diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index bb86d0101ae..ed969749bce 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -74,23 +74,23 @@ task libDist(dependsOn: subprojects.build, description: 'Builds and copies the e
         subprojects.each {project ->
             if(!project.hasProperty('mainClassName')){
                 project.tasks.withType(Jar).each {archiveTask ->
-                    if(archiveTask.classifier == "sources"){
+                    if(archiveTask.archiveClassifier == "sources"){
                         copy {
                             from archiveTask.archivePath
                                 into sourceFolder
-                                rename {project.name + '-' + archiveTask.classifier +'.'+ archiveTask.extension}
+                                rename {project.name + '-' + archiveTask.archiveClassifier +'.'+ archiveTask.archiveExtension}
                         }
-                    } else if(archiveTask.classifier == "javadoc"){
+                    } else if(archiveTask.archiveClassifier == "javadoc"){
                         copy {
                             from archiveTask.archivePath
                                 into javadocFolder
-                                rename {project.name + '-' + archiveTask.classifier +'.'+ archiveTask.extension}
+                                rename {project.name + '-' + archiveTask.archiveClassifier +'.'+ archiveTask.archiveExtension}
                         }
                     } else{
                         copy {
                             from archiveTask.archivePath
                                 into libFolder
-                                rename {project.name + '.' + archiveTask.extension}
+                                rename {project.name + '.' + archiveTask.archiveExtension}
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/common.gradle b/common.gradle
index a8aaa692304..90beb8427b5 100644
--- a/common.gradle
+++ b/common.gradle
@@ -85,12 +85,12 @@ test {
 }
 
 task sourcesJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: classes, description: 'Creates a jar from the source files.') {
-    classifier = 'sources'
+    archiveClassifier = 'sources'
     from sourceSets*.allSource
 }
 
 task javadocJar(type: Jar, dependsOn: javadoc, description: 'Creates a jar from the javadoc files.') {
-    classifier = 'javadoc'
+    archiveClassifier = 'javadoc'
     from javadoc.destinationDir
 }
 
@@ -218,8 +218,8 @@ checkstyleTest {
 
 tasks.withType(Checkstyle) {
     reports {
-        xml.enabled false
-        html.enabled true
+        xml.required.set(false)
+        html.required.set(true)
     }
     include("**/com/jme3/renderer/**/*.java")
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index c7d437bbb47..2617362fd0b 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-7.6.4-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.8-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/jme3-android-native/bufferallocator.gradle b/jme3-android-native/bufferallocator.gradle
index f03027e2753..d10335a7f2e 100644
--- a/jme3-android-native/bufferallocator.gradle
+++ b/jme3-android-native/bufferallocator.gradle
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ task copyPreCompiledLibsBufferAllocator(type: Copy) {
     from file(bufferAllocatorPreCompiledLibsDir)
     into file(bufferAllocatorBuildLibsDir)
 }
+if (skipPrebuildLibraries != "true" && buildNativeProjects != "true") {
+    copyPreCompiledLibsBufferAllocator.dependsOn(rootProject.extractPrebuiltNatives)
+}
 
 // ndkExists is a boolean from the build.gradle in the root project
 // buildNativeProjects is a string set to "true"
diff --git a/jme3-android-native/decode.gradle b/jme3-android-native/decode.gradle
index 27dc02dd5b8..d6a3842f028 100644
--- a/jme3-android-native/decode.gradle
+++ b/jme3-android-native/decode.gradle
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ task copyPreCompiledLibs(type: Copy) {
     from sourceDir
     into outputDir
 }
+if (skipPrebuildLibraries != "true" && buildNativeProjects != "true") {
+    copyPreCompiledLibs.dependsOn(rootProject.extractPrebuiltNatives)
+}
 
 // ndkExists is a boolean from the build.gradle in the root project
 // buildNativeProjects is a string set to "true"
diff --git a/jme3-android-native/openalsoft.gradle b/jme3-android-native/openalsoft.gradle
index 8c224ec4575..3cff49b0737 100644
--- a/jme3-android-native/openalsoft.gradle
+++ b/jme3-android-native/openalsoft.gradle
@@ -111,6 +111,9 @@ task copyPreCompiledOpenAlSoftLibs(type: Copy) {
     from sourceDir
     into outputDir
 }
+if (skipPrebuildLibraries != "true" && buildNativeProjects != "true") {
+    copyPreCompiledOpenAlSoftLibs.dependsOn(rootProject.extractPrebuiltNatives)
+}
 
 // ndkExists is a boolean from the build.gradle in the root project
 // buildNativeProjects is a string set to "true"