diff --git a/history/pom.xml b/history/pom.xml
index e3b4f0123..fdf79ddce 100644
--- a/history/pom.xml
+++ b/history/pom.xml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 	<modules>
 		<module>taskana-simplehistory-provider</module>
 		<module>taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring</module>
-		<module>taskana-simplehistory-spring-test</module>
+<!-- 		<module>taskana-simplehistory-spring-test</module> -->
 		<module>taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example</module>
 	</modules>
 
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example/pom.xml b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example/pom.xml
index 964e2d205..66b918a08 100644
--- a/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example/pom.xml
+++ b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring-example/pom.xml
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@
     <build>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>${version.maven.resources}</version>
                 <executions>
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@
                             <resources>
                                 <resource>
                                     <directory>
-                                        ${project.build.directory}/generated-docs
+                                        ../taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/target/generated-docs
                                     </directory>
                                 </resource>
                             </resources>
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/pom.xml b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/pom.xml
index 5a4c6ad55..fda7dcc6c 100644
--- a/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/pom.xml
+++ b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/pom.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,18 @@
 		<relativePath>../pom.xml</relativePath>
 	</parent>
 
+    <dependencyManagement>
+        <dependencies>
+            <dependency>
+                <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+                <artifactId>spring-boot-dependencies</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.spring.boot}</version>
+                <type>pom</type>
+                <scope>import</scope>
+            </dependency>
+        </dependencies>
+    </dependencyManagement>
+
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>pro.taskana.simplehistory</groupId>
@@ -57,6 +69,114 @@
 			<artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
 			<version>${version.jackson}</version>
 		</dependency>
+		
+		<!-- test dependencies -->
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-web</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-starter-jdbc</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
+            <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
+            <version>${version.h2}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.plugin</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-plugin-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${version.spring.core}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+		
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.assertj</groupId>
+            <artifactId>assertj-core</artifactId>
+            <version>${version.assertj}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
+            <artifactId>junit-jupiter</artifactId>
+            <version>${version.junit.jupiter}</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-test</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.boot</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-boot-test</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.restdocs</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-restdocs-core</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.springframework.restdocs</groupId>
+            <artifactId>spring-restdocs-mockmvc</artifactId>
+            <scope>test</scope>
+        </dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 
+
+    <build>
+        <plugins>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.asciidoctor</groupId>
+                <artifactId>asciidoctor-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.maven.asciidoctor}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>generate-docs</id>
+                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>process-asciidoc</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <backend>html</backend>
+                            <doctype>book</doctype>
+                            <attributes>
+                                <snippets>target/generated-snippets</snippets>
+                                <docinfo>shared</docinfo>
+                            </attributes>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <artifactId>maven-resources-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>${version.maven.resources}</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>copy-rest-docs</id>
+                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>copy-resources</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <outputDirectory>
+								${project.build.directory}/generated-docs
+                            </outputDirectory>
+                            <resources>
+                                <resource>
+                                    <directory>${project.basedir}/src/js</directory>
+                                </resource>
+                            </resources>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+    </build>
+
 </project>
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/js/jquery-1.11.3.min.js b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/js/jquery-1.11.3.min.js
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/js/jquery-1.11.3.min.js
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/js/jquery-1.11.3.min.js
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/js/jquery-ui.min.js b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/js/jquery-ui.min.js
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/js/jquery-ui.min.js
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/js/jquery-ui.min.js
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/js/jquery.tocify.min.js b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/js/jquery.tocify.min.js
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/js/jquery.tocify.min.js
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/js/jquery.tocify.min.js
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/main/asciidoc/docinfo.html b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/main/asciidoc/docinfo.html
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/main/asciidoc/docinfo.html
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/main/asciidoc/docinfo.html
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/main/asciidoc/simplehistory-rest-api.adoc b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/main/asciidoc/simplehistory-rest-api.adoc
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/main/asciidoc/simplehistory-rest-api.adoc
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/main/asciidoc/simplehistory-rest-api.adoc
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/test/java/pro/taskana/TaskHistoryEventControllerIntTest.java b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/TaskHistoryEventControllerIntTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/test/java/pro/taskana/TaskHistoryEventControllerIntTest.java
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/TaskHistoryEventControllerIntTest.java
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/test/java/pro/taskana/TaskHistoryEventResourceAssemblerTest.java b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/TaskHistoryEventResourceAssemblerTest.java
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/test/java/pro/taskana/TaskHistoryEventResourceAssemblerTest.java
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/TaskHistoryEventResourceAssemblerTest.java
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/test/java/pro/taskana/doc/api/TaskHistoryEventControllerRestDocumentation.java b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/doc/api/TaskHistoryEventControllerRestDocumentation.java
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/test/java/pro/taskana/doc/api/TaskHistoryEventControllerRestDocumentation.java
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/doc/api/TaskHistoryEventControllerRestDocumentation.java
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/ExampleDocumentationApplication.java b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/rest/ExampleDocumentationApplication.java
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/main/java/pro/taskana/rest/ExampleDocumentationApplication.java
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/java/pro/taskana/rest/ExampleDocumentationApplication.java
diff --git a/history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/main/resources/application.properties b/history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/resources/application.properties
similarity index 100%
rename from history/taskana-simplehistory-spring-test/src/main/resources/application.properties
rename to history/taskana-simplehistory-rest-spring/src/test/resources/application.properties