diff --git a/lom/src/main/kotlin/lom.gradle.kts b/lom/src/main/kotlin/lom.gradle.kts
index 306272f..6994323 100644
--- a/lom/src/main/kotlin/lom.gradle.kts
+++ b/lom/src/main/kotlin/lom.gradle.kts
@@ -169,17 +169,19 @@ tasks.remapJar {
 }
 
 // fill in mod version
-tasks.processResources {
-    val map = mapOf(
-        "version" to project.versionS,
-        "minecraft_version" to args.minecraftVersion.get(),
-        "loader_version" to args.loaderVersion.get(),
-        "${args.loaderKind.get().name.lowercase()}_version" to args.loaderVersion.get(),
-    )
-    filesMatching(listOf("fabric.mod.json", "META-INF/mods.toml")) {
-        expand(map)
+afterEvaluate {
+    tasks.processResources {
+        val map = mapOf(
+            "version" to project.versionS,
+            "minecraft_version" to args.minecraftVersion.get(),
+            "loader_version" to args.loaderVersion.get(),
+            "${args.loaderKind.get().name.lowercase()}_version" to args.loaderVersion.get(),
+        )
+        filesMatching(listOf("fabric.mod.json", "META-INF/mods.toml")) {
+            expand(map)
+        }
+        inputs.property("version", project.versionS)
     }
-    inputs.property("version", project.versionS)
 }
 
 // publish sources jar and remapped jar without JiJ'd deps