diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 73bc80d6c4..e92ba1f3f9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -35,4 +35,5 @@ hs_err_pid*
 .DS_Store
 *.log
 interpolated-settings.xml
-interpolated-pom.xml
\ No newline at end of file
+interpolated-pom.xml
+dependency-reduced-pom.xml
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index fe09b9eee3..45bcdb70f1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 	<modules>
 		<module>spring-cloud-contract-dependencies</module>
 		<module>docs</module>
+		<module>spring-cloud-contract-shade</module>
 		<module>spring-cloud-contract-wiremock</module>
 		<module>spring-cloud-contract-verifier</module>
 		<module>spring-cloud-contract-spec</module>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
index 69669f4082..ff928bb11f 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-dependencies/pom.xml
@@ -50,6 +50,11 @@
 				<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner</artifactId>
 				<version>${project.version}</version>
 			</dependency>
+			<dependency>
+				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+				<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-shade</artifactId>
+				<version>${project.version}</version>
+			</dependency>
 			<dependency>
 				<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 				<artifactId>spring-cloud-starter-contract-verifier</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-shade/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-shade/pom.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f8b0f0715
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-shade/pom.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+		 xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
+	<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+	<parent>
+		<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+		<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-parent</artifactId>
+		<version>1.1.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT</version>
+		<relativePath>..</relativePath>
+	</parent>
+	<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-shade</artifactId>
+	<packaging>jar</packaging>
+	<name>Spring Cloud Contract Shaded Dependencies</name>
+	<description>Spring Cloud Contract Shaded Dependencies</description>
+	<dependencies>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-impl</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-transport-file</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-transport-http</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-connector-basic</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+			<artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+			<artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
+	</dependencies>
+	<build>
+		<plugins>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>2.4.3</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>shade</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<createDependencyReducedPom>false</createDependencyReducedPom>
+							<shadedArtifactAttached>false</shadedArtifactAttached>
+							<createSourcesJar>true</createSourcesJar>
+							<shadeSourcesContent>true</shadeSourcesContent>
+							<relocations>
+								<relocation>
+									<pattern>org.eclipse.aether.connector</pattern>
+									<shadedPattern>shaded.org.eclipse.aether.connector</shadedPattern>
+								</relocation>
+								<relocation>
+									<pattern>org.eclipse.aether.transport</pattern>
+									<shadedPattern>shaded.org.eclipse.aether.transport</shadedPattern>
+								</relocation>
+								<relocation>
+									<pattern>org.eclipse.aether.impl</pattern>
+									<shadedPattern>shaded.org.eclipse.aether.impl</shadedPattern>
+								</relocation>
+								<relocation>
+									<pattern>org.eclipse.aether.internal</pattern>
+									<shadedPattern>shaded.org.eclipse.aether.internal</shadedPattern>
+								</relocation>
+								<relocation>
+									<pattern>org.eclipse.aether.spi</pattern>
+									<shadedPattern>shaded.org.eclipse.aether.spi</shadedPattern>
+								</relocation>
+								<relocation>
+									<pattern>org.apache.maven</pattern>
+									<shadedPattern>shaded.org.apache.maven</shadedPattern>
+								</relocation>
+							</relocations>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+				<artifactId>maven-dependency-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>3.0.0</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>unpack-dependencies</id>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>unpack</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<artifactItems>
+								<artifactItem>
+									<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+									<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-shade</artifactId>
+									<version>${project.version}</version>
+									<classifier>sources</classifier>
+									<type>jar</type>
+									<overWrite>false</overWrite>
+									<outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/sources</outputDirectory>
+								</artifactItem>
+							</artifactItems>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+			<plugin>
+				<groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
+				<artifactId>build-helper-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+				<version>1.12</version>
+				<executions>
+					<execution>
+						<id>add-source</id>
+						<phase>package</phase>
+						<goals>
+							<goal>add-source</goal>
+						</goals>
+						<configuration>
+							<sources>
+								<source>${project.build.directory}/sources</source>
+							</sources>
+						</configuration>
+					</execution>
+				</executions>
+			</plugin>
+		</plugins>
+	</build>
+</project>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-stub-runner/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-stub-runner/pom.xml
index e01718dcd2..a24c4836a0 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-stub-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-starters/spring-cloud-starter-contract-stub-runner/pom.xml
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-wiremock</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<!-- for Stub Runner's Aether -->
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
 	<build>
 		<plugins>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/pom.xml
index 8c5de8700b..834ba7e100 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/pom.xml
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-verifier</artifactId>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
+			<artifactId>spring-cloud-contract-shade</artifactId>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.springframework.cloud</groupId>
 			<artifactId>spring-cloud-stream-test-support</artifactId>
@@ -46,6 +50,11 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-boot-configuration-processor</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>
+			<optional>true</optional>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>net.sf.jopt-simple</groupId>
 			<artifactId>jopt-simple</artifactId>
@@ -66,34 +75,6 @@
 			<artifactId>spring-integration-java-dsl</artifactId>
 			<optional>true</optional>
 		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-			<artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-			<artifactId>aether-impl</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-			<artifactId>aether-transport-file</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-			<artifactId>aether-transport-http</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
-			<artifactId>aether-connector-basic</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-			<artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
-		<dependency>
-			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
-			<artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
-		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>junit</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit</artifactId>
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/AetherFactories.java b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/AetherFactories.java
index 086f9bb288..edc538e61a 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/AetherFactories.java
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-stub-runner/src/main/java/org/springframework/cloud/contract/stubrunner/AetherFactories.java
@@ -16,27 +16,28 @@
 
 package org.springframework.cloud.contract.stubrunner;
 
+import shaded.org.apache.maven.repository.internal.MavenRepositorySystemUtils;
+import shaded.org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
+import shaded.org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuilderFactory;
+import shaded.org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest;
+import shaded.org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuilder;
+import shaded.org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuildingException;
+import shaded.org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuildingRequest;
+import shaded.org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuildingResult;
+import shaded.org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnectorFactory;
+import shaded.org.eclipse.aether.impl.DefaultServiceLocator;
+import shaded.org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.RepositoryConnectorFactory;
+import shaded.org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.transport.TransporterFactory;
+import shaded.org.eclipse.aether.transport.file.FileTransporterFactory;
+import shaded.org.eclipse.aether.transport.http.HttpTransporterFactory;
+
 import java.io.File;
 
-import org.apache.maven.repository.internal.MavenRepositorySystemUtils;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.Settings;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuilderFactory;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.DefaultSettingsBuildingRequest;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuilder;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuildingException;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuildingRequest;
-import org.apache.maven.settings.building.SettingsBuildingResult;
 import org.eclipse.aether.DefaultRepositorySystemSession;
 import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystem;
 import org.eclipse.aether.RepositorySystemSession;
-import org.eclipse.aether.connector.basic.BasicRepositoryConnectorFactory;
-import org.eclipse.aether.impl.DefaultServiceLocator;
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.LocalRepository;
 import org.eclipse.aether.repository.RepositoryPolicy;
-import org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.RepositoryConnectorFactory;
-import org.eclipse.aether.spi.connector.transport.TransporterFactory;
-import org.eclipse.aether.transport.file.FileTransporterFactory;
-import org.eclipse.aether.transport.http.HttpTransporterFactory;
 
 class AetherFactories {
 
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
index 91b5ea51ff..5674941167 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/build.gradle
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ configurations {
 dependencies {
 	compile gradleApi()
 	compile localGroovy()
+	compile "org.eclipse.aether:aether-api:${aetherVersion}"
+
 	compile("org.springframework.cloud:spring-cloud-contract-converters:${project.version}") {
 		exclude(group: 'org.codehaus.groovy')
 	}
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
index 22d63db1d0..b7db6bcd34 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-gradle-plugin/gradle.properties
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@
 nexusUsername =
 nexusPassword =
 verifierVersion=1.1.2.BUILD-SNAPSHOT
-org.gradle.daemon=false
\ No newline at end of file
+org.gradle.daemon=false
+aetherVersion=1.0.2.v20150114
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
index b7475815cc..defb32fa49 100644
--- a/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
+++ b/spring-cloud-contract-tools/spring-cloud-contract-maven-plugin/pom.xml
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<project.reporting.outputEncoding>UTF-8</project.reporting.outputEncoding>
 		<dependency.locations.enabled>false</dependency.locations.enabled>
-		<aether.version>1.0.2.v20150114</aether.version>
 
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.7</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.7</maven.compiler.target>
@@ -277,6 +276,36 @@
 			<artifactId>aether-api</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-impl</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-transport-file</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-transport-http</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.eclipse.aether</groupId>
+			<artifactId>aether-connector-basic</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+			<artifactId>maven-aether-provider</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.apache.maven</groupId>
+			<artifactId>maven-settings-builder</artifactId>
+			<scope>provided</scope>
+		</dependency>
 
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>