diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/about.properties b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/about.properties
index dbc5e28b3ea..fbbb1de36a3 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/about.properties
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/about.properties
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ###############################################################################
-# Copyright (c) 2014, 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+# Copyright (c) 2014, 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
 #
 # See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional
 # information regarding copyright ownership.
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ blurb=C/C++ Development Tooling Native Utilities\n\
 Version: {featureVersion}\n\
 Build id: {0}\n\
 \n\
-Copyright (c) 2014, 2024 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
+Copyright (c) 2014, 2025 Contributors to the Eclipse Foundation
 \n\
 See the NOTICE file(s) distributed with this work for additional\n\
 information regarding copyright ownership.\n\
diff --git a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/src/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/spawner/Spawner.java b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/src/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/spawner/Spawner.java
index 172a93aca0e..022c02e7f53 100644
--- a/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/src/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/spawner/Spawner.java
+++ b/core/org.eclipse.cdt.core.native/src/org/eclipse/cdt/utils/spawner/Spawner.java
@@ -423,6 +423,14 @@ public boolean isRunning() {
 		return (raise(pid, SIG_NOOP) == 0);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @since 6.3
+	 * @return the current pty instance for this spawner
+	 */
+	public PTY pty() {
+		return fPty;
+	}
+
 	private void exec(String[] cmdarray, String[] envp, String dirpath) throws IOException {
 		String command = cmdarray[0];
 		SecurityManager s = System.getSecurityManager();