diff --git a/deploy.sh b/deploy.sh
index d1859fb..d8f6106 100644
--- a/deploy.sh
+++ b/deploy.sh
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ git config --global user.name "Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr."
 POM_VERSION=$(cat .version | xargs)
 
 git add pom.xml README.md
-git commit -m "Committing release $POM_VERSION"
+git commit -m "Committing release $POM_VERSION [skip ci]"
+git push
 
 git tag "$POM_VERSION"
 git push origin "$POM_VERSION"
diff --git a/env.sh b/env.sh
index 228337a..813a317 100644
--- a/env.sh
+++ b/env.sh
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-env | grep GMSP_OAUTHTOKEN >> .env
+env | grep GMSP_OAUTHTOKEN >> .env || true
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index f27acd1..456c8d5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
-  Copyright (C) 2016 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+  Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr., SLF4Bukkit contributors.
 
   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
       <artifactId>jansi</artifactId>
       <version>1.11</version>
       <scope>provided</scope>
+      <optional>true</optional>
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
   <!-- Build behavior -->
diff --git a/src/github/README.md b/src/github/README.md
index d6c8f46..e600ec9 100644
--- a/src/github/README.md
+++ b/src/github/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <!---
-  Copyright (C) 2016 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+  Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
 
   This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -42,3 +42,4 @@ If you wish to use [SLF4J](http://slf4j.org) in your Bukkit plugin, or if your p
     + SLF4Bukkit issues `ChatColor.RESET` after every log message, so you don't have to worry about resetting after each message.
     + You can use the [ColorString](${project.url}/apidocs/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorString.html) class to easily create colored log messages.
     + For a consistent user experience, it's recommended that you perform all logging via SLF4Bukkit and not use `Plugin.getLogger()`.
+    + Any color-related features are silently stripped/ignored when SLF4Bukkit runs on a Bukkit implementation where JAnsi is not available (e.g. PaperSpigot).
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/AnsiColorMapper.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/AnsiColorMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c94932a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/AnsiColorMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr., SLF4Bukkit contributors.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
+
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi;
+import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi.Attribute;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+
+/**
+ * Maps {@link ChatColor} values to their JAnsi equivalents.
+ *
+ * @author Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+ */
+final class AnsiColorMapper implements ColorMapper {
+
+  /**
+   * No-op constructor. Callers must catch {@code Throwable} and handle the
+   * scenario in which JAnsi is not available by substituting another
+   * {@link ColorMapper} implementation.
+   *
+   * @throws Throwable if JAnsi is not present at runtime.
+   */
+  AnsiColorMapper() throws Throwable {}
+
+  // @formatter:off
+  private final Map<ChatColor, String> MAP = ImmutableMap.<ChatColor, String>builder()
+    .put(ChatColor.BLACK, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_BLUE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLUE).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_GREEN, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.GREEN).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_AQUA, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.CYAN).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_RED, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.RED).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_PURPLE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.MAGENTA).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.GOLD, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.GRAY, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.WHITE).boldOff().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.DARK_GRAY, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.BLUE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLUE).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.GREEN, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.GREEN).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.AQUA, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.CYAN).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.RED, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.RED).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.MAGENTA).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.YELLOW, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.WHITE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.WHITE).bold().toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.MAGIC, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.BLINK_SLOW).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.BOLD, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.UNDERLINE_DOUBLE).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.STRIKETHROUGH, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.STRIKETHROUGH_ON).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.UNDERLINE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.UNDERLINE).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.ITALIC, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.ITALIC).toString())
+    .put(ChatColor.RESET, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).toString())
+  .build();
+  // @formatter:on
+
+  @Override
+  public String map(final String input) {
+    if (input == null) {
+      return "";
+    }
+    String output = input;
+    for (final Map.Entry<ChatColor, String> mapping : MAP.entrySet()) {
+      output = output.replace(mapping.getKey().toString(), mapping.getValue());
+    }
+    return output;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapper.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapper.java
index 506b490..ec10b8e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapper.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapper.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (C) 2016 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr., SLF4Bukkit contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -16,63 +16,23 @@
  */
 package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
 
-import java.util.Map;
-
 import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
-import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi;
-import org.fusesource.jansi.Ansi.Attribute;
-
-import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 
 /**
- * Utility class that maps {@link ChatColor} values to their JAnsi equivalents,
- * so that messages logged to the console are formatted correctly.
+ * Implementations of this interface map {@link ChatColor} values to their
+ * equivalents, based on what the current Bukkit implementation supports.
  *
  * @author Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
  */
-public final class ColorMapper {
-
-  // @formatter:off
-  private static final Map<ChatColor, String> MAP = ImmutableMap.<ChatColor, String>builder()
-    .put(ChatColor.BLACK, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_BLUE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLUE).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_GREEN, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.GREEN).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_AQUA, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.CYAN).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_RED, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.RED).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_PURPLE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.MAGENTA).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.GOLD, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.GRAY, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.WHITE).boldOff().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.DARK_GRAY, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLACK).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.BLUE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.BLUE).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.GREEN, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.GREEN).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.AQUA, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.CYAN).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.RED, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.RED).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.LIGHT_PURPLE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.MAGENTA).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.YELLOW, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.YELLOW).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.WHITE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).fg(Ansi.Color.WHITE).bold().toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.MAGIC, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.BLINK_SLOW).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.BOLD, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.UNDERLINE_DOUBLE).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.STRIKETHROUGH, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.STRIKETHROUGH_ON).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.UNDERLINE, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.UNDERLINE).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.ITALIC, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.ITALIC).toString())
-    .put(ChatColor.RESET, Ansi.ansi().a(Attribute.RESET).toString())
-  .build();
-  // @formatter:on
+public interface ColorMapper {
 
   /**
-   * Translates {@link ChatColor} directives to their JAnsi equivalents.
+   * Translates {@link ChatColor} directives to their string equivalents.
    *
    * @param input
    *          null is coerced to the empty string.
    * @return never null.
    */
-  public static String map(final String input) {
-    if (input == null) { return ""; }
-    String output = input;
-    for (final Map.Entry<ChatColor, String> mapping : ColorMapper.MAP.entrySet()) {
-      output = output.replace(mapping.getKey().toString(), mapping.getValue());
-    }
-    return output;
-  }
+  String map(String input);
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapperFactory.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapperFactory.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e40f042
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMapperFactory.java
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 TheE, Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr, SLF4Bukkit contributors.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
+
+/**
+ * Creates the {@link ColorMapper} instance that best suits the capabilities of
+ * the current Bukkit environment.
+ *
+ * @author TheE
+ */
+public final class ColorMapperFactory {
+
+  private ColorMapperFactory() {}
+
+  /**
+   * Creates an new {@code ColorMapper} instance.
+   *
+   * @return never null.
+   */
+  public static ColorMapper create() {
+    try {
+      return new AnsiColorMapper();
+    } catch (Throwable throwable) {
+      return new NotSupportedColorMapper();
+    }
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMarker.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMarker.java
index 4428819..e5f3768 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMarker.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorMarker.java
@@ -26,6 +26,11 @@ import org.slf4j.Marker;
  * SLF4J markers that map to a subset of {@link ChatColor}s. These markers never
  * contain any references (other markers).
  *
+ * <p>
+ * This class does not depend on JAnsi, so it is safe to use even in
+ * environments where JAnsi is not available (e.g. PaperSpigot).
+ * </p>
+ *
  * @author Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
  */
 public enum ColorMarker implements Marker {
@@ -68,7 +73,6 @@ public enum ColorMarker implements Marker {
    */
   @Override
   public boolean contains(final Marker other) {
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
     return false;
   }
 
@@ -119,7 +123,6 @@ public enum ColorMarker implements Marker {
    */
   @Override
   public boolean hasReferences() {
-    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
     return false;
   }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorString.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorString.java
index d0981c9..786174d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorString.java
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorString.java
@@ -22,6 +22,13 @@ package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
  * current value and then continue adding content to this object. This class is
  * thread-safe.
  *
+ * <p>
+ * Plugins can use this class even if they will be executed in environments
+ * where JAnsi is not available (e.g. PaperSpigot) because all colors are
+ * stripped when the message is logged. This class does not depend on JAnsi,
+ * so it is safe to use in such environments.
+ * </p>
+ *
  * @author Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
  */
 public final class ColorString {
diff --git a/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/NotSupportedColorMapper.java b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/NotSupportedColorMapper.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2f3c67c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/NotSupportedColorMapper.java
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 TheE, Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr, SLF4Bukkit contributors.
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+package info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit;
+
+import org.bukkit.ChatColor;
+
+/**
+ * Strips all {@link ChatColor}s from the input string.
+ *
+ * @author TheE
+ */
+final class NotSupportedColorMapper implements ColorMapper {
+
+  @Override
+  public String map(final String input) {
+    if (input == null) {
+      return "";
+    }
+    String output = input;
+    for (final ChatColor chatColor : ChatColor.values()) {
+      output = output.replace(chatColor.toString(), "");
+    }
+    return output;
+  }
+
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/BukkitLoggerAdapter.java b/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/BukkitLoggerAdapter.java
index 9ffb5e9..21f605e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/BukkitLoggerAdapter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/slf4j/impl/BukkitLoggerAdapter.java
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  */
 /*
  * Portions of this file are
- * Copyright (C) 2016 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+ * Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr., SLF4Bukkit contributors.
  *
  * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
  * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 package org.slf4j.impl;
 
 import info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit.ColorMapper;
+import info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit.ColorMapperFactory;
 import info.ronjenkins.slf4bukkit.ColorMarker;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -180,6 +181,14 @@ import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
  * of markers does not affect whether or not a given logging level is enabled.
  * </p>
  *
+ * <p>
+ * When executed on a Bukkit implementation that does not contain the JAnsi
+ * library (e.g. PaperSpigot), all color-related functionality is silently
+ * ignored. Any messages logged in such an environment by SLF4Bukkit will have
+ * any {@link ChatColor} values stripped. SLF4Bukkit does not emit any warnings
+ * when executed in an environment where JAnsi is not available.
+ * </p>
+ *
  * @author Ceki G&uuml;lc&uuml;
  * @author <a href="mailto:sanders@apache.org">Scott Sanders</a>
  * @author Rod Waldhoff
@@ -218,6 +227,7 @@ public final class BukkitLoggerAdapter implements Logger {
   // The logger name.
   private final String                         name;
   // The short name of this simple log instance
+  private final ColorMapper                    mapper                              = ColorMapperFactory.create();
   private transient String                     shortLogName                        = null;
 
   // NOTE: BukkitPluginLoggerAdapter constructor should have only package access
@@ -1043,6 +1053,6 @@ public final class BukkitLoggerAdapter implements Logger {
 
     // Log the message.
     logger.log(BukkitLoggerAdapter.slf4jLevelIntToBukkitJULLevel(level),
-               ColorMapper.map(buf.toString()));
+               mapper.map(buf.toString()));
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/devs.md b/src/site/markdown/devs.md
index 5539dd4..e97c5e4 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/devs.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/devs.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Copyright (C) 2016 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+## Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
 ## 
 ## This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ If you wish to use [SLF4J](http://slf4j.org) in your Bukkit plugin, or if your p
     + SLF4Bukkit issues `ChatColor.RESET` after every log message, so you don't have to worry about resetting after each message.
     + You can use the [ColorString](apidocs/info/ronjenkins/slf4bukkit/ColorString.html) class to easily create colored log messages.
     + For a consistent user experience, it's recommended that you perform all logging via SLF4Bukkit and not use `Plugin.getLogger()`.
+    + Any color-related features are silently stripped/ignored when SLF4Bukkit runs on a Bukkit implementation where JAnsi is not available (e.g. PaperSpigot).
diff --git a/src/site/markdown/index.md b/src/site/markdown/index.md
index 91d0b15..a099248 100644
--- a/src/site/markdown/index.md
+++ b/src/site/markdown/index.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## Copyright (C) 2016 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
+## Copyright (C) 2016-2017 Ronald Jack Jenkins Jr.
 ## 
 ## This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
 ## it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -106,6 +106,10 @@ slf4j:
   #   YELLOW
   #   WHITE
   #   NONE (default console color)
+  #
+  # If you are running this plugin on a Bukkit implementation that does not
+  # include the JAnsi library (e.g. PaperSpigot), none of these configuration
+  # values will be honored and all log output will have no colors.
   colors:
     error: RED
     warn: YELLOW