diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/MemoizedJarInfo.kt b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/MemoizedJarInfo.kt
index d77a05e75f..f90894efad 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/MemoizedJarInfo.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/MemoizedJarInfo.kt
@@ -24,8 +24,9 @@ import org.gradle.api.java.archives.Attributes
 import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.extra
 
 /**
- * Helper class to generate Jar manifest attributes including Git commit SHA, Git describe, project
- * version and Java specification version.
+ * Helper class to generate Jar manifest attributes including project version and Java specification
+ * version. Git information like the commit SHA and Git describe output are only included for
+ * release builds, or if explicitly requested.
  */
 internal class MemoizedJarInfo {
   companion object {
@@ -39,21 +40,37 @@ internal class MemoizedJarInfo {
         @Suppress("UNCHECKED_CAST")
         rootProject.extra["gitReleaseInfo"] as Map<String, String>
       } else {
-        val isRelease =
-          rootProject.hasProperty("release") || rootProject.hasProperty("jarWithGitInfo")
-        val gi = GitInfo.memoized(rootProject)
+        val version = rootProject.version.toString()
         val javaSpecificationVersion = System.getProperty("java.specification.version")
+        val includeGitInformation =
+          rootProject.hasProperty("release") || rootProject.hasProperty("jarWithGitInfo")
 
-        val version = rootProject.version.toString()
         val info =
-          mapOf(
-            "Implementation-Version" to version,
-            "Apache-Polaris-Version" to version,
-            "Apache-Polaris-Is-Release" to isRelease.toString(),
-            "Apache-Polaris-Build-Git-Head" to gi.gitHead,
-            "Apache-Polaris-Build-Git-Describe" to gi.gitDescribe,
-            "Apache-Polaris-Build-Java-Specification-Version" to javaSpecificationVersion,
-          )
+          if (includeGitInformation) {
+            val gi = GitInfo.memoized(rootProject)
+            mapOf(
+              "Implementation-Version" to version,
+              "Apache-Polaris-Version" to version,
+              "Apache-Polaris-Is-Release" to "true",
+              "Apache-Polaris-Build-Git-Head" to gi.gitHead,
+              "Apache-Polaris-Build-Git-Describe" to gi.gitDescribe,
+              "Apache-Polaris-Build-Java-Specification-Version" to javaSpecificationVersion,
+            )
+          } else {
+            // Not adding Git information here to keep Gradle's up-to-date functionality intact.
+            // Varying information in the manifest would change the MANIFEST.MF file and the jar.
+            // If the output changes, the input of dependent tasks is no longer up-to-date and would
+            // need to be rebuilt.
+            // This would render the Gradle build-cache ineffective for every Git commit,
+            // especially in CI, leading to unnecessary long builds.
+            mapOf(
+              "Implementation-Version" to version,
+              "Apache-Polaris-Version" to version,
+              "Apache-Polaris-Is-Release" to "false",
+              "Apache-Polaris-Build-Java-Specification-Version" to javaSpecificationVersion,
+            )
+          }
+
         rootProject.extra["gitReleaseInfo"] = info
         return info
       }
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/PublishingHelperPlugin.kt b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/PublishingHelperPlugin.kt
index bafc4cc959..359db21e8a 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/PublishingHelperPlugin.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/PublishingHelperPlugin.kt
@@ -78,18 +78,8 @@ constructor(private val softwareComponentFactory: SoftwareComponentFactory) : Pl
     project.run {
       extensions.create("publishingHelper", PublishingHelperExtension::class.java)
 
-      val isRelease = project.hasProperty("release")
-
-      // Adds Git/Build/System related information to the generated jars, if the `release` project
-      // property is present. Do not add that information in development builds, so that the
-      // generated jars are still cacheable for Gradle.
-      if (isRelease || project.hasProperty("jarWithGitInfo")) {
-        // Runs `git`, considered expensive, so guarded behind project properties.
-        tasks.withType<Jar>().configureEach {
-          manifest { MemoizedJarInfo.applyJarManifestAttributes(rootProject, attributes) }
-        }
-
-        addAdditionalJarContent(this)
+      tasks.withType<Jar>().configureEach {
+        manifest { MemoizedJarInfo.applyJarManifestAttributes(rootProject, attributes) }
       }
 
       apply(plugin = "maven-publish")
@@ -175,5 +165,7 @@ constructor(private val softwareComponentFactory: SoftwareComponentFactory) : Pl
           }
         }
       }
+
+      addAdditionalJarContent(this)
     }
 }
diff --git a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/maven-utils.kt b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/maven-utils.kt
index 4c370f6376..4456b9852f 100644
--- a/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/maven-utils.kt
+++ b/build-logic/src/main/kotlin/publishing/maven-utils.kt
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ import org.gradle.api.provider.ListProperty
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.CacheableTask
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.Input
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.OutputDirectory
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSetContainer
-import org.gradle.api.tasks.Sync
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.TaskAction
-import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.provideDelegate
+import org.gradle.jvm.tasks.Jar
+import org.gradle.kotlin.dsl.withType
 
 @CacheableTask
 abstract class GeneratePomProperties : DefaultTask() {
@@ -76,37 +75,29 @@ fun addAdditionalJarContent(project: Project): Unit =
       val generatePomProperties =
         tasks.register("generatePomProperties", GeneratePomProperties::class.java) {}
 
-      val additionalJarContent =
-        tasks.register("additionalJarContent", Sync::class.java) {
-          // Have to manually declare the inputs of this task here on top of the from/include below
-          inputs.files(
-            rootProject.layout.files("gradle/jar-licenses/LICENSE", "gradle/jar-licenses/NOTICE")
-          )
-          inputs.property("GAV", "${project.group}:${project.name}:${project.version}")
-          dependsOn("generatePomFileForMavenPublication")
-          if (!project.file("src/main/resources/META-INF/LICENSE").exists()) {
-            from(rootProject.rootDir).include("gradle/jar-licenses/LICENSE").eachFile {
-              this.path = "META-INF/$sourceName"
-            }
+      tasks.withType(Jar::class).configureEach {
+        if (!project.file("src/main/resources/META-INF/LICENSE").exists()) {
+          from(rootProject.rootDir) {
+            include("gradle/jar-licenses/LICENSE").eachFile { path = "META-INF/$sourceName" }
           }
-          if (!project.file("src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE").exists()) {
-            from(rootProject.rootDir).include("gradle/jar-licenses/NOTICE").eachFile {
-              this.path = "META-INF/$sourceName"
-            }
-          }
-          from(tasks.named("generatePomFileForMavenPublication")) {
-            include("pom-default.xml")
-            eachFile { this.path = "META-INF/maven/${project.group}/${project.name}/pom.xml" }
+        } else if (name == "javadocJar") {
+          from("src/main/resources") { include("META-INF/LICENSE") }
+        }
+        if (!project.file("src/main/resources/META-INF/NOTICE").exists()) {
+          from(rootProject.rootDir) {
+            include("gradle/jar-licenses/NOTICE").eachFile { path = "META-INF/$sourceName" }
           }
-          into(layout.buildDirectory.dir("license-for-jar"))
+        } else if (name == "javadocJar") {
+          from("src/main/resources") { include("META-INF/NOTICE") }
+        }
+        from(tasks.named("generatePomFileForMavenPublication")) {
+          include("pom-default.xml")
+          eachFile { path = "META-INF/maven/${project.group}/${project.name}/pom.xml" }
+        }
+        from(generatePomProperties) {
+          include("**")
+          eachFile { path = sourcePath }
         }
-
-      tasks.named("processResources") { dependsOn("additionalJarContent") }
-
-      val sourceSets: SourceSetContainer by project
-      sourceSets.named("main") {
-        resources.srcDir(additionalJarContent)
-        resources.srcDir(generatePomProperties)
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/tools/version/src/jarTest/java/org/apache/polaris/version/TestPolarisVersion.java b/tools/version/src/jarTest/java/org/apache/polaris/version/TestPolarisVersion.java
index 827d6114dd..c23feef280 100644
--- a/tools/version/src/jarTest/java/org/apache/polaris/version/TestPolarisVersion.java
+++ b/tools/version/src/jarTest/java/org/apache/polaris/version/TestPolarisVersion.java
@@ -55,16 +55,14 @@ public class TestPolarisVersion {
   @Order(1)
   public void versionAvailable() {
     soft.assertThat(polarisVersionString()).isEqualTo(System.getProperty("polarisVersion"));
+    soft.assertThat(getBuildReleasedVersion()).isNotEmpty();
+    soft.assertThat(getBuildJavaSpecificationVersion()).isNotEmpty();
     if (isReleaseBuild()) {
-      soft.assertThat(getBuildReleasedVersion()).isNotEmpty();
       soft.assertThat(getBuildGitHead()).isNotEmpty();
       soft.assertThat(getBuildGitTag()).isNotEmpty();
-      soft.assertThat(getBuildJavaSpecificationVersion()).isNotEmpty();
     } else {
-      soft.assertThat(getBuildReleasedVersion()).isEmpty();
       soft.assertThat(getBuildGitHead()).isEmpty();
       soft.assertThat(getBuildGitTag()).isEmpty();
-      soft.assertThat(getBuildJavaSpecificationVersion()).isEmpty();
     }
   }