diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c01e9a0..745615c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 	<groupId>org.onap.aai.model-loader</groupId>
 	<artifactId>model-loader</artifactId>
 	<name>aai-model-loader</name>
-	<version>1.6.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+	<version>1.6.2-SNAPSHOT</version>
 
 	<dependencyManagement>
 		<dependencies>
@@ -68,6 +68,20 @@
 		<aai.base.image.version>1.6.0</aai.base.image.version>
 		<!-- This will be used for the docker images as the default format of maven build has issues -->
 		<maven.build.timestamp.format>yyyyMMdd'T'HHmmss'Z'</maven.build.timestamp.format>
+
+		<sonar.jacoco.reportPath />
+		<sonar.jacoco.itReportPath />
+		<sonar.jacoco.reportMissing.force.zero />
+		
+		<jacoco.line.coverage.limit>0.75</jacoco.line.coverage.limit>
+		<jacoco.version>0.8.5</jacoco.version>
+		<sonar-jacoco-listeners.version>3.2</sonar-jacoco-listeners.version>
+		<sonar.core.codeCoveragePlugin>jacoco</sonar.core.codeCoveragePlugin>
+		<sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/jacoco-ut/jacoco.xml</sonar.coverage.jacoco.xmlReportPaths>
+		<sonar.exclusions>**/gen/**,**/generated-sources/**,**/yang-gen**,**/pax/**</sonar.exclusions>
+
+		<sonar.scanner.version>3.7.0.1746</sonar.scanner.version>
+
 	</properties>
 
 	<distributionManagement>
@@ -421,6 +435,153 @@
 					</execution>
 				</executions>
 			</plugin>
+
+			<!-- once we connect aai-parent or oparent 3.0+ we can take out this 
+			     whole section -->
+
+			<plugin>
+			  <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+			  <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			  <version>${jacoco.version}</version>
+			  <configuration>
+			    <!-- Note: This exclusion list should match <sonar.exclusions> property 
+				 above -->
+			    <excludes>
+			      <exclude>**/gen/**</exclude>
+			      <exclude>**/generated-sources/**</exclude>
+			      <exclude>**/yang-gen/**</exclude>
+			      <exclude>**/pax/**</exclude>
+			    </excludes>
+			  </configuration>
+			  <executions>
+			    <!-- Prepares the property pointing to the JaCoCo runtime agent which 
+				 is passed as VM argument when Maven the Surefire plugin is executed. -->
+			    <execution>
+			      <id>pre-unit-test</id>
+			      <goals>
+				<goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+			      </goals>
+			      <configuration>
+				<!-- Sets the path to the file which contains the execution data 
+				     . -->
+				<destFile>${project.build.directory}/code-coverage/jacoco-ut.exec</destFile>
+				<!-- Sets the name of the property containing the settings for JaCoCo 
+				     runtime agent. -->
+				<propertyName>surefireArgLine</propertyName>
+			      </configuration>
+			    </execution>
+			    <!-- Ensures that the code coverage report for unit tests is created 
+				 after unit tests have been run. -->
+			    <execution>
+			      <id>post-unit-test</id>
+			      <phase>test</phase>
+			      <goals>
+				<goal>report</goal>
+			      </goals>
+			      <configuration>
+				<!-- Sets the path to the file which contains the execution data 
+				     . -->
+				<dataFile>${project.build.directory}/code-coverage/jacoco-ut.exec</dataFile>
+				<!-- Sets the output directory for the code coverage report. -->
+				<outputDirectory>${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/jacoco-ut</outputDirectory>
+			      </configuration>
+			    </execution>
+			    <execution>
+			      <id>pre-integration-test</id>
+			      <phase>pre-integration-test</phase>
+			      <goals>
+				<goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+			      </goals>
+			      <configuration>
+				<!-- Sets the path to the file which contains the execution data 
+				     . -->
+				<destFile>${project.build.directory}/code-coverage/jacoco-it.exec</destFile>
+				<!-- Sets the name of the property containing the settings for JaCoCo 
+				     runtime agent. -->
+				<propertyName>failsafeArgLine</propertyName>
+			      </configuration>
+			    </execution>
+			    <!-- Ensures that the code coverage report for integration tests after 
+				 integration tests have been run. -->
+			    <execution>
+			      <id>post-integration-test</id>
+			      <phase>post-integration-test</phase>
+			      <goals>
+				<goal>report</goal>
+			      </goals>
+			      <configuration>
+				<!-- Sets the path to the file which contains the execution data 
+				     . -->
+				<dataFile>${project.build.directory}/code-coverage/jacoco-it.exec</dataFile>
+				<!-- Sets the output directory for the code coverage report. -->
+				<outputDirectory>${project.reporting.outputDirectory}/jacoco-it</outputDirectory>
+			      </configuration>
+			    </execution>
+			    <execution>
+			      <id>default-check</id>
+			      <goals>
+				<goal>check</goal>
+			      </goals>
+			      <configuration>
+				<dataFile>${project.build.directory}/code-coverage/jacoco-ut.exec</dataFile>
+				<rules>
+				  <rule implementation="org.jacoco.maven.RuleConfiguration">
+				    <element>BUNDLE</element>
+				    <limits>
+				      <limit implementation="org.jacoco.report.check.Limit">
+					<counter>LINE</counter>
+					<value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
+					<minimum>${jacoco.line.coverage.limit}</minimum>
+				      </limit>
+				    </limits>
+				  </rule>
+				</rules>
+			      </configuration>
+			    </execution>
+			  </executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+			  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+			  <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+			  <version>3.0.0-M4</version>
+			  <configuration>
+			    <!-- Sets the VM argument line used when unit tests are run. -->
+			    <argLine>${surefireArgLine}</argLine>
+			    <!-- Excludes integration tests when unit tests are run. -->
+			    <excludes>
+			      <exclude>**/IT*.java</exclude>
+			    </excludes>
+			  </configuration>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+			  <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+			  <artifactId>maven-failsafe-plugin</artifactId>
+			  <version>3.0.0-M4</version>
+			  <executions>
+			    <!-- Ensures that both integration-test and verify goals of the Failsafe 
+				 Maven plugin are executed. -->
+			    <execution>
+			      <id>integration-tests</id>
+			      <goals>
+				<goal>integration-test</goal>
+				<goal>verify</goal>
+			      </goals>
+			      <configuration>
+				<!-- Sets the VM argument line used when integration tests are run. -->
+				<argLine>${failsafeArgLine}</argLine>
+			      </configuration>
+			    </execution>
+			  </executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+			  <groupId>org.sonarsource.scanner.maven</groupId>
+			  <artifactId>sonar-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+			  <version>${sonar.scanner.version}</version>
+			</plugin>
+			<!-- end removable sonar config -->
+
+
+
 		</plugins>
 	</build>
 </project>