diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bdc51ec..963a48f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
   <groupId>mkremins</groupId>
   <artifactId>fanciful</artifactId>
-  <version>0.2.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  <version>0.2.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
   <properties>
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@
       <scope>provided</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
-      <groupId>org.bukkit</groupId>
-      <artifactId>craftbukkit</artifactId>
-      <version>1.7.9-R0.1</version>
-      <scope>provided</scope>
+      <groupId>com.google.code.gson</groupId>
+      <artifactId>gson</artifactId>
+      <version>2.1</version>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
@@ -68,6 +67,35 @@
           </execution>
         </executions>
       </plugin>
+
+      <!-- Shade GSON because it's no longer in Craftbukkit. -->
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-shade-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <createDependencyReducedPom>false</createDependencyReducedPom>
+          <artifactSet>
+            <includes>
+              <include>com.google.code.gson:gson</include>
+            </includes>
+          </artifactSet>
+          <relocations>
+            <relocation>
+              <pattern>com.google.gson</pattern>
+              <shadedPattern>mkremins.fanciful.shaded.gson</shadedPattern>
+            </relocation>
+          </relocations>
+        </configuration>
+        <executions>
+          <execution>
+            <phase>package</phase>
+            <goals>
+              <goal>shade</goal>
+            </goals>
+          </execution>
+        </executions>
+      </plugin>
     </plugins>
   </build>
 </project>
diff --git a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/FancyMessage.java b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/FancyMessage.java
index 779ac80..8d85585 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/FancyMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/FancyMessage.java
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import static mkremins.fanciful.TextualComponent.rawText;
+
+import com.google.gson.JsonArray;
+import com.google.gson.JsonElement;
+import com.google.gson.JsonObject;
+import com.google.gson.JsonParser;
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 import net.amoebaman.util.ArrayWrapper;
 import net.amoebaman.util.Reflection;
 import org.bukkit.Achievement;
@@ -25,11 +31,6 @@
 import org.bukkit.command.CommandSender;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerialization;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.JsonArray;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.JsonElement;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.JsonObject;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.JsonParser;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 import org.bukkit.entity.EntityType;
 import org.bukkit.entity.Player;
 import org.bukkit.inventory.ItemStack;
@@ -495,6 +496,7 @@ public FancyMessage then() {
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	@Override
 	public void writeJson(JsonWriter writer) throws IOException{
 		if (messageParts.size() == 1) {
 			latest().writeJson(writer);
@@ -559,16 +561,16 @@ private void send(CommandSender sender, String jsonString){
         }
 
 	// The ChatSerializer's instance of Gson
-	private static net.minecraft.util.com.google.gson.Gson nmsChatSerializerGsonInstance;
+	private static com.google.gson.Gson nmsChatSerializerGsonInstance;
 
 	private Object createChatPacket(String json) throws IllegalArgumentException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException, InvocationTargetException{
 		if(nmsChatSerializerGsonInstance == null){
 			// Find the field and its value, completely bypassing obfuscation
 			for(Field declaredField : Reflection.getNMSClass("ChatSerializer").getDeclaredFields()){
-				if(Modifier.isFinal(declaredField.getModifiers()) && Modifier.isStatic(declaredField.getModifiers()) && declaredField.getType() == net.minecraft.util.com.google.gson.Gson.class){
+				if(Modifier.isFinal(declaredField.getModifiers()) && Modifier.isStatic(declaredField.getModifiers()) && declaredField.getType() == com.google.gson.Gson.class){
 					// We've found our field
 					declaredField.setAccessible(true);
-					nmsChatSerializerGsonInstance = (net.minecraft.util.com.google.gson.Gson)declaredField.get(null);
+					nmsChatSerializerGsonInstance = (com.google.gson.Gson)declaredField.get(null);
 					break;
 				}
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/JsonRepresentedObject.java b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/JsonRepresentedObject.java
index d7c0eb5..7264111 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/JsonRepresentedObject.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/JsonRepresentedObject.java
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package mkremins.fanciful;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
+import java.io.IOException;
 
 /**
  * Represents an object that can be serialized to a JSON writer instance.
diff --git a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/JsonString.java b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/JsonString.java
index 155106e..2354881 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/JsonString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/JsonString.java
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
 
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 
 /**
  * Represents a JSON string value.
@@ -22,7 +22,8 @@ final class JsonString implements JsonRepresentedObject, ConfigurationSerializab
 	public JsonString(String value){
 		_value = value;
 	}
-	
+
+	@Override
 	public void writeJson(JsonWriter writer) throws IOException {
 		writer.value(getValue());
 	}
diff --git a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/MessagePart.java b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/MessagePart.java
index 2e7cdd8..e837364 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/MessagePart.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/MessagePart.java
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerialization;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 
 import com.google.common.collect.BiMap;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableBiMap;
diff --git a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/TextualComponent.java b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/TextualComponent.java
index c56b7da..daf45bc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/TextualComponent.java
+++ b/src/main/java/mkremins/fanciful/TextualComponent.java
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerializable;
 import org.bukkit.configuration.serialization.ConfigurationSerialization;
-import org.bukkit.craftbukkit.libs.com.google.gson.stream.JsonWriter;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;