diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index a121478..6c630ff 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ tasks {
         props.forEach(inputs::property)
 
         filesMatching(if (isFabric) "fabric.mod.json" else "META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml") { expand(props) }
+        exclude(if (!isFabric) "fabric.mod.json" else "META-INF/neoforge.mods.toml")
     }
 
     register("releaseMod") {
diff --git a/changelog.md b/changelog.md
index 3a06342..352bbc3 100644
--- a/changelog.md
+++ b/changelog.md
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-- update to 1.21.2
-- only suggest yacl from now on
-- switch to kotlin-lang-forge
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+- fix mod metadata insertion
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diff --git a/gradle.properties b/gradle.properties
index 178fc94..bc5d4b1 100644
--- a/gradle.properties
+++ b/gradle.properties
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@ mod.id=autodrop
 mod.name=autodrop
 mod.description=Simply drops specific items after pickup
 mod.beta=0
-mod.major-version=2.0.3
+mod.major-version=2.0.4
 mod.mixins=autodrop.mixins.json
 mod.supported-loaders=fabric,quilt,neoforge
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