diff --git a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
index 57e08a1107..c3b1e70b9c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nightly-build.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,10 @@ jobs:
           current_version="${maven_config/#*-Drevision=}"
           current_version="${current_version/ */}"
           current_version="${current_version/-SNAPSHOT/-$(date +%m_%d_%H)-SNAPSHOT}"
-          cd cli
-          mvn -B -ntp -Pnative -DskipTests=true -Drevision=${current_version} package
+          cd gui-launcher
+          mvn -B -ntp -DskipTests clean install
+          cd ../cli
+          mvn -B -ntp -Passembly,native -DskipTests=true -Drevision=${current_version} package
       - name: Upload native image
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 45a21ca719..dab05340d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,8 +30,10 @@ jobs:
           current_version="${maven_config/#*-Drevision=}"
           current_version="${current_version/ */}"
           next_version="${current_version/-SNAPSHOT/}"
-          cd cli
-          mvn -B -ntp -Drevision=${next_version} -Pnative -DskipTests=true package
+          cd gui-launcher
+          mvn -B -ntp -DskipTests clean install
+          cd ../cli
+          mvn -B -ntp -Drevision=${next_version} -Passembly,native -DskipTests=true package
       - name: Upload native image
         uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
         with:
diff --git a/cli/pom.xml b/cli/pom.xml
index c295efab8f..c256a75706 100644
--- a/cli/pom.xml
+++ b/cli/pom.xml
@@ -203,6 +203,30 @@
       <id>assembly</id>
       <build>
         <plugins>
+          <!-- step required for copying the required pom.xml into the release in order to be able to launch the gui. See Gui.java -->
+          <plugin>
+            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+            <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
+            <executions>
+              <execution>
+                <id>copy-gui-pom</id>
+                <phase>prepare-package</phase>
+                <goals>
+                  <goal>run</goal>
+                </goals>
+                <configuration>
+                  <target>
+                    <mkdir dir="${project.basedir}/target/package/${gui.relative_pom_path}"/>
+
+                    <copy
+                      file="${project.basedir}/../gui-launcher/.flattened-pom.xml"
+                      tofile="${project.basedir}/target/package/${gui.relative_pom_path}/pom.xml"
+                      failonerror="true"/>
+                  </target>
+                </configuration>
+              </execution>
+            </executions>
+          </plugin>
           <!-- Assembly Plugin -->
           <plugin>
             <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/IdeasyCommandlet.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/IdeasyCommandlet.java
index 2405ad193b..536c3c47aa 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/IdeasyCommandlet.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/IdeasyCommandlet.java
@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ public void installIdeasy(Path cwd) {
       success &= addInstallationArtifact(cwd, "bin", true, installationArtifacts);
       success &= addInstallationArtifact(cwd, "functions", true, installationArtifacts);
       success &= addInstallationArtifact(cwd, "internal", true, installationArtifacts);
+      success &= addInstallationArtifact(cwd, "gui", true, installationArtifacts);
       success &= addInstallationArtifact(cwd, "system", true, installationArtifacts);
       success &= addInstallationArtifact(cwd, "IDEasy.pdf", true, installationArtifacts);
       success &= addInstallationArtifact(cwd, "setup", true, installationArtifacts);
diff --git a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/gui/Gui.java b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/gui/Gui.java
index af207ed6d0..837578e7f7 100644
--- a/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/gui/Gui.java
+++ b/cli/src/main/java/com/devonfw/tools/ide/tool/gui/Gui.java
@@ -12,12 +12,8 @@
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.process.ProcessContext;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.process.ProcessContextImpl;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.process.ProcessMode;
-import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolEdition;
-import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolEditionAndVersion;
-import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.ToolInstallRequest;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.java.Java;
 import com.devonfw.tools.ide.tool.mvn.Mvn;
-import com.devonfw.tools.ide.version.VersionRange;
 
 /**
  * {@link Commandlet} to launch the IDEasy GUI.
@@ -46,22 +42,13 @@ protected void doRun() {
 
     ProcessContext processContext = new ProcessContextImpl(this.context);
 
-    ToolInstallRequest toolInstallRequest = new ToolInstallRequest(false);
-    toolInstallRequest.setProcessContext(processContext);
-    toolInstallRequest.setRequested(
-        new ToolEditionAndVersion(
-            new ToolEdition("java", "java"),
-            VersionRange.of("[25,)")
-        )
-    );
-
     Java java = this.context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(Java.class);
-    java.install(toolInstallRequest);
+    Mvn mvn = this.context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(Mvn.class);
+    java.install(false);
+    mvn.install(false);
 
     LOG.debug("Starting GUI via commandlet");
 
-    Mvn mvn = context.getCommandletManager().getCommandlet(Mvn.class);
-
     Path pomPath = context.getIdeInstallationPath().resolve("gui/pom.xml");
     if (!Files.exists(pomPath)) {
       LOG.error("Fatal error: The pom.xml file required for launching the IDEasy GUI could not be found in expected location: {}", pomPath);
diff --git a/gui-launcher/pom.xml b/gui-launcher/pom.xml
index 6979124d8d..a2ee96a325 100644
--- a/gui-launcher/pom.xml
+++ b/gui-launcher/pom.xml
@@ -22,36 +22,4 @@
     </dependency>
   </dependencies>
 
-  <profiles>
-    <profile>
-      <id>assembly</id>
-      <build>
-        <plugins>
-          <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>maven-antrun-plugin</artifactId>
-            <executions>
-              <execution>
-                <id>copy-gui-pom</id>
-                <phase>prepare-package</phase>
-                <goals>
-                  <goal>run</goal>
-                </goals>
-                <configuration>
-                  <target>
-                    <mkdir dir="${project.basedir}/../cli/target/package/${gui.relative_pom_path}"/>
-
-                    <copy
-                      file="${project.basedir}/.flattened-pom.xml"
-                      tofile="${project.basedir}/../cli/target/package/${gui.relative_pom_path}/pom.xml"
-                      failonerror="true"/>
-                  </target>
-                </configuration>
-              </execution>
-            </executions>
-          </plugin>
-        </plugins>
-      </build>
-    </profile>
-  </profiles>
 </project>