diff --git a/certService/README.md b/certService/README.md
index 443390b..d133e9a 100644
--- a/certService/README.md
+++ b/certService/README.md
@@ -18,6 +18,12 @@
      mvn spring-boot:run
 
     ```
+    
+### Running Locally with Developer Tools
+    ```
+     mvn spring-boot:run -Pdev
+
+    ```
 
 ### Project building
     ```
diff --git a/certService/pom.xml b/certService/pom.xml
index a8a5296..2064d58 100644
--- a/certService/pom.xml
+++ b/certService/pom.xml
@@ -141,6 +141,16 @@
 
     <profiles>
         <profile>
+            <id>dev</id>
+            <dependencies>
+                <dependency>
+                    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                    <artifactId>spring-boot-devtools</artifactId>
+                    <optional>true</optional>
+                </dependency>
+            </dependencies>
+        </profile>
+        <profile>
             <id>docker-staging</id>
             <properties>
                 <docker.tag>${project.version}-STAGING-${maven.build.timestamp}</docker.tag>