diff --git a/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/build.gradle b/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/build.gradle
index 6afad80652..70d1b998db 100644
--- a/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/build.gradle
+++ b/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:2.0.1'
+        classpath 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:4.0.3'
     }
 }
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jar {
     }
 
     from {
-        configurations.compile.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
+        configurations.runtimeClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) }
     }
 }
 
@@ -30,12 +30,13 @@ task customFatJar(type: Jar) {
         attributes 'Main-Class': 'com.baeldung.fatjar.Application'
     }
     baseName = 'all-in-one-jar'
-    from { configurations.compile.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
+    duplicatesStrategy = DuplicatesStrategy.EXCLUDE
+    from { configurations.runtimeClasspath.collect { it.isDirectory() ? it : zipTree(it) } }
     with jar
 }
 
 
 dependencies{
-    compile group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '1.7.25'
-    compile group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: '1.7.25'
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-api', version: '1.7.25'
+    implementation group: 'org.slf4j', name: 'slf4j-simple', version: '1.7.25'
+}
diff --git a/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/settings.gradle b/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/settings.gradle
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5abc556780
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gradle/gradle-fat-jar/settings.gradle
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+rootProject.name = 'gradle-fat-jar'