diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 4e9958b8..ae066697 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 env:
-  BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
   GGML_NLOOP: 3
   GGML_N_THREADS: 1
   LLAMA_LOG_COLORS: 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 38c8ea43..5f54909d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,6 @@ concurrency:
   group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.head_ref && github.ref || github.run_id }}
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
-# Fine-grant permission
-# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#modifying-the-permissions-for-the-github_token
-permissions:
-  contents: write # for creating release
-
 env:
   BRANCH_NAME: ${{ github.head_ref || github.ref_name }}
   CMAKE_ARGS: "-DLLAMA_BUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_TESTS=OFF -DLLAMA_BUILD_TOOLS=ON -DLLAMA_BUILD_SERVER=ON -DGGML_RPC=ON"
@@ -416,28 +411,27 @@ jobs:
           CURL_PATH: ${{ steps.get_libcurl.outputs.curl_path }}
         run: |
           cp $env:CURL_PATH\bin\libcurl-x64.dll .\build\bin\Release\libcurl-x64.dll
-          7z a llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-${{ matrix.build }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip .\build\bin\Release\*
+          7z a llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-cuda${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip .\build\bin\Release\*
 
       - name: Upload artifacts
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-${{ matrix.build }}-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
-          name: llama-bin-win-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
+          path: llama-${{ steps.tag.outputs.name }}-bin-win-cuda${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
+          name: llama-bin-win-cuda${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
 
       - name: Copy and pack Cuda runtime
-        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' }}
         run: |
           echo "Cuda install location: ${{ env.CUDA_PATH }}"
           $dst='.\build\bin\cudart\'
           robocopy "${{env.CUDA_PATH}}\bin" $dst cudart64_*.dll cublas64_*.dll cublasLt64_*.dll
           robocopy "${{env.CUDA_PATH}}\lib" $dst cudart64_*.dll cublas64_*.dll cublasLt64_*.dll
-          7z a cudart-llama-bin-win-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip $dst\*
+          7z a cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip $dst\*
 
       - name: Upload Cuda runtime
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
-          path: cudart-llama-bin-win-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
-          name: cudart-llama-bin-win-cu${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
+          path: cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
+          name: cudart-llama-bin-win-cuda${{ matrix.cuda }}-x64.zip
 
   windows-sycl:
     runs-on: windows-latest
@@ -646,6 +640,11 @@ jobs:
   release:
     if: ${{ ( github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' ) || github.event.inputs.create_release == 'true' }}
 
+    # Fine-grant permission
+    # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/security-for-github-actions/security-guides/automatic-token-authentication#modifying-the-permissions-for-the-github_token
+    permissions:
+        contents: write # for creating release
+
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     needs:
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 3f7e43b6..ac3e9090 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -252,20 +252,3 @@ configure_file(cmake/llama.pc.in
 
 install(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/llama.pc"
         DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR}/pkgconfig)
-
-#
-# copy the license files
-#
-
-# Check if running in GitHub Actions
-if(DEFINED ENV{GITHUB_ACTIONS} AND "$ENV{GITHUB_ACTIONS}" STREQUAL "true")
-    message(STATUS "Running inside GitHub Actions - copying license files")
-
-    # Copy all files from licenses/ to build/bin/
-    file(GLOB LICENSE_FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/licenses/*")
-    foreach(LICENSE_FILE ${LICENSE_FILES})
-        get_filename_component(FILENAME ${LICENSE_FILE} NAME)
-        configure_file(${LICENSE_FILE} "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/bin/${FILENAME}" COPYONLY)
-    endforeach()
-endif()
-
diff --git a/common/CMakeLists.txt b/common/CMakeLists.txt
index f15e12a9..ccadb5d1 100644
--- a/common/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/common/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -144,3 +144,27 @@ endif ()
 target_include_directories(${TARGET} PUBLIC .)
 target_compile_features   (${TARGET} PUBLIC cxx_std_17)
 target_link_libraries     (${TARGET} PRIVATE ${LLAMA_COMMON_EXTRA_LIBS} PUBLIC llama Threads::Threads)
+
+
+#
+# copy the license files
+#
+
+# Check if running in GitHub Actions
+if (DEFINED ENV{GITHUB_ACTIONS} AND "$ENV{GITHUB_ACTIONS}" STREQUAL "true")
+    message(STATUS "Running inside GitHub Actions - copying license files")
+
+    # Copy all files from licenses/ to build/bin/
+    file(GLOB LICENSE_FILES "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/licenses/*")
+    foreach(LICENSE_FILE ${LICENSE_FILES})
+        get_filename_component(FILENAME ${LICENSE_FILE} NAME)
+        add_custom_command(
+            POST_BUILD
+            TARGET ${TARGET}
+            COMMAND ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E copy_if_different
+                "${LICENSE_FILE}"
+                "$<TARGET_FILE_DIR:llama>/${FILENAME}"
+            COMMENT "Copying ${FILENAME} to ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}")
+        message(STATUS "Copying ${LICENSE_FILE} to ${CMAKE_RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY}/${FILENAME}")
+    endforeach()
+endif()