diff --git a/.ci.settings.xml b/.ci.settings.xml
index f14990bdf..8762a9e86 100644
--- a/.ci.settings.xml
+++ b/.ci.settings.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
             </activation>
             <properties>
               <sonar.projectName>java-client</sonar.projectName>
-              <sonar.host.url>https://sonarqube.split-internal.com</sonar.host.url>
+              <sonar.host.url>${env.SONARQUBE_HOST_URL}</sonar.host.url>
               <sonar.login>${env.SONAR_TOKEN}</sonar.login>
               <sonar.sources>.</sonar.sources>
               <sonar.inclusions>pom.xml,src/main/**</sonar.inclusions>
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e5333445a..b43f4a5dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           - '11'
           - '19'
     env:
+      SONARQUBE_HOST_URL: ${{ vars.SONARQUBE_HOST }}
       ARTIFACTORY_USER: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_USER }}
       ARTIFACTORY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ARTIFACTORY_TOKEN }}
       SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONARQUBE_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index df08de3fb..b6579621e 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright © 2025 Split Software, Inc.
+Copyright © 2026 Split Software, Inc.
 
 Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/client/pom.xml b/client/pom.xml
index 198f80a3d..b487f0b01 100644
--- a/client/pom.xml
+++ b/client/pom.xml
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.split.client</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-client-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.18.2</version>
+        <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     </parent>
-    <version>4.18.2</version>
+
+    <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     <artifactId>java-client</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>Java Client</name>
@@ -47,6 +48,24 @@
                     <target>${maven.compiler.target}</target>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>
+            <plugin>
+                <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+                <artifactId>maven-jar-plugin</artifactId>
+                <version>3.3.0</version>
+                <executions>
+                    <execution>
+                        <id>non-shaded-jar</id>
+                        <phase>package</phase>
+                        <goals>
+                            <goal>jar</goal>
+                        </goals>
+                        <configuration>
+                            <classifier>non-shaded</classifier>
+                        </configuration>
+                    </execution>
+                </executions>
+            </plugin>
+
             <!-- Shade dependencies to avoid conflicts with other customer's libs -->
             <plugin>
                 <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
@@ -81,8 +100,8 @@
                                 </includes>
                             </artifactSet>
                             <transformers>
-                            <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer" />
-                            <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer" />
+                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ManifestResourceTransformer"/>
+                                <transformer implementation="org.apache.maven.plugins.shade.resource.ServicesResourceTransformer"/>
                             </transformers>
                             <relocations>
                                 <relocation>
@@ -106,10 +125,7 @@
                                 <filter>
                                     <artifact>*:*</artifact>
                                     <excludes>
-                                        <exclude>META-INF/license/**</exclude>
-                                        <exclude>META-INF/*</exclude>
-                                        <exclude>META-INF/maven/**</exclude>
-                                        <exclude>META-INF/services/**</exclude>
+                                        <exclude>META-INF/**</exclude>
                                         <exclude>LICENSE</exclude>
                                         <exclude>NOTICE</exclude>
                                         <exclude>/*.txt</exclude>
@@ -144,7 +160,6 @@
             </resource>
         </resources>
     </build>
-
     <properties>
         <slf4j.api.version>1.7.36</slf4j.api.version>
         <maven.compiler.source>8</maven.compiler.source>
@@ -183,7 +198,6 @@
             <artifactId>snakeyaml</artifactId>
             <version>2.0</version>
         </dependency>
-
         <!-- Test deps -->
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
@@ -257,4 +271,4 @@
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
     </dependencies>
-</project>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/okhttp-modules/pom.xml b/okhttp-modules/pom.xml
index 3753050e0..33689dc2a 100644
--- a/okhttp-modules/pom.xml
+++ b/okhttp-modules/pom.xml
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>java-client-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.split.client</groupId>
-        <version>4.18.2</version>
+        <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     </parent>
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
-    <version>4.18.2</version>
+    <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     <artifactId>okhttp-modules</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
     <name>http-modules</name>
diff --git a/pluggable-storage/pom.xml b/pluggable-storage/pom.xml
index c6d3abb70..2c1831f86 100644
--- a/pluggable-storage/pom.xml
+++ b/pluggable-storage/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>java-client-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.split.client</groupId>
-        <version>4.18.2</version>
+        <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     </parent>
 
     <version>2.1.0</version>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index d0d321ed7..d4e9bd167 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
     <groupId>io.split.client</groupId>
     <artifactId>java-client-parent</artifactId>
-    <version>4.18.2</version>
+    <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     <dependencyManagement>
         <dependencies>
             <dependency>
diff --git a/redis-wrapper/pom.xml b/redis-wrapper/pom.xml
index 486d5dc8f..0f8b633c5 100644
--- a/redis-wrapper/pom.xml
+++ b/redis-wrapper/pom.xml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
     <parent>
         <artifactId>java-client-parent</artifactId>
         <groupId>io.split.client</groupId>
-        <version>4.18.2</version>
+        <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>redis-wrapper</artifactId>
     <version>3.1.2</version>
diff --git a/testing/pom.xml b/testing/pom.xml
index d101f697b..cb017dda5 100644
--- a/testing/pom.xml
+++ b/testing/pom.xml
@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
     <parent>
         <groupId>io.split.client</groupId>
         <artifactId>java-client-parent</artifactId>
-        <version>4.18.2</version>
+        <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     </parent>
     <artifactId>java-client-testing</artifactId>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
-    <version>4.18.2</version>
+    <version>4.18.3-rc</version>
     <name>Java Client For Testing</name>
     <description>Testing suite for Java SDK for Split</description>
     <dependencies>