diff --git a/modules/distribution/product/src/main/conf/log4j2.properties b/modules/distribution/product/src/main/conf/log4j2.properties
index 5178f4d10a..7ebd747e4f 100644
--- a/modules/distribution/product/src/main/conf/log4j2.properties
+++ b/modules/distribution/product/src/main/conf/log4j2.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # list of all appenders
 #add entry "syslog" to use the syslog appender
-appenders=CARBON_CONSOLE, CARBON_LOGFILE, AUDIT_LOGFILE, ATOMIKOS_LOGFILE, CARBON_TRACE_LOGFILE, ERROR_LOGFILE, OPEN_TRACING,SERVICE_APPENDER, TRACE_APPENDER, osgi, CORRELATION, BOTDATA_APPENDER, API_LOGFILE
+appenders=CARBON_CONSOLE, APIM_METRICS_APPENDER, CARBON_LOGFILE, AUDIT_LOGFILE, ATOMIKOS_LOGFILE, CARBON_TRACE_LOGFILE, ERROR_LOGFILE, OPEN_TRACING,SERVICE_APPENDER, TRACE_APPENDER, osgi, CORRELATION, BOTDATA_APPENDER, API_LOGFILE
 #, syslog
 
 # CARBON_CONSOLE is set to be a ConsoleAppender using a PatternLayout.
@@ -181,17 +181,36 @@ appender.SERVICE_APPENDER.policies.size.size=1000KB
 appender.SERVICE_APPENDER.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
 appender.SERVICE_APPENDER.strategy.max = 10
 
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.type = RollingFile
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.name = APIM_METRICS_APPENDER
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.fileName = ${sys:carbon.home}/repository/logs/apim_metrics.log
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.filePattern = ${sys:carbon.home}/repository/logs/apim_metrics-%d{MM-dd-yyyy}-%i.log
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.layout.type = PatternLayout
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.layout.pattern = %d{HH:mm:ss,SSS} [%X{ip}-%X{host}] [%t] %5p %c{1} %m%n
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.policies.type = Policies
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.policies.time.type = TimeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.policies.time.interval = 1
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.policies.time.modulate = true
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.policies.size.type = SizeBasedTriggeringPolicy
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.policies.size.size=1000MB
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.strategy.type = DefaultRolloverStrategy
+appender.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.strategy.max = 10
+
 appender.osgi.type = PaxOsgi
 appender.osgi.name = PaxOsgi
 appender.osgi.filter = *
 
-loggers = AUDIT_LOG, trace-messages, org-apache-coyote, com-hazelcast, Owasp-CsrfGuard, org-apache-axis2-wsdl-codegen-writer-PrettyPrinter, org-apache-axis2-clustering, org-apache-catalina, org-apache-tomcat, org-wso2-carbon-apacheds, org-apache-directory-server-ldap, org-apache-directory-server-core-event, com-atomikos, org-quartz, org-apache-jackrabbit-webdav, org-apache-juddi, org-apache-commons-digester-Digester, org-apache-jasper-compiler-TldLocationsCache, org-apache-qpid, org-apache-qpid-server-Main, qpid-message, qpid-message-broker-listening, org-apache-tiles, org-apache-commons-httpclient, org-apache-solr, me-prettyprint-cassandra-hector-TimingLogger, org-apache-axis-enterprise, org-apache-directory-shared-ldap, org-apache-directory-server-ldap-handlers, org-apache-directory-shared-ldap-entry-DefaultServerAttribute, org-apache-directory-server-core-DefaultDirectoryService, org-apache-directory-shared-ldap-ldif-LdifReader, org-apache-directory-server-ldap-LdapProtocolHandler, org-apache-directory-server-core, org-apache-directory-server-ldap-LdapSession, DataNucleus, Datastore, Datastore-Schema, JPOX-Datastore, JPOX-Plugin, JPOX-MetaData, JPOX-Query, JPOX-General, JPOX-Enhancer, org-apache-hadoop-hive, hive, ExecMapper, ExecReducer, net-sf-ehcache-config-ConfigurationFactory, axis2Deployment, equinox, tomcat2, StAXDialectDetector, trace, synapse, synapse_transport, axis2, axis2_transport, org-wso2-carbon, hunsicker, thrift-publisher, service_logger, trace_logger, org-wso2-carbon-apimgt-gateway-mediators-BotDetectionMediator, correlation, API_LOG
+loggers = AUDIT_LOG, reporter, trace-messages, org-apache-coyote, com-hazelcast, Owasp-CsrfGuard, org-apache-axis2-wsdl-codegen-writer-PrettyPrinter, org-apache-axis2-clustering, org-apache-catalina, org-apache-tomcat, org-wso2-carbon-apacheds, org-apache-directory-server-ldap, org-apache-directory-server-core-event, com-atomikos, org-quartz, org-apache-jackrabbit-webdav, org-apache-juddi, org-apache-commons-digester-Digester, org-apache-jasper-compiler-TldLocationsCache, org-apache-qpid, org-apache-qpid-server-Main, qpid-message, qpid-message-broker-listening, org-apache-tiles, org-apache-commons-httpclient, org-apache-solr, me-prettyprint-cassandra-hector-TimingLogger, org-apache-axis-enterprise, org-apache-directory-shared-ldap, org-apache-directory-server-ldap-handlers, org-apache-directory-shared-ldap-entry-DefaultServerAttribute, org-apache-directory-server-core-DefaultDirectoryService, org-apache-directory-shared-ldap-ldif-LdifReader, org-apache-directory-server-ldap-LdapProtocolHandler, org-apache-directory-server-core, org-apache-directory-server-ldap-LdapSession, DataNucleus, Datastore, Datastore-Schema, JPOX-Datastore, JPOX-Plugin, JPOX-MetaData, JPOX-Query, JPOX-General, JPOX-Enhancer, org-apache-hadoop-hive, hive, ExecMapper, ExecReducer, net-sf-ehcache-config-ConfigurationFactory, axis2Deployment, equinox, tomcat2, StAXDialectDetector, trace, synapse, synapse_transport, axis2, axis2_transport, org-wso2-carbon, hunsicker, thrift-publisher, service_logger, trace_logger, org-wso2-carbon-apimgt-gateway-mediators-BotDetectionMediator, correlation, API_LOG
 
 logger.API_LOG.name = API_LOG
 logger.API_LOG.level = INFO
 logger.API_LOG.appenderRef.API_LOGFILE.ref = API_LOGFILE
 logger.API_LOG.additivity = false
 
+logger.reporter.name = org.wso2.am.analytics.publisher.reporter.elk
+logger.reporter.level = INFO
+logger.reporter.additivity = false
+logger.reporter.appenderRef.APIM_METRICS_APPENDER.ref = APIM_METRICS_APPENDER
 
 logger.AUDIT_LOG.name = AUDIT_LOG
 logger.AUDIT_LOG.level = INFO
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 84514df869..e430a834c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@
         <carbon.automation.version>4.4.10</carbon.automation.version>
         <carbon.automationutils.version>4.5.3</carbon.automationutils.version>
         <testng.version>6.11</testng.version>
-        <org.apache.cxf.version>3.6.2</org.apache.cxf.version>
+        <org.apache.cxf.version>3.6.3</org.apache.cxf.version>
         <org.apache.axis2.transport.version>2.0.0-wso2v66</org.apache.axis2.transport.version> <!-- not used -->
         <org.springframework.version>5.1.13.RELEASE</org.springframework.version>
         <org.apache.tomcat>7.0.96</org.apache.tomcat>