diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index c9e6a90..0040406 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@
             <groupId>io.micronaut.test</groupId>
             <artifactId>micronaut-test-junit5</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
+            <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
@@ -114,10 +115,11 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>io.micronaut.build</groupId>
-                <artifactId>micronaut-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            </plugin>
+<!--            This makes the shaded-jar the default, which I don't want-->
+<!--            <plugin>-->
+<!--                <groupId>io.micronaut.build</groupId>-->
+<!--                <artifactId>micronaut-maven-plugin</artifactId>-->
+<!--            </plugin>-->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
@@ -131,6 +133,24 @@
                     </compilerArgs>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.4.1</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>shade</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+<!--                            <outputFile>${project}-${version}-shaded</outputFile>-->
+                            <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
+                            <shadedClassifierName>shaded</shadedClassifierName> <!-- Any name that makes sense -->
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>