diff --git a/launchbar/org.eclipse.launchbar.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF b/launchbar/org.eclipse.launchbar.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
index e0ce6e134a1..88063cda849 100644
--- a/launchbar/org.eclipse.launchbar.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
+++ b/launchbar/org.eclipse.launchbar.ui/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ Manifest-Version: 1.0
 Bundle-ManifestVersion: 2
 Bundle-Name: %pluginName
 Bundle-SymbolicName: org.eclipse.launchbar.ui;singleton:=true
-Bundle-Version: 2.5.400.qualifier
+Bundle-Version: 2.5.500.qualifier
 Bundle-Activator: org.eclipse.launchbar.ui.internal.Activator
 Bundle-Vendor: %providerName
 Require-Bundle: org.eclipse.core.runtime,
  org.eclipse.ui,
  org.eclipse.ui.ide,
  org.eclipse.debug.ui,
- org.eclipse.launchbar.core
+ org.eclipse.launchbar.core,
+ org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core;bundle-version="8.8.400"
 Bundle-RequiredExecutionEnvironment: JavaSE-17
 Bundle-ActivationPolicy: lazy
 Bundle-Localization: plugin
diff --git a/launchbar/org.eclipse.launchbar.ui/src/org/eclipse/launchbar/ui/internal/commands/BuildActiveCommandHandler.java b/launchbar/org.eclipse.launchbar.ui/src/org/eclipse/launchbar/ui/internal/commands/BuildActiveCommandHandler.java
index 5ca972b1385..de91986f0c5 100644
--- a/launchbar/org.eclipse.launchbar.ui/src/org/eclipse/launchbar/ui/internal/commands/BuildActiveCommandHandler.java
+++ b/launchbar/org.eclipse.launchbar.ui/src/org/eclipse/launchbar/ui/internal/commands/BuildActiveCommandHandler.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.Set;
 
+import org.eclipse.cdt.debug.core.ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants;
 import org.eclipse.core.commands.AbstractHandler;
 import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionEvent;
 import org.eclipse.core.commands.ExecutionException;
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Status;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.jobs.Job;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfiguration;
+import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchDelegate;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.ILaunchMode;
 import org.eclipse.debug.core.model.ILaunchConfigurationDelegate;
@@ -100,6 +102,12 @@ protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 								if (delegate == null)
 									delegate = config.getType().getDelegates(modes)[0];
 								ILaunchConfigurationDelegate configDel = delegate.getDelegate();
+								/* This build is started manually by pressing the LaunchBar build button.
+								 * Always build, regardless if auto build is disabled in the launch configuration.
+								 */
+								ILaunchConfigurationWorkingCopy configCopy = config.copy(config.getName() + "Copy"); //$NON-NLS-1$
+								configCopy.setAttribute(ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.ATTR_BUILD_BEFORE_LAUNCH,
+										ICDTLaunchConfigurationConstants.BUILD_BEFORE_LAUNCH_ENABLED);
 								if (configDel instanceof ILaunchConfigurationTargetedDelegate) {
 									ILaunchConfigurationTargetedDelegate configDel2 = (ILaunchConfigurationTargetedDelegate) configDel;
 									boolean ret;
@@ -107,7 +115,7 @@ protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 									if (!ret) {
 										return Status.CANCEL_STATUS;
 									}
-									if (!configDel2.buildForLaunch(config, mode, target, monitor)) {
+									if (!configDel2.buildForLaunch(configCopy, mode, target, monitor)) {
 										return Status.OK_STATUS;
 									}
 								} else if (configDel instanceof ILaunchConfigurationDelegate2) {
@@ -117,7 +125,8 @@ protected IStatus run(IProgressMonitor monitor) {
 									if (!ret) {
 										return Status.CANCEL_STATUS;
 									}
-									if (!configDel2.buildForLaunch(config, mode, monitor)) {
+
+									if (!configDel2.buildForLaunch(configCopy, mode, monitor)) {
 										return Status.OK_STATUS;
 									}
 								}