diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a6babac..feb8cb4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module.exports = [
     enabled: true,
     config: {
       // see collectDefaultMetricsOption of prom-client
-      collectDefaultMetrics: false || { prefix: 'strapi_' }
+      collectDefaultMetrics: false || { prefix: '' }
       labels: { name: "strapi-prometheus" },
       server: false || { port: 9000, host: '0.0.0.0', path: '/metrics' }
     }
@@ -41,15 +41,16 @@ module.exports = [
 
 ## 📊 Metrics
 
-|name|description|type|buckets|
-|---|---|---|---|
-|http_request_duration_seconds|Duration of HTTP requests in seconds|Histogram|`exponentialBuckets(.001, 1.5, 12)`. Buckets from 1ms up to 10 seconds|
-|http_request_content_length_bytes|Histogram of the size of payloads sent to the server, measured in bytes.|Histogram|`exponentialBuckets(512000, 2, 10)`. Buckets from 500KB up to ~500MB|
-|http_response_content_length_bytes|Histogram of the size of payloads sent by the server, measured in bytes.|Histogram|`exponentialBuckets(512000, 2, 10)`. Buckets from 500KB up to ~500MB|
-|http_requests_total|Total number of HTTP requests|Counter||
-|http_active_requests|Number of active HTTP requests|Gauge||
-|http_errors_total|Total number of HTTP errors|Counter||
-|strapi_version_info|Strapi version info|Gauge||
+|name|description|type|
+|---|---|---|
+|http_request_duration_seconds|Duration of HTTP requests in seconds|Histogram|
+|http_request_content_length_bytes|Histogram of the size of payloads sent to the server, measured in bytes.|Histogram|
+|http_response_content_length_bytes|Histogram of the size of payloads sent by the server, measured in bytes.|Histogram|
+|http_requests_total|Total number of HTTP requests|Counter|
+|http_active_requests|Number of active HTTP requests|Gauge|
+|http_errors_total|Total number of HTTP errors|Counter|
+|strapi_version_info|Strapi version info|Gauge|
+|lifecycle_duration_seconds|'Tracks the duration of Strapi lifecycle events in seconds|Histogram|
 
 ## 👮‍♀️ Security
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f4c1449..18cce47 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "version": "2.0.0",
+  "version": "2.1.0",
   "keywords": [],
   "type": "commonjs",
   "exports": {
diff --git a/server/src/bootstrap.ts b/server/src/bootstrap.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfb8fca
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/bootstrap.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+import { Core } from '@strapi/strapi';
+import { Histogram } from 'prom-client';
+
+
+const lifecycleDurationSeconds = new Histogram({
+  name: 'lifecycle_duration_seconds',
+  help: 'Tracks the duration of Strapi lifecycle events in seconds.',
+  labelNames: ['model', 'event'],
+  buckets: [
+    0.001, // 1 ms
+    0.005, // 5 ms
+    0.01,  // 10 ms
+    0.05,  // 50 ms
+    0.1,   // 100 ms
+    0.2,   // 200 ms
+    0.5,   // 500 ms
+    1,     // 1 second
+    2,     // 2 seconds
+    5,     // 5 seconds
+    10,    // 10 seconds
+    20,    // 20 seconds
+    30,    // 30 seconds
+    60     // 1 minute
+  ]
+});
+
+function formatActionName(action: string): string {
+  // Remove 'before' or 'after' from the start of the action name
+  const modifiedAction = action.replace(/^(before|after)/, '');
+
+  // Lowercase the first letter of the remaining string
+  return modifiedAction.charAt(0).toLowerCase() + modifiedAction.slice(1);
+}
+
+
+export default ({ strapi }: { strapi: Core.Strapi }) => {
+  strapi.db!.lifecycles.subscribe((event) => {
+    if (event.action.startsWith('before')) {
+      const labels = {
+        event: formatActionName(event.action),
+        model: event.model.singularName,
+      };
+
+      event.state.end = lifecycleDurationSeconds.startTimer(labels);
+    }
+
+    if (event.action.startsWith('after') && event.state.end) {
+      (event.state.end as (labels?: Partial<Record<"model" | "hook", string | number>>) => number)()
+    }
+  });
+};
diff --git a/server/src/config/index.ts b/server/src/config/index.ts
index 53f95f2..2377df0 100644
--- a/server/src/config/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/config/index.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ export interface Config {
 
 export default {
   default: {
-    collectDefaultMetrics: { prefix: 'strapi_' },
+    collectDefaultMetrics: { prefix: '' },
     labels: [],
     server: {
       port: 9000,
diff --git a/server/src/index.ts b/server/src/index.ts
index f63b230..ebd8281 100644
--- a/server/src/index.ts
+++ b/server/src/index.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
  * Application methods
  */
 import register from './register';
+import bootstrap from './bootstrap';
 
 /**
  * Plugin server methods
  */
 import config from './config';
 
-export default { register, config };
+export default { register, bootstrap, config };