diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index a4dc518c..93dba279 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -145,23 +145,52 @@ sourceSets {
     }
 }
 
-processResources {
-    exclude '**/*.xcf'
 
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        include 'META-INF/mods.toml'
 
+def modsTomlSpec = copySpec{
+    from(sourceSets.main.resources) {
+        include 'META-INF/mods.toml'
         expand 'version': project.version,
-            'minecraft_version_min': minecraft_version_min, 'minecraft_version_max': minecraft_version_max,
-            'forge_version_min': forge_version_min, 'forge_version_max': forge_version_max,
-            'javafml_min': javafml_min, 'javafml_max': javafml_max
+            'minecraft_version_min': minecraft_version_min,
+            'minecraft_version_max': minecraft_version_max,
+            'forge_version_min': forge_version_min,
+            'forge_version_max': forge_version_max,
+            'javafml_min': javafml_min,
+            'javafml_max': javafml_max
     }
+}
 
-    from(sourceSets.main.resources.srcDirs) {
-        exclude 'META-INF/mods.toml'
+// need to copy into each build directory, unfortunately does not seem easy to do this automatically
+def buildPaths = [
+    "$rootDir/out/production/resources", // IDEA
+    "$rootDir/bin", // Eclipse
+]
+
+// task to add mods.toml to all relevant folders
+task replaceResources {
+    // copy for gradle
+    copy {
+        outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
+        with modsTomlSpec
+        into processResources.destinationDir
+    }
+    // copy for IDEs
+    buildPaths.each { path ->
+        if (new File(path).exists()) {
+            copy {
+                outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
+                with modsTomlSpec
+                into path
+            }
+        }
     }
 }
 
+processResources {
+    exclude 'META-INF/mods.toml'
+    finalizedBy replaceResources
+}
+
 task sourcesJar(type: Jar) {
     from sourceSets.main.allJava
     classifier = 'sources'