diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b83d222..c8ee1df 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 /target/
+/dependency-reduced-pom.xml
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b266882..73a821c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,7 +60,11 @@ Set the Region explicitly in your `advanced.auth-provider.class` configuration (
 
 ## Add the Authentication Plugin to the Application
 
-The authentication plugin supports version 4.x of the DataStax Java Driver for Cassandra. If you’re using Apache Maven, or a build system that can use Maven dependencies, add the following dependencies to your `pom.xml` file.
+The authentication plugin supports version 4.x of the DataStax Java Driver for Cassandra.
+
+### With Maven/Ivy
+
+If you’re using Apache Maven, or a build system that can use Maven dependencies, add the following dependencies to your `pom.xml` file.
 
 ``` xml
 <dependency>
@@ -70,6 +74,12 @@ The authentication plugin supports version 4.x of the DataStax Java Driver for C
 </dependency>
 ```
 
+### Download the Shaded JAR
+
+If you just need the JAR to use with a third party tool, please use the shaded JAR (includes the SDK and other
+dependencies) located in the [releases](https://github.com/aws/aws-sigv4-auth-cassandra-java-driver-plugin/releases)
+section on GitHub.
+
 ## How to use the Authentication Plugin
 
 When using the open-source DataStax Java driver, the connection to your Amazon Keyspaces endpoint is represented by the `CqlSession` class. To create the `CqlSession`, you can either configure it programmatically using the `CqlSessionBuilder` class (accessed via `CqlSession.builder()`) or with the configuration file.
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a7a8dbf..7483f96 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -177,6 +177,69 @@
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.jacoco</groupId>
+                <artifactId>jacoco-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>0.8.7</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>default-prepare-agent</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>prepare-agent</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>default-report</id>
+                        <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>report</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>default-check</id>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>check</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <rules>
+                                <rule>
+                                    <element>BUNDLE</element>
+                                    <limits>
+                                        <limit>
+                                            <counter>COMPLEXITY</counter>
+                                            <value>COVEREDRATIO</value>
+                                            <minimum>0.60</minimum>
+                                        </limit>
+                                    </limits>
+                                </rule>
+                            </rules>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.2.4</version>
+                <configuration>
+                    <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
+                    <useDependencyReducedPomInJar>true</useDependencyReducedPomInJar>
+                    <artifactSet>
+                        <!-- Generally, consumers of the shaded JAR
+                             will already have the driver if they want
+                             the plugin -->
+                        <excludes>com.datastax.oss</excludes>
+                    </artifactSet>
+                </configuration>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>shade</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
         </plugins>
     </build>