diff --git a/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java b/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java
index 536c4af99..86b00a5e7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/perlonjava/core/Configuration.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
      * Automatically populated by Gradle/Maven during build.
      * DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
      */
-    public static final String gitCommitId = "c065e5f5f";
+    public static final String gitCommitId = "8459cabfb";
 
     /**
      * Git commit date of the build (ISO format: YYYY-MM-DD).
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public final class Configuration {
      * Parsed by App::perlbrew and other tools via: perl -V | grep "Compiled at"
      * DO NOT EDIT MANUALLY - this value is replaced at build time.
      */
-    public static final String buildTimestamp = "Apr  9 2026 21:31:23";
+    public static final String buildTimestamp = "Apr  9 2026 22:21:34";
 
     // Prevent instantiation
     private Configuration() {
diff --git a/src/main/perl/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm b/src/main/perl/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
index cfdc8fbf0..56d888bc7 100644
--- a/src/main/perl/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
+++ b/src/main/perl/lib/ExtUtils/MakeMaker.pm
@@ -579,7 +579,9 @@ pm_to_blib:
 $install_cmds_str
 
 # Copy to blib/lib for test compatibility (make test uses PERL5LIB=./blib/lib)
+# Also create blib/arch so that "use blib" / "-Mblib" works (blib.pm requires both)
 pure_all:
+\t\@mkdir -p blib/arch
 $blib_cmds_str
 
 # Process PL_FILES