diff --git a/core/core-parent/pom.xml b/core/core-parent/pom.xml
index a7f7d392db3..1cfea083698 100644
--- a/core/core-parent/pom.xml
+++ b/core/core-parent/pom.xml
@@ -635,6 +635,7 @@
                                 <excludes>
                                     <exclude>io.opentelemetry.extension</exclude>
                                     <exclude>io.opentelemetry.instrumentation</exclude>
+                                    <exclude>fish.payara.shaded</exclude>
                                 </excludes>
                             </parameter>
                         </configuration>
diff --git a/core/pom.xml b/core/pom.xml
index fe947c1959a..e4a7cf55eaf 100644
--- a/core/pom.xml
+++ b/core/pom.xml
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@
         <stax2-api.version>4.2.1</stax2-api.version>
         <stax-api.version>1.0-2</stax-api.version>
         <jbi.version>1.0</jbi.version>
-
+        <okhttp3-version>4.12.0</okhttp3-version>
+        <kotlin-version>1.8.21</kotlin-version>
+        
         <!-- implementation and build dependencies -->
         <glassfish-management-api.version>3.2.3.payara-p1</glassfish-management-api.version>
         <glassfish-corba.version>4.2.4.payara-p2</glassfish-corba.version>
diff --git a/nucleus/packager/external/opentelemetry-repackaged/pom.xml b/nucleus/packager/external/opentelemetry-repackaged/pom.xml
index b954c9c4709..3c5b709421c 100644
--- a/nucleus/packager/external/opentelemetry-repackaged/pom.xml
+++ b/nucleus/packager/external/opentelemetry-repackaged/pom.xml
@@ -126,7 +126,14 @@
         <dependency>
             <groupId>com.squareup.okhttp3</groupId>
             <artifactId>okhttp</artifactId>
-            <version>3.14.9</version>
+            <version>${okhttp3-version}</version>
+            <scope>compile</scope>
+            <optional>true</optional>
+        </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.jetbrains.kotlin</groupId>
+            <artifactId>kotlin-stdlib</artifactId>
+            <version>${kotlin-version}</version>
             <scope>compile</scope>
             <optional>true</optional>
         </dependency>
@@ -157,13 +164,17 @@
                             !dalvik.*,
                             io.opentelemetry.exporter.prometheus;resolution:=optional,
                             sun.security.ssl;resolution:=optional,
+                            !kotlin.*,
+                            !org.bouncycastle.*,
+                            !org.openjsse.*,
                             *
                         </Import-Package>
                         <!-- Embed the dependencies and then shade them in next step -->
                         <Embed-Dependency>
                             *;groupId=com.squareup.*;inline=true,
                             *;groupId=io.opentelemetry;inline=true,
-                            *;groupId=io.opentelemetry.instrumentation;inline=true
+                            *;groupId=io.opentelemetry.instrumentation;inline=true,
+                            *;groupId=org.jetbrains.kotlin.*;inline=true
                         </Embed-Dependency>
                         <Embed-Transitive>true</Embed-Transitive>
                     </instructions>
@@ -195,6 +206,7 @@
                     <artifactSet>
                         <includes>
                             <include>com.squareup.*:*</include>
+                            <inclue>org.jetbrains.kotlin.*:*</inclue>
                         </includes>
                     </artifactSet>
                     <filters>
@@ -205,6 +217,12 @@
                                 <exclude>**</exclude>
                             </excludes>
                         </filter>
+                        <filter>
+                            <artifact>org.jetbrains.kotlin.*:*</artifact>
+                            <excludes>
+                                <exclude>**</exclude>
+                            </excludes>
+                        </filter>
                     </filters>
                     <relocations>
                         <relocation>
@@ -215,6 +233,10 @@
                             <pattern>okio.</pattern>
                             <shadedPattern>fish.payara.shaded.okio.</shadedPattern>
                         </relocation>
+                        <relocation>
+                            <pattern>kotlin.</pattern>
+                            <shadedPattern>fish.payara.shaded.kotlin.</shadedPattern>
+                        </relocation>
                     </relocations>
                 </configuration>
             </plugin>