diff --git a/.github/workflows/native-binary-build-launcher.yml b/.github/workflows/native-binary-build-launcher.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2b4ea7b96eb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/native-binary-build-launcher.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,210 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+# http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+
+# ----------------------
+#
+#  This workflow builds the native Windows launchers for the IDE and platform.
+#
+#  The result of the build are files 'launcher-external-sources.zip'
+#  and 'launcher-external-binaries.zip' which can be downloaded from
+#  the GitHub Actions UI and prepared for release to be used by the Ant build
+#  scripts for the NetBeans distribution.
+#
+# ----------------------
+
+
+name: NetBeans Native Launcher
+
+
+on:
+  push:
+    # Triggers the workflow on push or pull request events but only for
+    # relevant paths
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/native-binary-build-launcher.y*
+      - platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/**
+      - harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/**
+      - nb/ide.launcher/windows/**
+
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - .github/workflows/native-binary-build-launcher.y*
+      - platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/**
+      - harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/**
+      - nb/ide.launcher/windows/**
+
+  # Allows you to run this workflow manually from the Actions tab in GitHub UI
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# cancel other PR workflow run in the same head-base group if it exists (e.g. during PR syncs)
+# if this is not a PR run (no github.head_ref and github.base_ref defined), use an UID as group
+concurrency:
+  group: launcher-${{ github.head_ref || github.run_id }}-${{ github.base_ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
+
+jobs:
+
+  source:
+
+    name: Package Sources
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+          submodules: false
+          show-progress: false
+
+      - name: Generate source bundle
+        run: |
+          SOURCES="nbbuild/build/native/launcher/sources"
+          mkdir -p ${SOURCES}/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/
+          cp -r platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/ ${SOURCES}/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/
+          mkdir -p ${SOURCES}/harness/apisupport.harness/
+          cp -r harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/ ${SOURCES}/harness/apisupport.harness/
+          mkdir -p ${SOURCES}/nb/ide.launcher/
+          cp -r nb/ide.launcher/windows/ ${SOURCES}/nb/ide.launcher/
+          cp LICENSE ${SOURCES}/LICENSE
+          cp NOTICE ${SOURCES}/NOTICE
+          ls -l -R ${SOURCES}
+
+      - name: Upload native sources
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: launcher-external-sources
+          path: nbbuild/build/native/launcher/sources/
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+
+  build-linux:
+
+    name: Build with MinGW
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: source
+
+    steps:
+
+      - name: Install MinGW
+        run: sudo apt install mingw-w64 mingw-w64-tools
+
+      - name: Download sources
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: launcher-external-sources
+
+      - name: Build bootstrap binaries
+        run: |
+          echo "Building bootstrap binaries"
+          rm -rf ./build/
+          make -f Makefile.mingw
+          ls -l -R ./build/
+          echo "done"
+        working-directory: platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/
+
+      - name: Upload bootstrap artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: launcher-bootstrap-bin
+          path: platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/build/
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Build harness binaries
+        run: |
+          echo "Building harness binaries"
+          rm -rf ./build/
+          make -f Makefile.mingw
+          ls -l -R ./build/
+          echo "done"
+        working-directory: harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src
+
+      - name: Upload harness artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: launcher-harness-bin
+          path: harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/build/
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+      - name: Build IDE binaries
+        run: |
+          echo "Building IDE binaries"
+          rm -rf ./build/
+          make -f Makefile.mingw
+          ls -l -R ./build/
+          echo "done"
+        working-directory: nb/ide.launcher/windows
+
+      - name: Upload IDE artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+        with:
+          name: launcher-ide-bin
+          path: nb/ide.launcher/windows/build/
+          if-no-files-found: error
+
+  build-zip-with-build-artifacts:
+
+    name: Package Binaries
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    # Only run when the platform specific builds are finished
+    needs: [build-linux]
+
+    steps:
+
+    - name: Create dir structure
+      run: mkdir -p myfiles/
+
+    - name: Download artifacts from predecessor jobs
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        path: myfiles/
+
+    - name: Tidy up and display artifacts
+      run: |
+        cp myfiles/launcher-external-sources/LICENSE myfiles/LICENSE
+        cp myfiles/launcher-external-sources/NOTICE myfiles/NOTICE
+        cp myfiles/*bin/*.exe myfiles/
+        cp myfiles/*bin/*.dll myfiles/
+        rm -rf myfiles/*-sources/
+        rm -rf myfiles/*-bin/
+        ls -l -R
+
+    - name: Create BUILDINFO
+      run: |
+         BUILDINFO="myfiles/BUILDINFO.txt"
+         touch "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo "Apache NetBeans"                                                >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo ""                                                               >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo "Binaries in this ZIP are..."                                    >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo "Build by GitHub Actions Workflow: ${GITHUB_WORKFLOW}"           >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo ""                                                               >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo "Build from:"                                                    >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo "   Git repo       : ${GITHUB_SERVER_URL}/${GITHUB_REPOSITORY}"  >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo "   Git commit SHA : ${GITHUB_SHA}"                              >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo "   Git ref        : ${GITHUB_REF}"                              >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo ""                                                               >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo "Build time UTC : $(date --rfc-3339=seconds --utc)"              >> "$BUILDINFO"
+         echo ""                                                               >> "$BUILDINFO"
+
+    - name: Upload bundle
+      uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
+      with:
+        name: launcher-external-binaries
+        path: myfiles/
+        if-no-files-found: error
diff --git a/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/Makefile.mingw b/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/Makefile.mingw
index 866b30dd1e54..0a4dfb6421af 100644
--- a/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/Makefile.mingw
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-TMPFLD = ../../../../target/tmp/
-OFLD = ../../../../target/harness/
+TMPFLD = ./build/
+OFLD = ./build/
 
 all: prepfolder app64.exe app.exe
 
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ clean:
 app64.res: app.rc app.exe.manifest
 	x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres -o$(TMPFLD)app64.res -Ocoff -DMANIFEST_FILE=app.exe.manifest app.rc
 
-app64.exe: app.cpp applauncher.cpp app64.res ../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.cpp
-	x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -s -DNBEXEC_DLL='"/lib/nbexec64.dll"' -DARCHITECTURE=64 -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--no-seh app.cpp -mwindows applauncher.cpp $(TMPFLD)app64.res ../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.cpp ../ide/nblauncher.cpp -I ../bootstrap/ -o$(OFLD)app64.exe -static -lstdc++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
+app64.exe: app.cpp applauncher.cpp app64.res ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.cpp
+	x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -s -DNBEXEC_DLL='"/lib/nbexec64.dll"' -DARCHITECTURE=64 -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--no-seh app.cpp -mwindows applauncher.cpp $(TMPFLD)app64.res ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.cpp ../../../nb/ide.launcher/windows/nblauncher.cpp -I ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/ -o$(OFLD)app64.exe -static -lstdc++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
 
 app.res: app.rc app.exe.manifest
 	i686-w64-mingw32-windres -o$(TMPFLD)app.res -Ocoff -DMANIFEST_FILE=app.exe.manifest app.rc
 
-app.exe: app.cpp applauncher.cpp app.res ../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.cpp
-	i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -s -DNBEXEC_DLL='"/lib/nbexec.dll"' -DARCHITECTURE=32 -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--no-seh -mwindows app.cpp applauncher.cpp $(TMPFLD)app.res ../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.cpp ../ide/nblauncher.cpp -I ../bootstrap/ -o$(OFLD)app.exe -static -lstdc++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
+app.exe: app.cpp applauncher.cpp app.res ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.cpp
+	i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -s -DNBEXEC_DLL='"/lib/nbexec.dll"' -DARCHITECTURE=32 -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--no-seh -mwindows app.cpp applauncher.cpp $(TMPFLD)app.res ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.cpp ../../../nb/ide.launcher/windows/nblauncher.cpp -I ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/ -o$(OFLD)app.exe -static -lstdc++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
 
diff --git a/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/app.exe.manifest b/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/app.exe.manifest
index c1843b229a94..789c48dce89d 100644
--- a/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/app.exe.manifest
+++ b/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/app.exe.manifest
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 -->
 <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
-<assemblyIdentity version="9.0.0.0"
+<assemblyIdentity version="101.1.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="x86"
    name="app.exe"
    type="win32"/>
diff --git a/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/applauncher.cpp b/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/applauncher.cpp
index 1fa9d4ee8165..f8163168ce66 100644
--- a/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/applauncher.cpp
+++ b/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/applauncher.cpp
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
  */
 
 #include "applauncher.h"
-#include "../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.h"
-#include "../bootstrap/argnames.h"
+#include "../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.h"
+#include "../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/argnames.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/applauncher.h b/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/applauncher.h
index b6002fd95b7b..0801c8a316c1 100644
--- a/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/applauncher.h
+++ b/harness/apisupport.harness/windows-launcher-src/applauncher.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <windows.h>
 
 #include "shlobj.h"
-#include "../ide/nblauncher.h"
+#include "../../../nb/ide.launcher/windows/nblauncher.h"
 
 class AppLauncher : public NbLauncher {
 
diff --git a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/Makefile.mingw b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/Makefile.mingw
index 6db2f87fc281..9f5db6340940 100644
--- a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/Makefile.mingw
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-TMPFLD = ../../../../target/tmp/
-OFLD = ../../../../target/ide/
+TMPFLD = ./build/
+OFLD = ./build/
 
 all: prepfolder netbeans64.exe netbeans.exe
 
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ clean:
 netbeans64.res: netbeans.rc netbeans64.exe.manifest
 	x86_64-w64-mingw32-windres -o$(TMPFLD)netbeans64.res -Ocoff -DMANIFEST_FILE=netbeans64.exe.manifest netbeans.rc
 
-netbeans64.exe: netbeans.cpp  nblauncher.cpp netbeans64.res ../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.cpp
-	x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -s -DNBEXEC_DLL='"/lib/nbexec64.dll"' -DARCHITECTURE=64 -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--no-seh -mwindows netbeans.cpp nblauncher.cpp $(TMPFLD)netbeans64.res ../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.cpp -I ../bootstrap/ -o$(OFLD)netbeans64.exe -static -lstdc++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
+netbeans64.exe: netbeans.cpp  nblauncher.cpp netbeans64.res ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.cpp
+	x86_64-w64-mingw32-gcc -s -DNBEXEC_DLL='"/lib/nbexec64.dll"' -DARCHITECTURE=64 -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--no-seh -mwindows netbeans.cpp nblauncher.cpp $(TMPFLD)netbeans64.res ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.cpp -I ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/ -o$(OFLD)netbeans64.exe -static -lstdc++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
 
 netbeans.res: netbeans.rc netbeans.exe.manifest
 	i686-w64-mingw32-windres -o$(TMPFLD)netbeans.res -Ocoff  -DMANIFEST_FILE=netbeans.exe.manifest netbeans.rc
 
-netbeans.exe: netbeans.cpp  nblauncher.cpp netbeans.res ../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.cpp
-	i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -s -DNBEXEC_DLL='"/lib/nbexec.dll"' -DARCHITECTURE=32 -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--no-seh -mwindows netbeans.cpp nblauncher.cpp $(TMPFLD)netbeans.res ../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.cpp -I ../bootstrap/ -o$(OFLD)netbeans.exe -static -lstdc++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
+netbeans.exe: netbeans.cpp  nblauncher.cpp netbeans.res ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.cpp
+	i686-w64-mingw32-gcc -s -DNBEXEC_DLL='"/lib/nbexec.dll"' -DARCHITECTURE=32 -Wl,--nxcompat -Wl,--dynamicbase -Wl,--no-seh -mwindows netbeans.cpp nblauncher.cpp $(TMPFLD)netbeans.res ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.cpp -I ../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/ -o$(OFLD)netbeans.exe -static -lstdc++ -static-libstdc++ -static-libgcc
diff --git a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/nblauncher.cpp b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/nblauncher.cpp
index 393e2cd81a27..743b078507db 100644
--- a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/nblauncher.cpp
+++ b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/nblauncher.cpp
@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@
 #include <shlobj.h>
 #include <winnls.h>
 #include "nblauncher.h"
-#include "../bootstrap/utilsfuncs.h"
-#include "../bootstrap/argnames.h"
-#include "../bootstrap/nbexecloader.h"
+#include "../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/utilsfuncs.h"
+#include "../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/argnames.h"
+#include "../../../platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/nbexecloader.h"
 
 using namespace std;
 
diff --git a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/netbeans.exe.manifest b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/netbeans.exe.manifest
index 2dda7fb5081b..62225b2083d1 100644
--- a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/netbeans.exe.manifest
+++ b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/netbeans.exe.manifest
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 -->
 <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
-<assemblyIdentity version="9.0.0.0"
+<assemblyIdentity version="101.1.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="x86"
    name="netbeans.exe"
    type="win32"/>
diff --git a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/netbeans64.exe.manifest b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/netbeans64.exe.manifest
index b1d9a5f31d98..16ce76e4c917 100644
--- a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/netbeans64.exe.manifest
+++ b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/netbeans64.exe.manifest
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
 <!-- Use processorArchitecture="x86", which is the value used by the 64-bit
      javaw.exe on Java 10.0.2 and Java 11ea. -->
-<assemblyIdentity version="9.0.0.0"
+<assemblyIdentity version="101.1.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="x86"
    name="netbeans64.exe"
    type="win32"/>
diff --git a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/version.h b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/version.h
index b1667b9caf7c..ad20a7537198 100644
--- a/nb/ide.launcher/windows/version.h
+++ b/nb/ide.launcher/windows/version.h
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
  */
 
 #define COMPANY ""
-#define COMPONENT "NetBeans IDE"
-#define VER "12.5.0.0"
-#define FVER 12,5,0,0
-#define BUILD_ID "28062021"
+#define COMPONENT "Apache NetBeans IDE Launcher"
+#define VER "101.1.0.0"
+#define FVER 101,1,0,0
+#define BUILD_ID "101100"
 #define INTERNAL_NAME "netbeans"
 #define COPYRIGHT "Based on Apache NetBeans from the Apache Software Foundation and is licensed under Apache License Version 2.0"
-#define NAME "NetBeans IDE 12.5"
+#define NAME "Apache NetBeans IDE Launcher"
 
diff --git a/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/Makefile.mingw b/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/Makefile.mingw
index 0fd8e394f75c..feaaec349ac1 100644
--- a/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/Makefile.mingw
+++ b/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/Makefile.mingw
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
 
-TMPFLD = ../../../../target/tmp/
-OFLD = ../../../../target/bootstrap/
+TMPFLD = ./build/
+OFLD = ./build/
 
 all: prepfolder nbexec64.dll nbexec64.exe nbexec.dll nbexec.exe
 
diff --git a/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/nbexec.exe.manifest b/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/nbexec.exe.manifest
index 580bb41e424e..5f5d7e229bfc 100644
--- a/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/nbexec.exe.manifest
+++ b/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/nbexec.exe.manifest
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 -->
 <assembly xmlns="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:asm.v1" manifestVersion="1.0">
-<assemblyIdentity version="9.0.0.0"
+<assemblyIdentity version="101.1.0.0"
    processorArchitecture="X86"
    name="nbexec.exe"
    type="win32"/>
diff --git a/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/version.h b/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/version.h
index 26b4461403ba..1639c7836c80 100644
--- a/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/version.h
+++ b/platform/o.n.bootstrap/launcher/windows/version.h
@@ -18,11 +18,11 @@
  */
 
 #define COMPANY ""
-#define COMPONENT "NetBeans Platform Launcher"
-#define VER "12.5.0.0"
-#define FVER 12,5,0,0
-#define BUILD_ID "28062021"
+#define COMPONENT "Apache NetBeans Platform Launcher"
+#define VER "101.1.0.0"
+#define FVER 101,1,0,0
+#define BUILD_ID "101100"
 #define INTERNAL_NAME "nbexec"
 #define COPYRIGHT "Based on Apache NetBeans from the Apache Software Foundation and is licensed under Apache License Version 2.0"
-#define NAME "NetBeans Platform Launcher"
+#define NAME "Apache NetBeans Platform Launcher"