diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 875fd29..e43c69d 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -146,7 +146,6 @@
         <configuration>
           <jdkToolchain>
             <version>${maven.compiler.release}</version>
-            <vendor>oracle</vendor>
           </jdkToolchain>
         </configuration>
       </plugin>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/base/StackTrace.java b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/base/StackTrace.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f264434
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/nordstrom/common/base/StackTrace.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+package com.nordstrom.common.base;
+
+/**
+ * Throwable created purely for the purposes of reporting a stack trace.
+ * 
+ * This is not an Error or an Exception and is not expected to be thrown or caught.
+ * This <a href='https://blog.vanillajava.blog/2021/12/unusual-java-stacktrace-extends.html'>blog post</a> provided the
+ * original implementation.
+ * @author <a href='https://github.com/peter-lawrey'>Peter K Lawrey</a>
+ */
+
+public class StackTrace extends Throwable {
+
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = -3623586250962214453L;
+
+    public StackTrace() {
+        this("stack trace");
+    }
+
+    public StackTrace(String message) {
+        this(message, null);
+    }
+
+    public StackTrace(String message, Throwable cause) {
+        super(message + " on " + Thread.currentThread().getName(), cause);
+    }
+
+    public static StackTrace forThread(Thread t) {
+        if (t == null) return null;
+
+        StackTrace st = new StackTrace(t.toString());
+        StackTraceElement[] stackTrace = t.getStackTrace();
+        int start = 0;
+        
+        if (stackTrace.length > 2) {
+            if (stackTrace[0].isNativeMethod()) {
+                start++;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (start > 0) {
+            StackTraceElement[] ste2 = new StackTraceElement[stackTrace.length - start];
+            System.arraycopy(stackTrace, start, ste2, 0, ste2.length);
+            stackTrace = ste2;
+        }
+
+        st.setStackTrace(stackTrace);
+        return st;
+    }
+}