diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/pacifistmc/forgix/plugin/MergeJarsTask.java b/src/main/java/io/github/pacifistmc/forgix/plugin/MergeJarsTask.java
index e77b812..523ec0d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/pacifistmc/forgix/plugin/MergeJarsTask.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/pacifistmc/forgix/plugin/MergeJarsTask.java
@@ -80,16 +80,7 @@ void mergeJars() throws IOException {
             if (forgeSettings.getJarLocation() != null) {
                 forgeJar = new File(forgeProject.getProjectDir(), forgeSettings.getJarLocation());
             } else {
-                int i = 0;
-                for (File file : new File(forgeProject.getBuildDir(), "libs").listFiles()) {
-                    if (file.isDirectory()) continue;
-                    if (io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.isZipFile(file)) {
-                        if (file.getName().length() < i || i == 0) {
-                            i = file.getName().length();
-                            forgeJar = file;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                forgeJar = io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.findLatestFile(new File(forgeProject.getBuildDir(), "libs"));
             }
         }
 
@@ -97,16 +88,7 @@ void mergeJars() throws IOException {
             if (neoforgeSettings.getJarLocation() != null) {
                 neoforgeJar = new File(neoforgeProject.getProjectDir(), neoforgeSettings.getJarLocation());
             } else {
-                int i = 0;
-                for (File file : new File(neoforgeProject.getBuildDir(), "libs").listFiles()) {
-                    if (file.isDirectory()) continue;
-                    if (io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.isZipFile(file)) {
-                        if (file.getName().length() < i || i == 0) {
-                            i = file.getName().length();
-                            neoforgeJar = file;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                neoforgeJar = io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.findLatestFile(new File(neoforgeProject.getBuildDir(), "libs"));
             }
         }
 
@@ -114,16 +96,7 @@ void mergeJars() throws IOException {
             if (fabricSettings.getJarLocation() != null) {
                 fabricJar = new File(fabricProject.getProjectDir(), fabricSettings.getJarLocation());
             } else {
-                int i = 0;
-                for (File file : new File(fabricProject.getBuildDir(), "libs").listFiles()) {
-                    if (file.isDirectory()) continue;
-                    if (io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.isZipFile(file)) {
-                        if (file.getName().length() < i || i == 0) {
-                            i = file.getName().length();
-                            fabricJar = file;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                fabricJar = io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.findLatestFile(new File(fabricProject.getBuildDir(), "libs"));
             }
         }
 
@@ -131,16 +104,7 @@ void mergeJars() throws IOException {
             if (quiltSettings.getJarLocation() != null) {
                 quiltJar = new File(quiltProject.getProjectDir(), quiltSettings.getJarLocation());
             } else {
-                int i = 0;
-                for (File file : new File(quiltProject.getBuildDir(), "libs").listFiles()) {
-                    if (file.isDirectory()) continue;
-                    if (io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.isZipFile(file)) {
-                        if (file.getName().length() < i || i == 0) {
-                            i = file.getName().length();
-                            quiltJar = file;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                quiltJar = io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.findLatestFile(new File(quiltProject.getBuildDir(), "libs"));
             }
         }
 
@@ -148,16 +112,7 @@ void mergeJars() throws IOException {
             if (entry.getValue().getJarLocation() != null) {
                 customJars.put(entry.getValue(), new File(entry.getKey().getProjectDir(), entry.getValue().getJarLocation()));
             } else {
-                int i = 0;
-                for (File file : new File(entry.getKey().getBuildDir(), "libs").listFiles()) {
-                    if (file.isDirectory()) continue;
-                    if (io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.isZipFile(file)) {
-                        if (file.getName().length() < i || i == 0) {
-                            i = file.getName().length();
-                            customJars.put(entry.getValue(), file);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
+                customJars.put(entry.getValue(), io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils.FileUtils.findLatestFile(new File(entry.getKey().getBuildDir(), "libs")));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/github/pacifistmc/forgix/utils/FileUtils.java b/src/main/java/io/github/pacifistmc/forgix/utils/FileUtils.java
index f53969a..65f8470 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/github/pacifistmc/forgix/utils/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/github/pacifistmc/forgix/utils/FileUtils.java
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package io.github.pacifistmc.forgix.utils;
 
 import org.apache.commons.io.FilenameUtils;
+import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
 
 import java.io.*;
 import java.nio.charset.Charset;
@@ -229,6 +230,45 @@ private static boolean isBinary(File file) {
         }
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Try to find the latest file with the shortest name in a directory
+     * @param directory The directory to find the file in
+     * @return The newest file or null if no files were found
+     */
+    @Nullable
+    public static File findLatestFile(File directory) {
+        File latestFile = null;
+        long lastModifiedTime = Long.MIN_VALUE;
+        int i = 0;
+        List<File> processedFiles = new ArrayList<>();
+
+        File[] files = directory.listFiles();
+        if (files == null)
+            return null;
+
+        for (File f : files) {
+            if (f.isDirectory() || !isZipFile(f))
+                continue;
+
+            if (f.getName().contains("-shadow") || f.getName().contains("-sources") || f.getName().contains("-dev"))
+                continue;
+
+            if (f.lastModified() > lastModifiedTime) {
+                lastModifiedTime = f.lastModified();
+                processedFiles.add(f);
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (File f : processedFiles) {
+            if (f.getName().length() < i || i == 0) {
+                latestFile = f;
+                i = f.getName().length();
+            }
+        }
+
+        return latestFile;
+    }
+
     /**
      * This method returns true if the character is a magic character that's used in binary files
      * @return If it's a magic character