diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 0aff0c00064..bc97d917636 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -23,18 +23,31 @@ plugins {
     id "com.matthewprenger.cursegradle" version "1.4.0"
     id "com.modrinth.minotaur" version "1.2.1"
     id 'io.github.juuxel.loom-quiltflower' version '1.7.1'
+    id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "7.0.0"
 }
 
 configurations {
-    includeInJar
+    shaded {
+        transitive = false
+    }
     portaforgyImplementation.extendsFrom(compileClasspath)
-    implementation.extendsFrom(includeInJar)
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    includeInJar project(path: ':libs:markdown', configuration: "archives")
-    includeInJar project(path: ':libs:shaded-snakeyaml', configuration: "shadow")
-    includeInJar project(path: ':libs:shaded-directory-watcher', configuration: "shadow")
+    // To be copied into the jar file
+    shaded project(path: ':libs:markdown', configuration: "archives")
+    shaded "io.methvin:directory-watcher:${directory_watcher_version}"
+    shaded "org.yaml:snakeyaml:${snakeyaml_version}"
+
+    implementation project(':libs:markdown')
+    // Do not inherit any transitive dependencies here since we rely on those dependencies being
+    // present in Minecrafts own dependencies already.
+    implementation("io.methvin:directory-watcher:${directory_watcher_version}") {
+        transitive = false
+    }
+    implementation("org.yaml:snakeyaml:${snakeyaml_version}")  {
+        transitive = false
+    }
 
     // To change the versions see the gradle.properties file
     minecraft "com.mojang:minecraft:${project.minecraft_version}"
@@ -307,14 +320,14 @@ processResources {
     }
 }
 
-jar {
+jar.enabled = false // Replaced by "shadowJar"
+
+shadowJar {
     finalizedBy 'remapJar'
 
     from sourceSets.main.output.classesDirs
     from sourceSets.main.output.resourcesDir
 
-    from configurations.includeInJar.collect { zipTree it }
-
     from('guidebook') {
         into 'assets/ae2/ae2guide'
     }
@@ -330,6 +343,17 @@ jar {
                 "MixinConfigs"            : "ae2.mixins.json"
         ])
     }
+
+    relocate "io.methvin", "appeng.shaded.methvin"
+    relocate "org.yaml.snakeyaml", "appeng.shaded.snakeyaml"
+
+    configurations = [project.configurations.shaded]
+    archiveClassifier = jar.archiveClassifier
+    destinationDirectory = jar.destinationDirectory
+}
+
+remapJar {
+    inputFile = shadowJar.archiveFile
 }
 
 def publicApiIncludePatterns = {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index f398c33c4b0..91dc341732d 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.5-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/libs/shaded-directory-watcher/build.gradle b/libs/shaded-directory-watcher/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index d3ba8ee6ecb..00000000000
--- a/libs/shaded-directory-watcher/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-    id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "7.0.0"
-    id "java"
-}
-
-configurations {
-    relocated {
-        // Directory-Watcher depends on JNA and on SLF4j,
-        // both of which are part of MCs own dependencies already
-        transitive = false
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    relocated "io.methvin:directory-watcher:${rootProject.directory_watcher_version}"
-}
-
-shadowJar {
-    relocate "io.methvin", "appeng.shaded.directorywatcher"
-
-    configurations = [project.configurations.relocated]
-    archiveClassifier = "shaded"
-}
diff --git a/libs/shaded-snakeyaml/build.gradle b/libs/shaded-snakeyaml/build.gradle
deleted file mode 100644
index 5d864348d46..00000000000
--- a/libs/shaded-snakeyaml/build.gradle
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-plugins {
-    id "com.github.johnrengelman.shadow" version "7.0.0"
-    id "java"
-}
-
-configurations {
-    relocated {
-        transitive = false
-    }
-}
-
-dependencies {
-    relocated "org.yaml:snakeyaml:${rootProject.snakeyaml_version}"
-}
-
-shadowJar {
-    relocate "org.yaml.snakeyaml", "appeng.shaded.snakeyaml"
-
-    configurations = [project.configurations.relocated]
-    archiveClassifier = "shaded"
-}
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 56edb6027fb..1b5af92f96c 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -10,5 +10,3 @@ pluginManagement {
 }
 
 include 'libs:markdown'
-include 'libs:shaded-snakeyaml'
-include 'libs:shaded-directory-watcher'
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/guidebook/GuideSourceWatcher.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/guidebook/GuideSourceWatcher.java
index b677f7b5b2e..663b5584336 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/guidebook/GuideSourceWatcher.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/guidebook/GuideSourceWatcher.java
@@ -23,14 +23,15 @@
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+import io.methvin.watcher.DirectoryChangeEvent;
+import io.methvin.watcher.DirectoryChangeListener;
+import io.methvin.watcher.DirectoryWatcher;
+
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
 import appeng.client.guidebook.compiler.PageCompiler;
 import appeng.client.guidebook.compiler.ParsedGuidePage;
 import appeng.core.AppEng;
-import appeng.shaded.directorywatcher.watcher.DirectoryChangeEvent;
-import appeng.shaded.directorywatcher.watcher.DirectoryChangeListener;
-import appeng.shaded.directorywatcher.watcher.DirectoryWatcher;
 
 class GuideSourceWatcher {
     private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(GuideSourceWatcher.class);
diff --git a/src/main/java/appeng/client/guidebook/compiler/Frontmatter.java b/src/main/java/appeng/client/guidebook/compiler/Frontmatter.java
index dc70494ad7b..5b13f59b475 100644
--- a/src/main/java/appeng/client/guidebook/compiler/Frontmatter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/appeng/client/guidebook/compiler/Frontmatter.java
@@ -3,14 +3,13 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.LoaderOptions;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.Yaml;
+import org.yaml.snakeyaml.constructor.SafeConstructor;
 
 import net.minecraft.nbt.CompoundTag;
 import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
 
-import appeng.shaded.snakeyaml.LoaderOptions;
-import appeng.shaded.snakeyaml.Yaml;
-import appeng.shaded.snakeyaml.constructor.SafeConstructor;
-
 public record Frontmatter(
         FrontmatterNavigation navigationEntry,
         Map<String, Object> additionalProperties) {