diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..68d93c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+requirements.lock
diff --git a/cord-platform/Chart.yaml b/cord-platform/Chart.yaml
index 515d11d..8c052b9 100644
--- a/cord-platform/Chart.yaml
+++ b/cord-platform/Chart.yaml
@@ -16,5 +16,5 @@
 description: A Helm chart to install the CORD platform
 icon: https://guide.opencord.org/logos/cord.svg
 
-version: 6.1.0
-appVersion: 6.1.0
+version: 7.0.0
+appVersion: 7.0.0
diff --git a/cord-platform/requirements.yaml b/cord-platform/requirements.yaml
index 4cb94fe..6553d91 100644
--- a/cord-platform/requirements.yaml
+++ b/cord-platform/requirements.yaml
@@ -15,23 +15,23 @@
 
 dependencies:
 - name: etcd-operator
-  version: 0.8.0
+  version: 0.8.3
   repository: https://kubernetes-charts.storage.googleapis.com
   condition: etcd-operator.enabled
 - name: kafka
-  version: 0.8.8
-  repository: http://storage.googleapis.com/kubernetes-charts-incubator
+  version: 0.13.3
+  repository: https://kubernetes-charts-incubator.storage.googleapis.com
 - name: onos
-  version: 1.1.0
+  version: 1.1.2
   repository: https://charts.opencord.org
 - name: xos-core
-  version: 2.3.2
+  version: 3.0.9
   repository: https://charts.opencord.org
 - name: logging
-  version: 1.0.0
+  version: 1.1.0
   repository: https://charts.opencord.org
   condition: logging.enabled
 - name: nem-monitoring
-  version: 1.0.0
+  version: 1.0.5
   repository: https://charts.opencord.org
   condition: nem-monitoring.enabled
diff --git a/cord-platform/values.yaml b/cord-platform/values.yaml
index 7193ac5..944e9f9 100644
--- a/cord-platform/values.yaml
+++ b/cord-platform/values.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 xos-core:
   platformKafka: cord-platform-kafka:9092
+
   xos-gui:
     platformKafka: cord-platform-kafka:9092
 
@@ -23,8 +24,11 @@
     kafka_brokers: ['cord-platform-kafka:9092']
 
 nem-monitoring:
+  enabled: true
+
   args:
     voltha_kpi_broker: cord-platform-kafka:9092
+
   grafana:
     datasources:
       datasources.yaml:
@@ -37,9 +41,12 @@
             isDefault: true
 
 logging:
+  enabled: true
+
   kibana:
     env:
       ELASTICSEARCH_URL: "http://cord-platform-elasticsearch-client:9200"
+
   elasticsearch:
     cluster:
       env:
@@ -54,6 +61,7 @@
       replicas: 1
       persistence:
         enabled: false
+
   logstash:
     elasticsearch:
       host: "cord-platform-elasticsearch-client"
@@ -74,11 +82,14 @@
             type => "cord-platform-kafka"
           }
         }
+
   fluentd-elasticsearch:
     elasticsearch:
       host: "cord-platform-elasticsearch-client"
 
 kafka:
+  replicas: 1
+
   configurationOverrides:
     "offsets.topic.replication.factor": 1
     "log.retention.hours": 4
@@ -88,5 +99,6 @@
     enabled: false
 
   zookeeper:
+    replicaCount: 1
     persistence:
       enabled: false