diff --git a/runtime/pom.xml b/runtime/pom.xml
index e8254f9..8b6616b 100644
--- a/runtime/pom.xml
+++ b/runtime/pom.xml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
 
   <parent>
-    <groupId>eu.mulk.quarkus-observability</groupId>
+    <groupId>eu.mulk.quarkus-googlecloud-jsonlogging</groupId>
     <artifactId>quarkus-googlecloud-jsonlogging-parent</artifactId>
     <version>1.0.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
   </parent>
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
       <groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
-      <artifactId>quarkus-jsonb</artifactId>
+      <artifactId>quarkus-jsonp</artifactId>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLoggingFormatter.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Formatter.java
similarity index 72%
rename from runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLoggingFormatter.java
rename to runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Formatter.java
index 3ec1fcc..d6eeb0e 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLoggingFormatter.java
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Formatter.java
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-package eu.mulk.quarkus.observability.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
+package eu.mulk.quarkus.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
 
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
+import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
-import javax.json.bind.Jsonb;
-import javax.json.bind.JsonbException;
 import org.jboss.logmanager.ExtFormatter;
 import org.jboss.logmanager.ExtLogRecord;
 
@@ -14,9 +15,9 @@
  *
  * <p>Meant to be used in containers running on Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE).
  *
- * @see GoogleCloudLogEntry
+ * @see LogEntry
  */
-class GoogleCloudLoggingFormatter extends ExtFormatter {
+class Formatter extends ExtFormatter {
 
   private static final String TRACE_LEVEL = "TRACE";
   private static final String DEBUG_LEVEL = "DEBUG";
@@ -27,22 +28,16 @@
   private static final String ERROR_EVENT_TYPE =
       "type.googleapis.com/google.devtools.clouderrorreporting.v1beta1.ReportedErrorEvent";
 
-  private final Jsonb jsonb;
-
-  GoogleCloudLoggingFormatter(Jsonb jsonb) {
-    this.jsonb = jsonb;
-  }
-
   @Override
   public String format(ExtLogRecord logRecord) {
     var message = formatMessageWithStackTrace(logRecord);
 
-    var parameters = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-    var labels = new HashMap<String, String>();
+    List<StructuredParameter> parameters = new ArrayList<>();
+    Map<String, String> labels = new HashMap<>();
     if (logRecord.getParameters() != null) {
       for (var parameter : logRecord.getParameters()) {
-        if (parameter instanceof KeyValueParameter kvparam) {
-          parameters.put(kvparam.key(), kvparam.value());
+        if (parameter instanceof StructuredParameter sparam) {
+          parameters.add(sparam);
         } else if (parameter instanceof Label label) {
           labels.put(label.key(), label.value());
         }
@@ -53,32 +48,27 @@
     var ndc = logRecord.getNdc();
 
     var sourceLocation =
-        new GoogleCloudLogEntry.SourceLocation(
+        new LogEntry.SourceLocation(
             logRecord.getSourceFileName(),
             String.valueOf(logRecord.getSourceLineNumber()),
             String.format(
                 "%s.%s", logRecord.getSourceClassName(), logRecord.getSourceMethodName()));
 
     var entry =
-        new GoogleCloudLogEntry(
+        new LogEntry(
             message,
             severityOf(logRecord.getLevel()),
-            new GoogleCloudLogEntry.Timestamp(logRecord.getInstant()),
+            new LogEntry.Timestamp(logRecord.getInstant()),
             null,
             null,
             sourceLocation,
-            labels.isEmpty() ? null : labels,
-            parameters.isEmpty() ? null : parameters,
-            mdc.isEmpty() ? null : mdc,
-            ndc.isEmpty() ? null : ndc,
+            labels,
+            parameters,
+            mdc,
+            ndc,
             logRecord.getLevel().intValue() >= 1000 ? ERROR_EVENT_TYPE : null);
 
-    try {
-      return jsonb.toJson(entry) + "\n";
-    } catch (JsonbException e) {
-      e.printStackTrace();
-      return message + "\n";
-    }
+    return entry.json().build().toString() + "\n";
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudJsonLoggingRecorder.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudJsonLoggingRecorder.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..db2c2e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudJsonLoggingRecorder.java
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package eu.mulk.quarkus.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
+
+import io.quarkus.runtime.RuntimeValue;
+import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.Recorder;
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+@Recorder
+public class GoogleCloudJsonLoggingRecorder {
+  public RuntimeValue<Optional<java.util.logging.Formatter>> initialize() {
+    return new RuntimeValue<>(Optional.of(new Formatter()));
+  }
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/KeyValueParameter.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/KeyValueParameter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5f582c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/KeyValueParameter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package eu.mulk.quarkus.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
+
+import java.math.BigDecimal;
+import java.math.BigInteger;
+import javax.json.Json;
+import javax.json.JsonObjectBuilder;
+import javax.json.JsonValue;
+
+public record KeyValueParameter(String key, JsonValue value) implements StructuredParameter {
+
+  public static KeyValueParameter of(String key, String value) {
+    return new KeyValueParameter(key, Json.createValue(value));
+  }
+
+  public static KeyValueParameter of(String key, int value) {
+    return new KeyValueParameter(key, Json.createValue(value));
+  }
+
+  public static KeyValueParameter of(String key, long value) {
+    return new KeyValueParameter(key, Json.createValue(value));
+  }
+
+  public static KeyValueParameter of(String key, double value) {
+    return new KeyValueParameter(key, Json.createValue(value));
+  }
+
+  public static KeyValueParameter of(String key, BigDecimal value) {
+    return new KeyValueParameter(key, Json.createValue(value));
+  }
+
+  public static KeyValueParameter of(String key, BigInteger value) {
+    return new KeyValueParameter(key, Json.createValue(value));
+  }
+
+  public static KeyValueParameter of(String key, boolean value) {
+    return new KeyValueParameter(key, value ? JsonValue.TRUE : JsonValue.FALSE);
+  }
+
+  @Override
+  public JsonObjectBuilder json() {
+    return Json.createObjectBuilder().add(key, value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Label.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Label.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..02f7034
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Label.java
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package eu.mulk.quarkus.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
+
+public record Label(String key, String value) {
+
+  public static Label of(String key, String value) {
+    return new Label(key, value);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/LogEntry.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/LogEntry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4394033
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/LogEntry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+package eu.mulk.quarkus.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
+
+import io.smallrye.common.constraint.Nullable;
+import java.time.Instant;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+import javax.json.Json;
+import javax.json.JsonObject;
+import javax.json.JsonObjectBuilder;
+
+/**
+ * A JSON log entry compatible with Google Cloud Logging.
+ *
+ * <p>Roughly (but not quite) corresponds to Google Cloud Logging's <a
+ * href="https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/LogEntry">LogEntry</a>
+ * structure.
+ *
+ * <p>A few of the fields are treated specially by the fluentd instance running in Google Kubernetes
+ * Engine. All other fields end up in the jsonPayload field on the Google Cloud Logging side.
+ */
+record LogEntry(
+    String message,
+    String severity,
+    Timestamp timestamp,
+    @Nullable String trace,
+    @Nullable String spanId,
+    SourceLocation sourceLocation,
+    Map<String, String> labels,
+    List<StructuredParameter> parameters,
+    Map<String, String> mappedDiagnosticContext,
+    @Nullable String nestedDiagnosticContext,
+    @Nullable String type) {
+
+  static record SourceLocation(
+      @Nullable String file, @Nullable String line, @Nullable String function) {
+
+    JsonObject json() {
+      return Json.createObjectBuilder()
+          .add("file", file)
+          .add("line", line)
+          .add("function", function)
+          .build();
+    }
+  }
+
+  static record Timestamp(long seconds, int nanos) {
+
+    Timestamp(Instant t) {
+      this(t.getEpochSecond(), t.getNano());
+    }
+
+    JsonObject json() {
+      return Json.createObjectBuilder().add("seconds", seconds).add("nanos", nanos).build();
+    }
+  }
+
+  JsonObjectBuilder json() {
+    var b = Json.createObjectBuilder();
+
+    if (trace != null) {
+      b.add("trace", trace);
+    }
+
+    if (spanId != null) {
+      b.add("spanId", spanId);
+    }
+
+    if (nestedDiagnosticContext != null && !nestedDiagnosticContext.isEmpty()) {
+      b.add("nestedDiagnosticContext", nestedDiagnosticContext);
+    }
+
+    if (!labels.isEmpty()) {
+      b.add("labels", jsonOfStringMap(labels));
+    }
+
+    if (type != null) {
+      b.add("@type", type);
+    }
+
+    return b.add("message", message)
+        .add("severity", severity)
+        .add("timestamp", timestamp.json())
+        .add("sourceLocation", sourceLocation.json())
+        .addAll(jsonOfStringMap(mappedDiagnosticContext))
+        .addAll(jsonOfParameterMap(parameters));
+  }
+
+  private static JsonObjectBuilder jsonOfStringMap(Map<String, String> stringMap) {
+    return stringMap.entrySet().stream()
+        .reduce(
+            Json.createObjectBuilder(),
+            (acc, x) -> acc.add(x.getKey(), x.getValue()),
+            JsonObjectBuilder::addAll);
+  }
+
+  private static JsonObjectBuilder jsonOfParameterMap(List<StructuredParameter> parameters) {
+    return parameters.stream()
+        .reduce(
+            Json.createObjectBuilder(),
+            (acc, p) -> acc.addAll(p.json()),
+            JsonObjectBuilder::addAll);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/StructuredParameter.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/StructuredParameter.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0b4a36e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/googlecloud/jsonlogging/StructuredParameter.java
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+package eu.mulk.quarkus.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
+
+import javax.json.JsonObjectBuilder;
+
+public interface StructuredParameter {
+  JsonObjectBuilder json();
+}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLogEntry.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLogEntry.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0450d0c..0000000
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLogEntry.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-package eu.mulk.quarkus.observability.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
-
-import io.smallrye.common.constraint.Nullable;
-import java.time.Instant;
-import java.util.Map;
-import javax.json.bind.annotation.JsonbProperty;
-
-/**
- * A JSON log entry compatible with Google Cloud Logging.
- *
- * <p>Roughly (but not quite) corresponds to Google Cloud Logging's <a
- * href="https://cloud.google.com/logging/docs/reference/v2/rest/v2/LogEntry">LogEntry</a>
- * structure.
- */
-public record GoogleCloudLogEntry(
-    String getMessage,
-    String getSeverity,
-    Timestamp getTimestamp,
-    @Nullable String getTrace,
-    @Nullable String getSpanId,
-    @Nullable SourceLocation getSourceLocation,
-    @Nullable Map<String, String> getLabels,
-    @Nullable Map<String, Object> getParameters,
-    @Nullable Map<String, String> getMappedDiagnosticContext,
-    @Nullable String getNestedDiagnosticContext,
-    @Nullable @JsonbProperty("@type") String getType) {
-
-  public static record SourceLocation(
-      @Nullable String getFile, @Nullable String getLine, @Nullable String getFunction) {}
-
-  public static record Timestamp(long getSeconds, int getNanos) {
-
-    public Timestamp(Instant t) {
-      this(t.getEpochSecond(), t.getNano());
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLoggingRecorder.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLoggingRecorder.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 9ae3ae1..0000000
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/GoogleCloudLoggingRecorder.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
-package eu.mulk.quarkus.observability.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
-
-import io.quarkus.runtime.RuntimeValue;
-import io.quarkus.runtime.annotations.Recorder;
-import java.util.Optional;
-import java.util.logging.Formatter;
-import javax.json.bind.spi.JsonbProvider;
-
-@Recorder
-public class GoogleCloudLoggingRecorder {
-
-  public RuntimeValue<Optional<Formatter>> initialize() {
-    var jsonb = JsonbProvider.provider().create().build();
-    return new RuntimeValue<>(Optional.of(new GoogleCloudLoggingFormatter(jsonb)));
-  }
-}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/KeyValueParameter.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/KeyValueParameter.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 358e470..0000000
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/KeyValueParameter.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-package eu.mulk.quarkus.observability.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
-
-public record KeyValueParameter(String key, Object value) {}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Label.java b/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Label.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 0c13739..0000000
--- a/runtime/src/main/java/eu/mulk/quarkus/observability/googlecloud/jsonlogging/Label.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-package eu.mulk.quarkus.observability.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
-
-public record Label(String key, String value) {}
diff --git a/runtime/src/main/java/module-info.java b/runtime/src/main/java/module-info.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..56b44fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/src/main/java/module-info.java
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+module quarkus.googlecloud.jsonlogging {
+  requires java.logging;
+  requires java.json;
+  requires jboss.logmanager.embedded;
+  requires quarkus.core;
+  requires smallrye.common.constraint;
+
+  exports eu.mulk.quarkus.googlecloud.jsonlogging;
+}