diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef2aee33..5d331ec1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@ jobs:
       run: ./gradlew overrideHarness -Ptag_name=${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Build Installers
       run: ant -Dstorepass="$NBM_SIGN_PASS" -Dpack200.enabled=false set-spec-version build-zip unset-spec-version
-    - name: Fix Platform Independent Build
-      run: ./gradlew fixPlatformIndependent -Ptag_name=${{ github.ref_name }}
     - name: Download JDKs for the installers
       run: bash download-jdks.sh
       working-directory: installers
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a76f4b0f..460d7f3b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -643,42 +643,6 @@ tasks.register('cleanSdk') {
     }
 }
 
-tasks.register('extractPlatformIndependent', Copy) {
-    from zipTree('dist/jmonkeyplatform.zip')
-    into "dist/temp/"
-
-    exclude("jmonkeyplatform/etc/jmonkeyplatform.conf")
-}
-
-tasks.register('patchPlatformIndependent', Copy) {
-    dependsOn extractPlatformIndependent
-    from zipTree('dist/jmonkeyplatform.zip')
-    into "dist/temp/"
-
-    include("jmonkeyplatform/etc/jmonkeyplatform.conf")
-
-    filter { String line ->
-        line.startsWith('jdkhome=') ? '#jdkhome="/path/to/jdk"' : line
-    }
-
-    doLast {
-        delete(file('dist/jmonkeyplatform.zip'))
-    }
-}
-
-tasks.register('fixPlatformIndependent', Zip) {
-    dependsOn patchPlatformIndependent
-    description = "We compile our installers with the bundled jdk, but the platform independent zip doesn't have the jdk. For this we need to change the jmonkeyplatform.zip after building the installers to not have a jdk bundled"
-
-    from 'dist/temp'
-    archiveFileName = 'jmonkeyplatform.zip'
-    destinationDirectory = file('dist')
-
-    doLast {
-        delete("dist/temp")
-    }
-}
-
 wrapper {
     gradleVersion = '9.2.1'
 }
diff --git a/installers/windows-x64/licenses-sdk.txt b/installers/windows-x64/licenses-sdk.txt
index 8d5dbb4e..d1f4b07b 100644
--- a/installers/windows-x64/licenses-sdk.txt
+++ b/installers/windows-x64/licenses-sdk.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ******************************************************************************
 JME LICENSE
 ******************************************************************************
-Copyright (c) 2003-2025 jMonkeyEngine
+Copyright (c) 2003-2026 jMonkeyEngine
 All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/license-jme.txt b/license-jme.txt
index f36b8e99..a2741ee7 100644
--- a/license-jme.txt
+++ b/license-jme.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) 2003-2025 jMonkeyEngine
+Copyright (c) 2003-2026 jMonkeyEngine
 All rights reserved.
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without