diff --git a/fabric-1.14.4/build.gradle b/fabric-1.14.4/build.gradle
index d14a8a05..f5733ef5 100644
--- a/fabric-1.14.4/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-1.14.4/build.gradle
@@ -41,16 +41,9 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 processResources {
-    inputs.property "version", project.version
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        include "fabric.mod.json"
+    filesMatching('fabric.mod.json') {
         expand "version": project.version
     }
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        exclude "fabric.mod.json"
-    }
 }
 
 // ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is
diff --git a/fabric-1.15.2/build.gradle b/fabric-1.15.2/build.gradle
index d14a8a05..f5733ef5 100644
--- a/fabric-1.15.2/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-1.15.2/build.gradle
@@ -41,16 +41,9 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 processResources {
-    inputs.property "version", project.version
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        include "fabric.mod.json"
+    filesMatching('fabric.mod.json') {
         expand "version": project.version
     }
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        exclude "fabric.mod.json"
-    }
 }
 
 // ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is
diff --git a/fabric-1.16.1/build.gradle b/fabric-1.16.1/build.gradle
index d14a8a05..f5733ef5 100644
--- a/fabric-1.16.1/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-1.16.1/build.gradle
@@ -41,16 +41,9 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 processResources {
-    inputs.property "version", project.version
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        include "fabric.mod.json"
+    filesMatching('fabric.mod.json') {
         expand "version": project.version
     }
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        exclude "fabric.mod.json"
-    }
 }
 
 // ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is
diff --git a/fabric-1.16.2/build.gradle b/fabric-1.16.2/build.gradle
index d14a8a05..f5733ef5 100644
--- a/fabric-1.16.2/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-1.16.2/build.gradle
@@ -41,16 +41,9 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 processResources {
-    inputs.property "version", project.version
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        include "fabric.mod.json"
+    filesMatching('fabric.mod.json') {
         expand "version": project.version
     }
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        exclude "fabric.mod.json"
-    }
 }
 
 // ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is
diff --git a/fabric-1.16.4/build.gradle b/fabric-1.16.4/build.gradle
index d14a8a05..f5733ef5 100644
--- a/fabric-1.16.4/build.gradle
+++ b/fabric-1.16.4/build.gradle
@@ -41,16 +41,9 @@ dependencies {
 }
 
 processResources {
-    inputs.property "version", project.version
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        include "fabric.mod.json"
+    filesMatching('fabric.mod.json') {
         expand "version": project.version
     }
-
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        exclude "fabric.mod.json"
-    }
 }
 
 // ensure that the encoding is set to UTF-8, no matter what the system default is