diff --git a/__tests__/distributors/liberica-installer.test.ts b/__tests__/distributors/liberica-installer.test.ts
index 2ce57c2c4..2005f5343 100644
--- a/__tests__/distributors/liberica-installer.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/distributors/liberica-installer.test.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ import type {
 } from '../../src/distributions/liberica/models.js';
 import {HttpClient} from '@actions/http-client';
 import os from 'os';
-import path from 'path';
 
 import manifestData from '../data/liberica.json' with {type: 'json'};
 
@@ -254,68 +253,35 @@ describe('findPackageForDownload', () => {
     expect(result.version).toBe(expected);
   });
 
-  describe.each([
-    [17, 20],
-    [25, 4]
-  ])('patch releases for Java %s.0.%s', (featureVersion, updateVersion) => {
-    const mainVersion = `${featureVersion}.0.${updateVersion}`;
-
+  describe('compound build versions', () => {
     beforeEach(() => {
       distribution['getAvailableVersions'] = async () =>
-        ['+1', '+10', '.1+1', '.1+2', '.1+10', '.2+1', '.10+1'].map(suffix => ({
-          featureVersion,
+        ['1', '1.1', '1.2', '1.10'].map(build => ({
+          featureVersion: 25,
           interimVersion: 0,
-          updateVersion,
-          buildVersion: Number(suffix.split('+')[1]),
-          version: `${mainVersion}${suffix}`,
-          downloadUrl: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${mainVersion}${suffix}/bellsoft-jdk${mainVersion}${suffix}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz`
+          updateVersion: 4,
+          buildVersion: 1,
+          version: `25.0.4+${build}`,
+          downloadUrl: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/25.0.4+${build}/bellsoft-jdk25.0.4+${build}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz`
         }));
     });
 
     it.each([
-      [`${mainVersion}+1.1`, `${mainVersion}+1.1`, '.1+1'],
-      [`${mainVersion}+1.2`, `${mainVersion}+1.2`, '.1+2'],
-      [`${mainVersion}+1.10`, `${mainVersion}+1.10`, '.1+10'],
-      [`${mainVersion}+1`, `${mainVersion}+1`, '+1'],
-      [mainVersion, `${mainVersion}+10.1`, '.10+1'],
-      [`${featureVersion}`, `${mainVersion}+10.1`, '.10+1']
-    ])('version is %s -> %s', async (input, expected, suffix) => {
+      ['25.0.4+1.1', '25.0.4+1.1'],
+      ['25.0.4+1', '25.0.4+1'],
+      ['25.0.4', '25.0.4+1.10'],
+      ['25', '25.0.4+1.10']
+    ])('version is %s -> %s', async (input, expected) => {
       const result = await distribution['findPackageForDownload'](input);
       expect(result).toEqual({
         version: expected,
-        url: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${mainVersion}${suffix}/bellsoft-jdk${mainVersion}${suffix}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz`
+        url: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${expected}/bellsoft-jdk${expected}-macos-aarch64.tar.gz`
       });
     });
 
-    it('sorts builds within the same patch numerically', async () => {
-      const versions = await distribution['getAvailableVersions']();
-      distribution['getAvailableVersions'] = async () =>
-        versions.filter(item => item.version.startsWith(`${mainVersion}.1+`));
-
-      const result = await distribution['findPackageForDownload'](mainVersion);
-      expect(result.version).toBe(`${mainVersion}+1.10`);
-    });
-
-    it('selects the newest build for a four-component patch-only request', async () => {
-      const patchDistribution = new LibericaDistributions({
-        version: `${mainVersion}.1`,
-        architecture: 'x64',
-        packageType: 'jdk',
-        checkLatest: false
-      });
-      patchDistribution['getAvailableVersions'] =
-        distribution['getAvailableVersions'];
-
-      await expect(
-        patchDistribution['findPackageForDownload'](
-          patchDistribution['version']
-        )
-      ).resolves.toMatchObject({version: `${mainVersion}+1.10`});
-    });
-
     it('does not substitute a different compound build', async () => {
       await expect(
-        distribution['findPackageForDownload'](`${mainVersion}+1.3`)
+        distribution['findPackageForDownload']('25.0.4+1.3')
       ).rejects.toThrow(/No matching version found for SemVer/);
     });
   });
@@ -327,160 +293,6 @@ describe('findPackageForDownload', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('patch request resolution from the constructor', () => {
-  const releases: LibericaVersion[] = ['17.0.20+10', '17.0.20.1+1'].map(
-    version => ({
-      featureVersion: 17,
-      interimVersion: 0,
-      updateVersion: 20,
-      buildVersion: Number(version.split('+')[1]),
-      version,
-      downloadUrl: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${version}/jdk.tar.gz`
-    })
-  );
-  let cacheRoot: string;
-  let previousToolcache: string | undefined;
-
-  beforeEach(async () => {
-    previousToolcache = process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'];
-    cacheRoot = await fs.promises.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'liberica-'));
-    process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'] = cacheRoot;
-    for (const version of ['17.0.20-10', '17.0.20-1.1']) {
-      const javaPath = path.join(
-        cacheRoot,
-        'Java_Liberica_jdk',
-        version,
-        'x64'
-      );
-      await fs.promises.mkdir(javaPath, {recursive: true});
-      await fs.promises.writeFile(`${javaPath}.complete`, '');
-    }
-  });
-
-  afterEach(async () => {
-    if (previousToolcache === undefined) {
-      delete process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'];
-    } else {
-      process.env['RUNNER_TOOL_CACHE'] = previousToolcache;
-    }
-    await fs.promises.rm(cacheRoot, {recursive: true, force: true});
-  });
-
-  it.each([
-    ['17', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
-    ['17.0.20', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
-    ['17.0.20+10', '17.0.20+10', '17.0.20+10'],
-    ['17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
-    ['17.0.20.1', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
-    ['17.0.20.1+1', '17.0.20+1.1', '17.0.20.1+1'],
-    ['17.0.20.0', '17.0.20+10', '17.0.20+10']
-  ])(
-    'resolves %s consistently remotely and in cache',
-    async (input, expected, apiVersion) => {
-      const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
-        version: input,
-        architecture: 'x64',
-        packageType: 'jdk',
-        checkLatest: false
-      });
-      distribution['getAvailableVersions'] = async () => releases;
-
-      await expect(
-        distribution['findPackageForDownload'](distribution['version'])
-      ).resolves.toEqual({
-        version: expected,
-        url: `https://download.bell-sw.com/java/${apiVersion}/jdk.tar.gz`
-      });
-      expect(distribution['findInToolcache']()).toEqual({
-        version: expected,
-        path: path.join(
-          cacheRoot,
-          'Java_Liberica_jdk',
-          expected.replace('+', '-'),
-          'x64'
-        )
-      });
-    }
-  );
-
-  it.each(['17.0.20.2', '17.0.20+1.2'])(
-    'does not substitute a different patch or exact build for %s',
-    async version => {
-      const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
-        version,
-        architecture: 'x64',
-        packageType: 'jdk',
-        checkLatest: false
-      });
-      distribution['getAvailableVersions'] = async () => releases;
-
-      await expect(
-        distribution['findPackageForDownload'](distribution['version'])
-      ).rejects.toThrow(/No matching version found/);
-      expect(distribution['findInToolcache']()).toBeNull();
-    }
-  );
-
-  it('keeps patch-only and exact-build resolution cache identities distinct', () => {
-    const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
-      version: '17.0.20.1',
-      architecture: 'x64',
-      packageType: 'jdk',
-      checkLatest: false
-    });
-    expect(distribution['version']).toBe('17.0.20.1');
-  });
-
-  it('orders main versions, patches, and builds consistently in cache', async () => {
-    for (const version of ['17.0.20-1.2', '17.0.20-1.10', '17.0.21-1']) {
-      const javaPath = path.join(
-        cacheRoot,
-        'Java_Liberica_jdk',
-        version,
-        'x64'
-      );
-      await fs.promises.mkdir(javaPath, {recursive: true});
-      await fs.promises.writeFile(`${javaPath}.complete`, '');
-    }
-
-    for (const [version, expected] of [
-      ['17', '17.0.21+1'],
-      ['17.0.20', '17.0.20+1.10'],
-      ['17.0.20.1', '17.0.20+1.10']
-    ]) {
-      const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
-        version,
-        architecture: 'x64',
-        packageType: 'jdk',
-        checkLatest: false
-      });
-      expect(distribution['findInToolcache']()?.version).toBe(expected);
-    }
-  });
-
-  it('preserves early-access handling for patch-only requests', async () => {
-    const javaPath = path.join(
-      cacheRoot,
-      'Java_Liberica_jdk',
-      '17.0.20-ea.1.2',
-      'x64'
-    );
-    await fs.promises.mkdir(javaPath, {recursive: true});
-    await fs.promises.writeFile(`${javaPath}.complete`, '');
-    const distribution = new LibericaDistributions({
-      version: '17.0.20.1-ea',
-      architecture: 'x64',
-      packageType: 'jdk',
-      checkLatest: false
-    });
-    expect(distribution['stable']).toBe(false);
-    expect(distribution['findInToolcache']()).toEqual({
-      version: '17.0.20+1.2',
-      path: javaPath
-    });
-  });
-});
-
 describe('getPlatformOption', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     // The linux row below is glibc, so pin the Alpine probe rather than
@@ -557,36 +369,6 @@ describe('convertVersionToSemver', () => {
       },
       '11.0.0+13'
     ],
-    [
-      {
-        version: '17.0.20.1+1',
-        featureVersion: 17,
-        interimVersion: 0,
-        updateVersion: 20,
-        buildVersion: 1
-      },
-      '17.0.20+1.1'
-    ],
-    [
-      {
-        version: '25.0.4.1+1',
-        featureVersion: 25,
-        interimVersion: 0,
-        updateVersion: 4,
-        buildVersion: 1
-      },
-      '25.0.4+1.1'
-    ],
-    [
-      {
-        version: '17.0.20.1+2',
-        featureVersion: 17,
-        interimVersion: 0,
-        updateVersion: 20,
-        buildVersion: 2
-      },
-      '17.0.20+1.2'
-    ],
     [
       {
         version: '25.0.4+1.1',
diff --git a/dist/setup/242.index.js b/dist/setup/242.index.js
index ccbf91db4..1b0369a65 100644
--- a/dist/setup/242.index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/242.index.js
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ class JavaBase {
                         core/* info */.pq(`Java ${foundJava.version} was downloaded`);
                         if (javaRelease.floating) {
                             if (!semver_default().valid(foundJava.version) ||
-                                !this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, foundJava.version)) {
+                                !(0,util/* isVersionSatisfies */.y)(this.version, foundJava.version)) {
                                 throw new Error(`The downloaded ${this.distribution} artifact reported Java ${foundJava.version}, which does not satisfy '${this.version}'.`);
                             }
                             javaRelease = { ...javaRelease, version: foundJava.version };
@@ -501,7 +501,7 @@ class JavaBase {
             return javaRelease;
         }
         if (!semver_default().valid(restored.release.version) ||
-            !this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, restored.release.version)) {
+            !(0,util/* isVersionSatisfies */.y)(this.version, restored.release.version)) {
             core/* debug */.Yz(`Ignoring the cached concrete version '${restored.release.version}' for ${this.distribution} ${this.version}.`);
             return javaRelease;
         }
@@ -684,10 +684,10 @@ class JavaBase {
         })
             .filter(item => item.stable === this.stable);
         const satisfiedVersions = availableVersions
-            .filter(item => this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, item.version))
+            .filter(item => (0,util/* isVersionSatisfies */.y)(this.version, item.version))
             .filter(item => item.path)
             .sort((a, b) => {
-            return -this.compareVersions(a.version, b.version);
+            return -semver_default().compareBuild(a.version, b.version);
         });
         if (!satisfiedVersions || satisfiedVersions.length === 0) {
             return null;
@@ -697,12 +697,6 @@ class JavaBase {
             path: satisfiedVersions[0].path
         };
     }
-    isVersionSatisfied(range, version) {
-        return (0,util/* isVersionSatisfies */.y)(range, version);
-    }
-    compareVersions(a, b) {
-        return semver_default().compareBuild(a, b);
-    }
     normalizeVersion(version) {
         let stable = true;
         const latest = false;
diff --git a/dist/setup/63.index.js b/dist/setup/63.index.js
index 44eb30a17..3b8ac9758 100644
--- a/dist/setup/63.index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/63.index.js
@@ -52,46 +52,14 @@ class LibericaDistributions extends _base_installer_js__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_
             version: this.convertVersionToSemver(item)
         }));
         const satisfiedVersion = availableVersions
-            .filter(item => this.isVersionSatisfied(range, item.version))
-            .sort((a, b) => -this.compareVersions(a.version, b.version))[0];
+            .filter(item => (0,_util_js__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_2__/* .isVersionSatisfies */ .y)(range, item.version))
+            .sort((a, b) => -semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().compareBuild(a.version, b.version))[0];
         if (!satisfiedVersion) {
             const availableVersionStrings = availableVersions.map(item => item.version);
             throw this.createVersionNotFoundError(range, availableVersionStrings);
         }
         return satisfiedVersion;
     }
-    normalizeVersion(version) {
-        const normalized = super.normalizeVersion(version);
-        if (/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-ea)?$/.test(version)) {
-            // Keep patch-only requests distinct from exact SDKMAN build requests.
-            normalized.version = version.replace(/-ea$/, '');
-        }
-        return normalized;
-    }
-    isVersionSatisfied(range, version) {
-        const patchRequest = range.match(/^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)$/);
-        if (patchRequest) {
-            const candidate = semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().parse(version);
-            if (!candidate || !semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().eq(patchRequest[1], candidate)) {
-                return false;
-            }
-            const patch = candidate.build.length > 1 ? candidate.build[0] : '0';
-            return patch === patchRequest[2];
-        }
-        return super.isVersionSatisfied(range, version);
-    }
-    compareVersions(a, b) {
-        const mainComparison = semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().compare(a, b);
-        if (mainComparison !== 0) {
-            return mainComparison;
-        }
-        // SDKMAN encodes patch.build, but unpatched releases contain only build.
-        const patchAndBuild = (version) => {
-            const build = new (semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().SemVer)(version).build;
-            return (build.length > 1 ? build : ['0', ...build]).join('.');
-        };
-        return semver__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_1___default().compareBuild(`0.0.0+${patchAndBuild(a)}`, `0.0.0+${patchAndBuild(b)}`);
-    }
     async getAvailableVersions() {
         if (_actions_core__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_3__/* .isDebug */ ._o()) {
             console.time('Retrieving available versions for Liberica took'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
@@ -163,10 +131,6 @@ class LibericaDistributions extends _base_installer_js__WEBPACK_IMPORTED_MODULE_
         const { featureVersion, interimVersion, updateVersion } = version;
         const buildVersion = version.version.split('+')[1] || version.buildVersion;
         const mainVersion = [featureVersion, interimVersion, updateVersion].join('.');
-        const patchVersion = version.version.split('+')[0].split('.')[3];
-        if (patchVersion) {
-            return `${mainVersion}+${patchVersion}.${buildVersion}`;
-        }
         if (buildVersion != 0) {
             return `${mainVersion}+${buildVersion}`;
         }
diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage.md b/docs/advanced-usage.md
index 8e1a61507..dedca4ed4 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage.md
@@ -83,12 +83,6 @@ steps:
 
 ### Liberica
 
-Exact patch releases use SDKMAN's `X.Y.Z+P.B` notation, including in `.sdkmanrc`.
-For example, `java=17.0.20+1.1-librca` selects BellSoft's `17.0.20.1+1` release.
-Alternatively, `java-version: '17.0.20.1'` selects the newest build of patch 1,
-whereas `java-version: '17.0.20+1'` selects the exact unpatched build 1.
-Floating versions such as `17` prefer newer patches before comparing build numbers.
-
 ```yaml
 steps:
   - uses: actions/checkout@v7
diff --git a/src/distributions/base-installer.ts b/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
index 42f4b7de9..32c7455c1 100644
--- a/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
+++ b/src/distributions/base-installer.ts
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
             if (javaRelease.floating) {
               if (
                 !semver.valid(foundJava.version) ||
-                !this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, foundJava.version)
+                !isVersionSatisfies(this.version, foundJava.version)
               ) {
                 throw new Error(
                   `The downloaded ${this.distribution} artifact reported Java ${foundJava.version}, which does not satisfy '${this.version}'.`
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
     }
     if (
       !semver.valid(restored.release.version) ||
-      !this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, restored.release.version)
+      !isVersionSatisfies(this.version, restored.release.version)
     ) {
       core.debug(
         `Ignoring the cached concrete version '${restored.release.version}' for ${this.distribution} ${this.version}.`
@@ -622,10 +622,10 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
       .filter(item => item.stable === this.stable);
 
     const satisfiedVersions = availableVersions
-      .filter(item => this.isVersionSatisfied(this.version, item.version))
+      .filter(item => isVersionSatisfies(this.version, item.version))
       .filter(item => item.path)
       .sort((a, b) => {
-        return -this.compareVersions(a.version, b.version);
+        return -semver.compareBuild(a.version, b.version);
       });
     if (!satisfiedVersions || satisfiedVersions.length === 0) {
       return null;
@@ -637,14 +637,6 @@ export abstract class JavaBase {
     };
   }
 
-  protected isVersionSatisfied(range: string, version: string): boolean {
-    return isVersionSatisfies(range, version);
-  }
-
-  protected compareVersions(a: string, b: string): number {
-    return semver.compareBuild(a, b);
-  }
-
   protected normalizeVersion(version: string) {
     let stable = true;
     const latest = false;
diff --git a/src/distributions/liberica/installer.ts b/src/distributions/liberica/installer.ts
index 41737cea3..b4320d66a 100644
--- a/src/distributions/liberica/installer.ts
+++ b/src/distributions/liberica/installer.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   cacheJdkDir,
   extractJdkFile,
   getDownloadArchiveExtension,
+  isVersionSatisfies,
   renameWinArchive
 } from '../../util.js';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
@@ -65,8 +66,8 @@ export class LibericaDistributions extends JavaBase {
     }));
 
     const satisfiedVersion = availableVersions
-      .filter(item => this.isVersionSatisfied(range, item.version))
-      .sort((a, b) => -this.compareVersions(a.version, b.version))[0];
+      .filter(item => isVersionSatisfies(range, item.version))
+      .sort((a, b) => -semver.compareBuild(a.version, b.version))[0];
 
     if (!satisfiedVersion) {
       const availableVersionStrings = availableVersions.map(
@@ -78,45 +79,6 @@ export class LibericaDistributions extends JavaBase {
     return satisfiedVersion;
   }
 
-  protected normalizeVersion(version: string) {
-    const normalized = super.normalizeVersion(version);
-    if (/^\d+\.\d+\.\d+\.\d+(?:-ea)?$/.test(version)) {
-      // Keep patch-only requests distinct from exact SDKMAN build requests.
-      normalized.version = version.replace(/-ea$/, '');
-    }
-    return normalized;
-  }
-
-  protected isVersionSatisfied(range: string, version: string): boolean {
-    const patchRequest = range.match(/^(\d+\.\d+\.\d+)\.(\d+)$/);
-    if (patchRequest) {
-      const candidate = semver.parse(version);
-      if (!candidate || !semver.eq(patchRequest[1], candidate)) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      const patch = candidate.build.length > 1 ? candidate.build[0] : '0';
-      return patch === patchRequest[2];
-    }
-    return super.isVersionSatisfied(range, version);
-  }
-
-  protected compareVersions(a: string, b: string): number {
-    const mainComparison = semver.compare(a, b);
-    if (mainComparison !== 0) {
-      return mainComparison;
-    }
-
-    // SDKMAN encodes patch.build, but unpatched releases contain only build.
-    const patchAndBuild = (version: string): string => {
-      const build = new semver.SemVer(version).build;
-      return (build.length > 1 ? build : ['0', ...build]).join('.');
-    };
-    return semver.compareBuild(
-      `0.0.0+${patchAndBuild(a)}`,
-      `0.0.0+${patchAndBuild(b)}`
-    );
-  }
-
   private async getAvailableVersions(): Promise<LibericaVersion[]> {
     if (core.isDebug()) {
       console.time('Retrieving available versions for Liberica took'); // eslint-disable-line no-console
@@ -209,10 +171,6 @@ export class LibericaDistributions extends JavaBase {
     const mainVersion = [featureVersion, interimVersion, updateVersion].join(
       '.'
     );
-    const patchVersion = version.version.split('+')[0].split('.')[3];
-    if (patchVersion) {
-      return `${mainVersion}+${patchVersion}.${buildVersion}`;
-    }
     if (buildVersion != 0) {
       return `${mainVersion}+${buildVersion}`;
     }