diff --git a/driver/pom.xml b/driver/pom.xml
index 7bd9ca1a63..26f5adf909 100644
--- a/driver/pom.xml
+++ b/driver/pom.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <relativePath>..</relativePath>
   </parent>
 
-  <artifactId>neo4j-java-driver</artifactId>
+  <artifactId>neo4j-java-driver${deploymentType}</artifactId>
 
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
   <name>Neo4j Java Driver</name>
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     <moduleName>org.neo4j.driver</moduleName>
     <rootDir>${project.basedir}/..</rootDir>
     <maven.deploy.skip>false</maven.deploy.skip>
+    <deploymentType/>
   </properties>
 
   <dependencies>
@@ -82,7 +83,102 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
+  <profiles>
+    <profile>
+      <id>slim</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>skipShade</name>
+          <value>true</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <properties>
+        <deploymentType>-slim</deploymentType>
+      </properties>
+    </profile>
+
+    <profile>
+      <id>shading</id>
+      <activation>
+        <property>
+          <name>skipShade</name>
+          <value>!true</value>
+        </property>
+      </activation>
+      <build>
+        <plugins>
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <phase>package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>shade</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <artifactSet>
+                    <includes>
+                      <include>io.netty:*</include>
+                      <include>io.projectreactor:*</include>
+                    </includes>
+                  </artifactSet>
+                  <relocations>
+                    <relocation>
+                      <pattern>io.netty</pattern>
+                      <shadedPattern>org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty</shadedPattern>
+                    </relocation>
+                    <relocation>
+                      <pattern>reactor</pattern>
+                      <shadedPattern>org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.reactor</shadedPattern>
+                    </relocation>
+                  </relocations>
+                  <transformers>
+                    <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
+                    <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.IncludeResourceTransformer">
+                      <file>src/main/resources/shaded/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties</file>
+                      <resource>META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties</resource>
+                    </transformer>
+                    <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.IncludeResourceTransformer">
+                      <file>src/main/resources/shaded/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json</file>
+                      <resource>META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json</resource>
+                    </transformer>
+                  </transformers>
+                  <filters>
+                    <filter>
+                      <artifact>io.netty:*</artifact>
+                      <excludes>
+                        <exclude>META-INF/native-image/**</exclude>
+                      </excludes>
+                    </filter>
+                    <filter>
+                      <!-- We have dedicated ones included above -->
+                      <artifact>org.neo4j.driver:neo4j-java-driver</artifact>
+                      <excludes>
+                        <exclude>META-INF/native-image/**</exclude>
+                      </excludes>
+                    </filter>
+                  </filters>
+                  <shadeTestJar>true</shadeTestJar>
+                  <createSourcesJar>true</createSourcesJar>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
+        </plugins>
+      </build>
+    </profile>
+  </profiles>
+
   <build>
+    <resources>
+      <resource>
+        <directory>src/main/resources</directory>
+        <excludes>
+          <exclude>shaded/**/*</exclude>
+        </excludes>
+      </resource>
+    </resources>
     <plugins>
       <plugin>
         <groupId>org.codehaus.mojo</groupId>
@@ -215,49 +311,6 @@
           <classesDirectory>${project.build.directory}/classes</classesDirectory>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
-      <plugin>
-        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
-        <executions>
-          <execution>
-            <phase>package</phase>
-            <goals>
-              <goal>shade</goal>
-            </goals>
-            <configuration>
-              <artifactSet>
-                <includes>
-                  <include>io.netty:*</include>
-                  <include>io.projectreactor:*</include>
-                </includes>
-              </artifactSet>
-              <relocations>
-                <relocation>
-                  <pattern>io.netty</pattern>
-                  <shadedPattern>org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty</shadedPattern>
-                </relocation>
-                <relocation>
-                  <pattern>reactor</pattern>
-                  <shadedPattern>org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.reactor</shadedPattern>
-                </relocation>
-              </relocations>
-              <transformers>
-                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
-              </transformers>
-              <filters>
-                <filter>
-                  <artifact>io.netty:*</artifact>
-                  <excludes>
-                    <exclude>META-INF/native-image/**</exclude>
-                  </excludes>
-                </filter>
-              </filters>
-              <shadeTestJar>true</shadeTestJar>
-              <createSourcesJar>true</createSourcesJar>
-            </configuration>
-          </execution>
-        </executions>
-      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 
diff --git a/driver/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties b/driver/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties
index c2b3de8823..9d2171e945 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties
+++ b/driver/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties
@@ -2,19 +2,19 @@ Args = -H:ReflectionConfigurationResources=${.}/reflection-config.json \
        --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.async.connection.BoltProtocolUtil \
        --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.async.connection.ChannelAttributes \
        --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.async.connection.ChannelConnectedListener \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.AbstractReferenceCountedByteBuf \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil$HexUtil \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.PooledByteBufAllocator \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.UnpooledHeapByteBuf \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.UnreleasableByteBuf \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.Conscrypt \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.ConscryptAlpnSslEngine \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.JdkNpnApplicationProtocolNegotiator \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.ReferenceCountedOpenSslEngine \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.util.ThreadLocalInsecureRandom \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.AbstractReferenceCounted \
-       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.logging.Log4JLogger \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.buffer.AbstractReferenceCountedByteBuf \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil$HexUtil \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.buffer.PooledByteBufAllocator \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.buffer.UnpooledHeapByteBuf \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.buffer.UnreleasableByteBuf \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.handler.ssl.Conscrypt \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.handler.ssl.ConscryptAlpnSslEngine \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.handler.ssl.JdkNpnApplicationProtocolNegotiator \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.handler.ssl.ReferenceCountedOpenSslEngine \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.handler.ssl.util.ThreadLocalInsecureRandom \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.util.AbstractReferenceCounted \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=io.netty.util.internal.logging.Log4JLogger \
        -Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true \
        -Dio.netty.leakDetection.level=DISABLED
diff --git a/driver/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json b/driver/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json
index 68572f10fb..97033e8c9e 100644
--- a/driver/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json
+++ b/driver/src/main/resources/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json
@@ -1,56 +1,56 @@
 [
     {
-      "name": "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel",
+      "name": "io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel",
       "methods": [
         { "name": "<init>", "parameterTypes": [] }
       ]
     },
     {
-      "name": "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel",
+      "name": "io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel",
       "methods": [
         { "name": "<init>", "parameterTypes": [] }
       ]
     },
     {
-      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.AbstractByteBufAllocator",
+      "name" : "io.netty.buffer.AbstractByteBufAllocator",
       "allDeclaredMethods" : true
     },
     {
-      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil",
+      "name" : "io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil",
       "allDeclaredMethods" : true
     },
     {
-      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueProducerIndexField",
+      "name" : "io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueProducerIndexField",
       "fields": [
         {"name": "producerIndex", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
       ]
     },
     {
-      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueProducerLimitField",
+      "name" : "io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueProducerLimitField",
       "fields": [
         {"name": "producerLimit", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
       ]
     },
     {
-      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueConsumerIndexField",
+      "name" : "io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueConsumerIndexField",
       "fields": [
         {"name": "consumerIndex", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
       ]
     },
     {
-      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueProducerFields",
+      "name" : "io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueProducerFields",
       "fields": [
         {"name": "producerIndex", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
       ]
     },
     {
-      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueColdProducerFields",
+      "name" : "io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueColdProducerFields",
       "fields": [
         {"name": "producerLimit", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
       ]
     },
     {
-      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueConsumerFields",
+      "name" : "io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueConsumerFields",
       "fields": [
         {"name": "consumerIndex", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
       ]
diff --git a/driver/src/main/resources/shaded/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties b/driver/src/main/resources/shaded/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c2b3de8823
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/src/main/resources/shaded/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/native-image.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Args = -H:ReflectionConfigurationResources=${.}/reflection-config.json \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.async.connection.BoltProtocolUtil \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.async.connection.ChannelAttributes \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.async.connection.ChannelConnectedListener \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.AbstractReferenceCountedByteBuf \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.ByteBufUtil$HexUtil \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.PooledByteBufAllocator \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.UnpooledHeapByteBuf \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.UnreleasableByteBuf \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.Conscrypt \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.ConscryptAlpnSslEngine \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.JdkNpnApplicationProtocolNegotiator \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.ReferenceCountedOpenSslEngine \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.handler.ssl.util.ThreadLocalInsecureRandom \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.AbstractReferenceCounted \
+       --initialize-at-run-time=org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.logging.Log4JLogger \
+       -Dio.netty.noUnsafe=true \
+       -Dio.netty.leakDetection.level=DISABLED
diff --git a/driver/src/main/resources/shaded/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json b/driver/src/main/resources/shaded/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..68572f10fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/driver/src/main/resources/shaded/META-INF/native-image/org.neo4j.driver/neo4j-java-driver/reflection-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+[
+    {
+      "name": "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioSocketChannel",
+      "methods": [
+        { "name": "<init>", "parameterTypes": [] }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name": "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.channel.socket.nio.NioServerSocketChannel",
+      "methods": [
+        { "name": "<init>", "parameterTypes": [] }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.buffer.AbstractByteBufAllocator",
+      "allDeclaredMethods" : true
+    },
+    {
+      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.ReferenceCountUtil",
+      "allDeclaredMethods" : true
+    },
+    {
+      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueProducerIndexField",
+      "fields": [
+        {"name": "producerIndex", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueProducerLimitField",
+      "fields": [
+        {"name": "producerLimit", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.MpscArrayQueueConsumerIndexField",
+      "fields": [
+        {"name": "consumerIndex", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueProducerFields",
+      "fields": [
+        {"name": "producerIndex", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueColdProducerFields",
+      "fields": [
+        {"name": "producerLimit", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "name" : "org.neo4j.driver.internal.shaded.io.netty.util.internal.shaded.org.jctools.queues.BaseMpscLinkedArrayQueueConsumerFields",
+      "fields": [
+        {"name": "consumerIndex", "allowUnsafeAccess": true}
+      ]
+    }
+]