diff --git a/library/pom.xml b/library/pom.xml
index a2155be0..e982a9b5 100644
--- a/library/pom.xml
+++ b/library/pom.xml
@@ -153,45 +153,7 @@
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
                 <artifactId>maven-source-plugin</artifactId>
             </plugin>
-            
-            <plugin>
-                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-                <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-                <configuration>
-                    <shadedArtifactAttached>true</shadedArtifactAttached>
-                    <minimizeJar>false</minimizeJar>
-                    <!-- no longer java 11 compatible if set to true because it removes e.g. javax/xml/bind/annotation/XmlSchema-->
-                    <filters>
-                        <filter>
-                            <artifact>*:*</artifact>
-                            <excludes>
-                                <exclude>META-INF/*.SF</exclude>
-                                <exclude>META-INF/*.DSA</exclude>
-                                <exclude>META-INF/*.RSA</exclude>
-                            </excludes>
-                        </filter>
-                        <filter>
-                            <artifact>commons-logging:commons-logging</artifact>
-                            <includes>
-                                <include>**</include>
-                            </includes>
-                        </filter>
-                    </filters>
-                </configuration>
-                <executions>
-                    <execution>
-                        <goals>
-                            <goal>shade</goal>
-                        </goals>
-                        <phase>package</phase>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <artifactSet>
-                                <excludes></excludes>
-                            </artifactSet>
-                        </configuration>
-                    </execution>
-                </executions>
-            </plugin>
+
         </plugins>
     </build>
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 96213ca0..308f39c5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
         
         <dep.commons-cli.version>1.9.0</dep.commons-cli.version>
         <dep.verapdf.validation-model-jakarta.version>1.26.1</dep.verapdf.validation-model-jakarta.version>
-        <dep.ph-schematron-xslt.version>8.0.3</dep.ph-schematron-xslt.version>
+        <dep.ph-schematron-xslt.version>8.0.0</dep.ph-schematron-xslt.version>
 
         <mvn.maven-compiler-plugin.version>3.13.0</mvn.maven-compiler-plugin.version>
         <mvn.maven-resources-plugin.version>3.3.1</mvn.maven-resources-plugin.version>
@@ -257,11 +257,6 @@
                                 <goal>shade</goal>
                             </goals>
                             <phase>package</phase>
-                            <configuration>
-                                <artifactSet>
-                                    <excludes></excludes>
-                                </artifactSet>
-                            </configuration>
                         </execution>
                     </executions>
                 </plugin>