try using Shadow plugin... which didn't work, but it might with different config? #1 (comment)

Author: aSemy

buildSrc/build.gradle.kts

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ dependencies {
   implementation("org.gradle.kotlin:gradle-kotlin-dsl-plugins:$expectedKotlinDslPluginsVersion")
 
   implementation(libs.gradlePlugin.pluginPublishing)
+  implementation(libs.gradlePlugin.shadow)
 }
 
 java {

gradle/libs.versions.toml

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ kotest = "5.5.5"
 kotlinx-bcv = "0.13.0"
 
 gradlePluginPublishPlugin = "1.1.0"
+shadowPlugin = "8.1.0"
 
 supportedGradleVersion = "7.6" # the minimal supported Gradle plugin version, used in functional tests
 
@@ -30,4 +31,5 @@ junit-jupiter = { module = "org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter", version.ref = "jun
 
 ## region Gradle Plugins
 gradlePlugin-pluginPublishing = { module = "com.gradle.publish:plugin-publish-plugin", version.ref = "gradlePluginPublishPlugin" }
+gradlePlugin-shadow = { module = "com.github.johnrengelman:shadow", version.ref = "shadowPlugin" }
 ## endregion

modules/bcv-gradle-plugin/build.gradle.kts

@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ plugins {
   buildsrc.conventions.`kotlin-gradle-plugin`
   buildsrc.conventions.`maven-publish-test`
   `java-test-fixtures`
-//  buildsrc.conventions.`gradle-plugin-variants`
+  //com.github.johnrengelman.shadow
+  //buildsrc.conventions.`gradle-plugin-variants`
 }
 
 dependencies {
@@ -80,3 +81,10 @@ configurations
   }
 
 skipTestFixturesPublications()
+
+// Shadow plugin doesn't seem to help with https://github.com/adamko-dev/kotlin-binary-compatibility-validator-mu/issues/1
+//tasks.shadowJar {
+//  minimize()
+//  isEnableRelocation = false
+//  archiveClassifier.set("")
+//}