diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 56686ba..56a9c48 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,30 +42,17 @@
 		<maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
 
 		<aps.version>24.3.0</aps.version>
-		<keycloak.version>18.0.2</keycloak.version>
+		<keycloak.version>23.0.7</keycloak.version>
 		<spring-security-oauth2.version>6.3.2</spring-security-oauth2.version>
-		<slf4j.version>1.7.36</slf4j.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
-			<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
-			<version>${slf4j.version}</version>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.security</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-security-oauth2-client</artifactId>
 			<version>${spring-security-oauth2.version}</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.keycloak</groupId>
-			<artifactId>keycloak-spring-security-adapter</artifactId>
-			<version>${keycloak.version}</version>
-			<scope>provided</scope>
-		</dependency>
 		<!-- Needed for Activiti App Identity Service inheritance/override -->
 		<!-- includes activiti-app-logic for API -->
 		<dependency>
@@ -85,8 +72,74 @@
 				</exclusion>
 			</exclusions>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.keycloak</groupId>
+			<artifactId>keycloak-spring-security-adapter</artifactId>
+			<version>${keycloak.version}</version>
+			<exclusions>
+				<!-- provided by APS -->
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
+					<artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.jboss.logging</groupId>
+					<artifactId>jboss-logging</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>jakarta.activation</groupId>
+					<artifactId>*</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.apache.httpcomponents</groupId>
+					<artifactId>*</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
+					<artifactId>*</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+					<artifactId>bcprov-jdk18on</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+				<exclusion>
+					<groupId>org.bouncycastle</groupId>
+					<artifactId>bcpkix-jdk18on</artifactId>
+				</exclusion>
+			</exclusions>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.6.0</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>shade-jar</id>
+						<goals><goal>shade</goal></goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
+							<relocations>
+								<relocation>
+									<pattern></pattern>
+									<shadedPattern>shaded.keycloak.</shadedPattern>
+									<excludes>
+										<exclude>com.activiti.conf.**</exclude>
+										<exclude>com.activiti.extension.conf.**</exclude>
+										<exclude>com.inteligr8.activiti.**</exclude>
+										<exclude>META-INF/**/*</exclude>
+									</excludes>
+								</relocation>
+							</relocations>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+	
 	<profiles>
 		<profile>
 			<id>ossrh-release</id>