diff --git a/.changeset/brave-pandas-sing.md b/.changeset/brave-pandas-sing.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..20dba33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/brave-pandas-sing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+bump: patch
+---
+
+decrease generated jar file size
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5046ffa..a573952 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,23 @@
                         </goals>
                         <configuration>
                             <createDependencyReducedPom>false</createDependencyReducedPom>
+                            <minimizeJar>true</minimizeJar>
+                            <filters>
+                                <!-- Both are loaded reflectively, so the minimizer cannot see the
+                                     references and would strip them. Keep each artifact whole. -->
+                                <filter>
+                                    <artifact>net.wesjd:anvilgui</artifact>
+                                    <includes><include>**</include></includes>
+                                </filter>
+                                <filter>
+                                    <artifact>org.bstats:*</artifact>
+                                    <includes><include>**</include></includes>
+                                </filter>
+                                <filter>
+                                    <artifact>*:*</artifact>
+                                    <excludes><exclude>META-INF/maven/**</exclude></excludes>
+                                </filter>
+                            </filters>
                             <relocations>
                                 <relocation>
                                     <pattern>net.wesjd.anvilgui</pattern>
@@ -127,7 +144,7 @@
             <groupId>org.jetbrains</groupId>
             <artifactId>annotations</artifactId>
             <version>RELEASE</version>
-            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>net.luckperms</groupId>