diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 1416f8a62..6b2180cf8 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ POM_DESCRIPTION=Gradle plugin to create fat/uber JARs, apply file transforms, an
 POM_INCEPTION_YEAR=2024
 POM_URL=https://github.com/GradleUp/shadow
 
-POM_LICENSE_NAME=The Apache Software License, Version 2.0
+POM_LICENSE_NAME=Apache-2.0
 POM_LICENSE_URL=https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt
 POM_LICENSE_DIST=repo
 
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@ POM_SCM_DEV_CONNECTION=scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/GradleUp/shadow.git
 
 POM_DEVELOPER_ID=gradleup
 POM_DEVELOPER_NAME=GradleUp developers
-POM_DEVELOPER_URL=https://github.com/GradleUp
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+POM_DEVELOPER_URL=https://github.com/GradleUp