diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 4d3c4eba6..4818ed9cc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ ext {
     libcameraDriverVersion = "v2027.0.0-alpha-1"
     rknnVersion = "dev-v2026.0.1-3-g14c3ecb"
     tfliteVersion = "v2027.0.2-alpha-1"
-    year = "2027_alpha5"
+    wpilibYear = "2027_alpha5"
     mrcalVersion = "v2027.0.2";
 
     pubVersion = versionString
diff --git a/photon-lib/build.gradle b/photon-lib/build.gradle
index 0eb5f24e8..2e4a4e93e 100644
--- a/photon-lib/build.gradle
+++ b/photon-lib/build.gradle
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ task generateVendorJson() {
 
     def read = photonlibFileInput.text
             .replace('${photon_version}', pubVersion)
-            .replace('${year}', year)
+            .replace('${wpilib_year}', wpilibYear)
     photonlibFileOutput.text = read
 
     outputs.upToDateWhen { false }
diff --git a/photon-lib/src/generate/photonlib.json.in b/photon-lib/src/generate/photonlib.json.in
index 32d8c0532..1d72b4446 100644
--- a/photon-lib/src/generate/photonlib.json.in
+++ b/photon-lib/src/generate/photonlib.json.in
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "photonlib",
   "version": "${photon_version}",
   "uuid": "515fe07e-bfc6-11fa-b3de-0242ac130004",
-  "year": "${year}",
+  "wpilibYear": "${wpilib_year}",
   "mavenUrls": [
     "https://maven.photonvision.org/repository/internal",
     "https://maven.photonvision.org/repository/snapshots"