diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 26734755984..66d04b15ab3 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -173,12 +173,17 @@ configure(scalaProjects) {
 }
 
 configure(javaMainProjects) {
-    apply plugin: 'nebula.optional-base'
     apply plugin: 'java-library'
 
+    java {
+        registerFeature('slf4Dependency') {
+            usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+        }
+    }
+
     dependencies {
         compileOnly 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
-        api 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.6', optional
+        slf4DependencyApi 'org.slf4j:slf4j-api:1.7.6'
         testImplementation 'com.google.code.findbugs:jsr305:1.3.9'
 
         // https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/GROOVY-10194
diff --git a/driver-core/build.gradle b/driver-core/build.gradle
index a44f65bbc1b..5b33ad03066 100644
--- a/driver-core/build.gradle
+++ b/driver-core/build.gradle
@@ -33,30 +33,84 @@ configurations {
     }
 }
 
+task listConfigurations {
+    doLast {
+        configurations.each { config ->
+            println config.name
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+java {
+    registerFeature('bsonKotlin') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('bsonKotlinx') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('mongodbCrypt') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('jnrUnixsocket') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('nettyBuffer') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('nettyTransport') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('nettyHandler') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('awssdkAuth') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('awssdkSts') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('awsJavaSdkCore') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('awsJavaSdkSts') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('snappyJava') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+    registerFeature('zstdJni') {
+        usingSourceSet(sourceSets.main)
+    }
+
+}
+
 def classifiers = ["linux-x86_64", "linux-aarch_64", "osx-x86_64", "osx-aarch_64", "windows-x86_64"]
 dependencies {
     api project(path: ':bson', configuration: 'default')
     implementation project(path: ':bson-record-codec', configuration: 'default')
-    implementation project(path: ':bson-kotlin', configuration: 'default'), optional
-    implementation project(path: ':bson-kotlinx', configuration: 'default'), optional
-    implementation project(path: ':mongodb-crypt', configuration: 'default'), optional
 
-    implementation "com.github.jnr:jnr-unixsocket:$jnrUnixsocketVersion", optional
+    bsonKotlinImplementation project(path: ':bson-kotlin', configuration: 'default')
+    bsonKotlinxImplementation project(path: ':bson-kotlinx', configuration: 'default')
+
+    mongodbCryptApi project(path: ':mongodb-crypt', configuration: 'default')
+    jnrUnixsocketImplementation "com.github.jnr:jnr-unixsocket:$jnrUnixsocketVersion"
+
     api platform("io.netty:netty-bom:$nettyVersion")
-    api "io.netty:netty-buffer", optional
-    api "io.netty:netty-transport", optional
-    api "io.netty:netty-handler", optional
+    nettyBufferImplementation "io.netty:netty-buffer"
+    nettyTransportImplementation "io.netty:netty-transport"
+    nettyHandlerImplementation "io.netty:netty-handler"
+
     compileOnly "org.graalvm.sdk:graal-sdk:$graalSdkVersion"
 
     // Optionally depend on both AWS SDK v2 and v1.  The driver will use v2 is present, v1 if present, or built-in functionality if
     // neither are present
-    implementation "software.amazon.awssdk:auth:$awsSdkV2Version", optional
-    implementation "software.amazon.awssdk:sts:$awsSdkV2Version", optional
-    implementation "com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-core:$awsSdkV1Version", optional
-    implementation "com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-sts:$awsSdkV1Version", optional
+    awssdkAuthImplementation "software.amazon.awssdk:auth:$awsSdkV2Version"
+    awssdkStsImplementation "software.amazon.awssdk:sts:$awsSdkV2Version"
+    awsJavaSdkCoreImplementation "com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-core:$awsSdkV1Version"
+    awsJavaSdkStsImplementation "com.amazonaws:aws-java-sdk-sts:$awsSdkV1Version"
 
-    implementation "org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java:$snappyVersion", optional
-    implementation "com.github.luben:zstd-jni:$zstdVersion", optional
+    snappyJavaImplementation "org.xerial.snappy:snappy-java:$snappyVersion"
+    zstdJniImplementation "com.github.luben:zstd-jni:$zstdVersion"
 
     testImplementation project(':bson').sourceSets.test.output
     testImplementation('org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api')
diff --git a/driver-lambda/build.gradle b/driver-lambda/build.gradle
index d7b9928e8f7..8b7d02eebe2 100644
--- a/driver-lambda/build.gradle
+++ b/driver-lambda/build.gradle
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:6.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.gradleup.shadow:shadow-gradle-plugin:8.3.5'
     }
 }
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ plugins {
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'application'
-apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
+apply plugin: 'com.gradleup.shadow'
 apply plugin: 'java'
 
 compileJava {
diff --git a/driver-sync/build.gradle b/driver-sync/build.gradle
index 1c2f3ac6c59..e20f70020ad 100644
--- a/driver-sync/build.gradle
+++ b/driver-sync/build.gradle
@@ -23,10 +23,100 @@ ext {
 dependencies {
     api project(path: ':bson', configuration: 'default')
     api project(path: ':driver-core', configuration: 'default')
+    implementation("org.jetbrains:annotations:13.0") // previously brought transitively by driver-core (via bson-kotlin)
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-jnr-unixsocket")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-bson-kotlin")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-bson-kotlinx")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-mongodb-crypt")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapability("org.mongodb:driver-core-netty-buffer")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-netty-transport")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-netty-handler")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-awssdk-auth")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-awssdk-sts")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-aws-java-sdk-core")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-aws-java-sdk-sts")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-snappy-java")
+        }
+    }
+
+    api(project(path: ':driver-core')) {
+        capabilities {
+            requireCapabilities("org.mongodb:driver-core-zstd-jni")
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+//    includeLibraryWithCapabilities(":driver-core", [
+//            "org.mongodb:driver-core-jnr-unixsocket",
+//            "org.mongodb:driver-core-bson-kotlin"]
+//    )
 
     testImplementation project(':bson').sourceSets.test.output
     testImplementation project(':driver-core').sourceSets.test.output
-    testRuntimeOnly project(path: ':driver-core', configuration: 'consumableTestRuntimeOnly')
+//    testRuntimeOnly project(path: ':driver-core', configuration: 'consumableTestRuntimeOnly')
 
     testImplementation('com.amazonaws:aws-lambda-java-core:1.2.1')
 }
diff --git a/driver-workload-executor/build.gradle b/driver-workload-executor/build.gradle
index 7c48e444dc2..416f459cbb0 100644
--- a/driver-workload-executor/build.gradle
+++ b/driver-workload-executor/build.gradle
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ buildscript {
         maven { url "https://plugins.gradle.org/m2/" }
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.github.jengelman.gradle.plugins:shadow:6.1.0'
+        classpath 'com.gradleup.shadow:shadow-gradle-plugin:8.3.5'
     }
 }
 
 apply plugin: 'application'
-apply plugin: 'com.github.johnrengelman.shadow'
+apply plugin: 'com.gradleup.shadow'
 
 mainClassName = "com.mongodb.workload.WorkloadExecutor"
 
diff --git a/gradle/publish.gradle b/gradle/publish.gradle
index 9add25f9261..c5d1855c980 100644
--- a/gradle/publish.gradle
+++ b/gradle/publish.gradle
@@ -86,12 +86,12 @@ configure(javaProjects) { project ->
 
     task sourcesJar(type: Jar) {
         from project.sourceSets.main.allJava
-        classifier = 'sources'
+        getArchiveClassifier().set('sources')
     }
 
     task javadocJar(type: Jar) {
         from javadoc
-        classifier = 'javadoc'
+        getArchiveClassifier().set('javadoc')
     }
 
     publishing {
@@ -132,12 +132,12 @@ configure(scalaProjects) { project ->
 
     task sourcesJar(type: Jar) {
         from project.sourceSets.main.allScala
-        classifier = 'sources'
+        getArchiveClassifier().set('sources')
     }
 
     task scaladocJar(type: Jar) {
         from scaladoc
-        classifier = 'javadoc'
+        getArchiveClassifier().set('javadoc')
     }
 
     publishing {
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index e750102e092..d6e308a6378 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.3-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.12-bin.zip
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists