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+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
+         xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+         xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+    <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-parent</artifactId>
+    <version>3.2.4</version>
+    <relativePath/>
+  </parent>
+
+  <groupId>com.kyndryl.platform</groupId>
+  <artifactId>test-for-174--006</artifactId>
+  <version>0.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <name>test-for-174--006</name>
+  <description>Test for issue 174 PR</description>
+
+  <properties>
+    <java.version>17</java.version>
+  </properties>
+
+  <dependencies>
+    <!-- Web -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- Actuator for health + prometheus metrics -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-actuator</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>io.micrometer</groupId>
+      <artifactId>micrometer-registry-prometheus</artifactId>
+    </dependency>
+
+    <!-- Test -->
+    <dependency>
+      <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+      <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-test</artifactId>
+      <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+        <artifactId>spring-boot-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+</project>