
+          <version>${spring.version}</version>\r
+        </dependency>\r
+        <dependency>\r
+          <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>\r
+          <artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus</artifactId>\r
+          <version>${micrometer.version}</version>\r
+        </dependency>\r
+        <dependency>\r
+          <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>\r
+          <artifactId>micrometer-core</artifactId>\r
+          <version>${micrometer.version}</version>\r
+        </dependency>\r
+      </dependencies>\r
+    </profile>\r
     <profile>\r
       <id>with-system-proxy</id>\r
       <build>\r
         <!-- Import dependency management from Spring Boot -->\r
         <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>\r
         <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>\r
-        <version>2.2.2.RELEASE</version>\r
+        <version>${spring.version}</version>\r
         <type>pom</type>\r
         <scope>import</scope>\r
       </dependency>\r