diff --git a/EssentialsProtect/pom.xml b/EssentialsProtect/pom.xml
index db885d3f7..973e08bbc 100644
--- a/EssentialsProtect/pom.xml
+++ b/EssentialsProtect/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5</version>
+        <version>1.7</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
                   <include>c3p0:c3p0</include>
                 </includes>
               </artifactSet>
+              <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>
diff --git a/EssentialsXMPP/pom.xml b/EssentialsXMPP/pom.xml
index bba1ef519..6bb0fd54a 100644
--- a/EssentialsXMPP/pom.xml
+++ b/EssentialsXMPP/pom.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
         <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <version>1.5</version>
+        <version>1.7</version>
         <executions>
           <execution>
             <goals>
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
                   <include>jivesoftware:smack</include>
                 </includes>
               </artifactSet>
+              <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar>
             </configuration>
           </execution>
         </executions>