diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5f821cf1..d6da3a82 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -124,35 +124,6 @@
                 </plugins>
             </build>
         </profile>
-        <profile>
-            <id>uber-jar</id>
-            <build>
-                <plugins>
-                    <plugin>
-                        <artifactId>maven-assembly-plugin</artifactId>
-                        <configuration>
-                            <archive>
-                                <manifest>
-                                    <mainClass>it.auties.Main</mainClass>
-                                </manifest>
-                            </archive>
-                            <descriptorRefs>
-                                <descriptorRef>jar-with-dependencies</descriptorRef>
-                            </descriptorRefs>
-                        </configuration>
-                        <executions>
-                            <execution>
-                                <id>make-assembly</id> <!-- this is used for inheritance merges -->
-                                <phase>package</phase> <!-- bind to the packaging phase -->
-                                <goals>
-                                    <goal>single</goal>
-                                </goals>
-                            </execution>
-                        </executions>
-                    </plugin>
-                </plugins>
-            </build>
-        </profile>
     </profiles>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
@@ -168,7 +139,7 @@
         <maven.nexus.plugin.version>1.6.13</maven.nexus.plugin.version>
         <bouncy.castle.version>1.70</bouncy.castle.version>
         <zxing.version>3.5.1</zxing.version>
-        <protoc.version>3.0.2</protoc.version>
+        <protoc.version>3.0.3</protoc.version>
         <junit.version>5.10.0-M1</junit.version>
         <jna.version>5.13.0</jna.version>
         <jackson.version>2.15.2</jackson.version>
@@ -244,11 +215,6 @@
 
     <dependencies>
         <!-- Generate and print QR code (Web API) -->
-        <dependency>
-            <groupId>com.github.auties00</groupId>
-            <artifactId>protobuf-serialization-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>${protoc.version}</version>
-        </dependency>
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.google.zxing</groupId>
             <artifactId>javase</artifactId>