diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index a75acd5..38f7ea5 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -55,12 +55,38 @@
       <version>5.10.2</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
+
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jmh-core</artifactId>
+        <version>1.35</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+        <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+        <version>1.35</version>
+        <scope>test</scope>
+    </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
   <build>
     <plugins>
 
       <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <annotationProcessorPaths>
+            <path>
+              <groupId>org.openjdk.jmh</groupId>
+              <artifactId>jmh-generator-annprocess</artifactId>
+              <version>1.35</version>
+            </path>
+          </annotationProcessorPaths>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+
+      <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
         <configuration>
           <archive>
@@ -73,10 +99,54 @@
 
       <plugin>
         <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>3.2.5</version>
       </plugin>
 
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
+  <profiles>
+
+    <profile>
+      <id>benchmark</id>
+
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+
+          <plugin>
+            <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
+            <configuration>
+              <skipTests>true</skipTests>
+            </configuration>
+          </plugin>
+
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+            <artifactId>exec-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>run-benchmarks</id>
+                <phase>integration-test</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>exec</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <classpathScope>test</classpathScope>
+                  <executable>java</executable>
+                  <arguments>
+                    <argument>-classpath</argument>
+                    <classpath />
+                    <argument>org.openjdk.jmh.Main</argument>
+                    <argument>.*</argument>
+                  </arguments>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+
+  </profiles>
+
 </project>