diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 25f6fb1..ff27b11 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -44,6 +44,19 @@
           <target>1.8</target>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
+      <plugin>
+        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
+        <configuration>
+          <archive>
+            <manifest>
+              <mainClass>fully.qualified.MainClass</mainClass>
+            </manifest>
+          </archive>
+          <descriptorRefs>
+           <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
+          </descriptorRefs>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
     <extensions>
       <extension>
@@ -130,19 +143,19 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-api</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5</version>
+      <version>2.6.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>org.apache.logging.log4j</groupId>
       <artifactId>log4j-core</artifactId>
-      <version>2.5</version>
+      <version>2.6.2</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-all</artifactId>
-      <version>4.0.39.Final</version>
+      <version>4.1.10.Final</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -154,7 +167,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
       <artifactId>jackson-databind</artifactId>
-      <version>2.6.4</version>
+      <version>2.8.8</version>
     </dependency>
 
     <dependency>
@@ -173,7 +186,7 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.netty</groupId>
       <artifactId>netty-tcnative</artifactId>
-      <version>1.1.33.Fork18</version>
+      <version>2.0.6.Final</version>
       <classifier>${os.detected.classifier}</classifier>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/brainlag/nsq/frames/MessageFrame.java b/src/main/java/com/github/brainlag/nsq/frames/MessageFrame.java
index 6f42b7f..1ccea46 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/brainlag/nsq/frames/MessageFrame.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/brainlag/nsq/frames/MessageFrame.java
@@ -18,16 +18,10 @@ public void setData(byte[] bytes) {
         timestamp = buf.readLong();
         attempts = buf.readShort();
         buf.readBytes(messageId);
-        ByteBuf messageBodyBuf = buf.readBytes(buf.readableBytes());
-        if (messageBodyBuf.hasArray()) {
-            messageBody = messageBodyBuf.array();
-        } else {
-            byte[] array = new byte[messageBodyBuf.readableBytes()];
-            messageBodyBuf.readBytes(array);
-            messageBody = array;
-        }
-        buf.release();
-        messageBodyBuf.release();
+
+        byte[] array = new byte[buf.readableBytes()];
+        buf.readBytes(array);
+        messageBody = array;
     }
 
     public long getTimestamp() {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/github/brainlag/nsq/netty/NSQDecoder.java b/src/main/java/com/github/brainlag/nsq/netty/NSQDecoder.java
index 748027f..5220a9a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/github/brainlag/nsq/netty/NSQDecoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/github/brainlag/nsq/netty/NSQDecoder.java
@@ -26,13 +26,10 @@ protected void decode(ChannelHandlerContext ctx, ByteBuf in, List<Object> out) t
         }
         frame.setSize(size);
         ByteBuf bytes = in.readBytes(frame.getSize() - 4); //subtract 4 because the frame id is included
-        if (bytes.hasArray()) {
-            frame.setData(bytes.array());
-        } else {
-            byte[] array = new byte[bytes.readableBytes()];
-            bytes.readBytes(array);
-            frame.setData(array);
-        }
+        byte[] array = new byte[bytes.readableBytes()];
+        bytes.readBytes(array);
+        frame.setData(array);
+
         out.add(frame);
         bytes.release();
     }