diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ecad204..9d94dba 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ target/
 *.iml
 .idea
 template.yaml
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 4632360..78ed356 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -70,49 +70,50 @@
 
     <build>
         <plugins>
-            <plugin>
-                <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <archive>
-                        <manifest>
-                            <mainClass>ca.joeltherrien.randomforest.Main</mainClass>
-                        </manifest>
-                    </archive>
-                    <descriptorRefs>
-                        <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-                    </descriptorRefs>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->
-                        <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>single</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
-                <version>3.11.0</version>
+                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
                 <executions>
                     <execution>
-                        <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
+                        <phase>package</phase>
                         <goals>
-                            <goal>check</goal>
+                            <goal>shade</goal>
                         </goals>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-                <configuration>
-                    <rulesets>
-                        <!-- Custom local file system rule set -->
-                        <ruleset>${project.basedir}/pmd-rules.xml</ruleset>
-                    </rulesets>
-                </configuration>
-            </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-    </build>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <transformers>
+                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer">
+                                <mainClass>
+                                    ca.joeltherrien.randomforest.Main
+                                </mainClass>
+                            </transformer>
+                        </transformers>
+                        <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar>
+                    </configuration>
+                </execution>
+            </executions>
+        </plugin>
+        <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-pmd-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>3.11.0</version>
+            <executions>
+                <execution>
+                    <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
+                    <goals>
+                        <goal>check</goal>
+                    </goals>
+                </execution>
+            </executions>
+            <configuration>
+                <rulesets>
+                    <!-- Custom local file system rule set -->
+                    <ruleset>${project.basedir}/pmd-rules.xml</ruleset>
+                </rulesets>
+            </configuration>
+        </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+</build>
+
 
 
 </project>
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