diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f48e47e..9ff3e93 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@ Find the latest [version here](https://search.maven.org/search?q=g:com.appoptics
     <dependency>
         <groupId>com.appoptics.metrics</groupId>
         <artifactId>appoptics-api-java</artifactId>
-        <version>1.0.2</version>
+        <version>1.0.6</version>
+    </dependency>
+
+You may also pull in a shaded uber jar that has all the dependencies:
+
+    <dependency>
+        <groupId>com.appoptics.metrics</groupId>
+        <artifactId>appoptics-api-java</artifactId>
+        <version>1.0.6</version>
+        <classifier>nodeps</classifier>
     </dependency>
 
 ## Setup
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9d4d936..3cb15d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -50,10 +50,6 @@
                                 <goals>
                                     <goal>jar</goal>
                                 </goals>
-                                <configuration>
-                                    <!-- don't attach sources here as the shade plugin will also attach sources -->
-                                    <attach>false</attach>
-                                </configuration>
                             </execution>
                         </executions>
                     </plugin>
@@ -109,17 +105,26 @@
         </extensions>
         <plugins>
             <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3.0</version>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.2.0</version>
+                <version>3.5.1</version>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
                         <goals>
                             <goal>shade</goal>
                         </goals>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
                         <configuration>
+                            <finalName>${project.artifactId}-${project.version}-nodeps</finalName>
                             <artifactSet>
                                 <includes>
                                     <include>com.squareup.**</include>
+                                    <include>com.fasterxml.**</include>
                                 </includes>
                             </artifactSet>
                             <relocations>
@@ -131,8 +136,11 @@
                                     <pattern>okio</pattern>
                                     <shadedPattern>com.appoptics.appopticsjava.shaded.okio</shadedPattern>
                                 </relocation>
+                                <relocation>
+                                    <pattern>com.fasterxml</pattern>
+                                    <shadedPattern>com.appoptics.appopticsjava.shaded.com.fasterxml</shadedPattern>
+                                </relocation>
                             </relocations>
-                            <createSourcesJar>true</createSourcesJar>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
@@ -151,16 +159,18 @@
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.6.1</version>
+                <version>3.11.0</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <source>1.7</source>
-                    <target>1.7</target>
+                    <source>1.8</source>
+                    <target>1.8</target>
+                    <debug>true</debug>
+                    <parameters>true</parameters>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-surefire-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>2.22.1</version>
+                <version>3.2.2</version>
                 <configuration>
                     <useSystemClassLoader>false</useSystemClassLoader>
                 </configuration>
@@ -169,7 +179,7 @@
     </build>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <properties>
-        <jackson.version>2.9.8</jackson.version>
+        <jackson.version>2.16.0</jackson.version>
     </properties>
     <dependencies>
         <dependency>
@@ -187,26 +197,27 @@
             <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
             <version>${jackson.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-            <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.25</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
             <artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>
-            <version>3.11.0</version>
+            <version>4.12.0</version>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jul-to-slf4j</artifactId>
+            <version>1.7.36</version>
+            <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-simple</artifactId>
-            <version>1.7.25</version>
+            <version>1.7.36</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>junit</groupId>
             <artifactId>junit</artifactId>
-            <version>4.12</version>
+            <version>4.13.2</version>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/appoptics/metrics/client/DefaultPoster.java b/src/main/java/com/appoptics/metrics/client/DefaultPoster.java
index 410af36..f6c8a2c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/appoptics/metrics/client/DefaultPoster.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/appoptics/metrics/client/DefaultPoster.java
@@ -1,17 +1,16 @@
 package com.appoptics.metrics.client;
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
 import java.io.*;
 import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
 import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 import static java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS;
 
 public class DefaultPoster implements IPoster {
-    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DefaultPoster.class);
+    private static final Logger log = Logger.getLogger(DefaultPoster.class.getName());
 
     @Override
     public HttpResponse post(String uri, Duration connectTimeout, Duration readTimeout, Map<String, String> headers, byte[] payload) {
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ public HttpResponse post(String uri, Duration connectTimeout, Duration readTimeo
                 responseStream = connection.getErrorStream();
             }
             if(responseStream == null) {
-                log.warn("responseStream null for {} responseCode {}", uri, responseCode);
+                log.warning(() -> "responseStream null for " + uri + " responseCode " + responseCode);
                 responseBody = new byte[0];
             } else {
                 responseBody = readResponse(responseStream);
@@ -92,7 +91,7 @@ void close(Closeable closeable) {
                 closeable.close();
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            log.warn("Could not close " + closeable, e);
+            log.log(Level.WARNING, e, () -> "Could not close " + closeable);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/appoptics/metrics/client/Versions.java b/src/main/java/com/appoptics/metrics/client/Versions.java
index 547c170..1d02c0f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/appoptics/metrics/client/Versions.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/appoptics/metrics/client/Versions.java
@@ -1,19 +1,17 @@
 package com.appoptics.metrics.client;
 
 
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
 import java.io.BufferedReader;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.io.InputStream;
 import java.io.InputStreamReader;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
 /**
  * Encapsulates logic about versions found in POM files
  */
 public class Versions {
-    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Versions.class);
 
     private Versions() {
         // do not construct.
@@ -30,8 +28,7 @@ public static String getVersion(String path, Class<?> klass) {
         try {
             final InputStream in = klass.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(path);
             if (in != null) {
-                try {
-                    final BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in));
+                try (final BufferedReader reader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(in))) {
                     String line = reader.readLine();
                     while (line != null) {
                         if (line.startsWith("version")) {
@@ -39,12 +36,11 @@ public static String getVersion(String path, Class<?> klass) {
                         }
                         line = reader.readLine();
                     }
-                } finally {
-                    in.close();
                 }
             }
         } catch (IOException e) {
-            LOG.error("Could not read package version using path " + path + ":", e);
+            Logger logger = Logger.getLogger(Versions.class.getName());
+            logger.log(Level.SEVERE, e, () -> "Could not read package version using path " + path);
         }
         return "unknown";
     }