diff --git a/lib/ui5Framework/Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver.js b/lib/ui5Framework/Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver.js
index 64eefff79..2d697b413 100644
--- a/lib/ui5Framework/Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver.js
+++ b/lib/ui5Framework/Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver.js
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import os from "node:os";
+import semver from "semver";
 import AbstractResolver from "./AbstractResolver.js";
 import Installer from "./maven/Installer.js";
 import {getLogger} from "@ui5/logger";
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ class Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver extends AbstractResolver {
 			cacheMode,
 		});
 		this._loadDistMetadata = null;
+
+		// TODO 4.0: Remove support for legacy snapshot versions
+		this._isLegacySnapshotVersion = semver.lt(this._version, "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT", {
+			includePrerelease: true
+		});
 	}
 	loadDistMetadata() {
 		if (!this._loadDistMetadata) {
@@ -95,8 +101,28 @@ class Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver extends AbstractResolver {
 		}
 		const gav = metadata.gav.split(":");
 		let pkgName = metadata.npmPackageName;
-		if (!this._sources) {
+
+		// Use "npm-dist" artifact by default
+		let classifier;
+		let extension;
+		if (this._sources) {
+			// Use npm-sources artifact if sources are requested
+			classifier = "npm-sources";
+			extension = "zip";
+		} else {
+			// Add "prebuilt" suffix to package name
 			pkgName += "-prebuilt";
+
+			if (this._isLegacySnapshotVersion) {
+				// For legacy versions < 1.116.0-SNAPSHOT where npm-dist artifact is not
+				// yet available, use "default" JAR
+				classifier = null;
+				extension = "jar";
+			} else {
+				// Use "npm-dist" artifact by default
+				classifier = "npm-dist";
+				extension = "zip";
+			}
 		}
 
 		return {
@@ -112,8 +138,8 @@ class Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver extends AbstractResolver {
 				groupId: gav[0],
 				artifactId: gav[1],
 				version: metadata.version,
-				classifier: this._sources ? "npm-sources" : null,
-				extension: this._sources ? "zip" : "jar",
+				classifier,
+				extension,
 			}),
 		};
 	}
diff --git a/lib/ui5Framework/maven/Installer.js b/lib/ui5Framework/maven/Installer.js
index 53d9e6737..cd004b2cb 100644
--- a/lib/ui5Framework/maven/Installer.js
+++ b/lib/ui5Framework/maven/Installer.js
@@ -443,11 +443,7 @@ class Installer extends AbstractInstaller {
 	}
 
 	async _projectExists(targetDir) {
-		const markers = await Promise.all([
-			this._pathExists(path.join(targetDir, "package.json")),
-			this._pathExists(path.join(targetDir, ".ui5", "build-manifest.json"))
-		]);
-		return markers.includes(true);
+		return this._pathExists(path.join(targetDir, "package.json"));
 	}
 
 	async _pathExists(targetPath) {
diff --git a/test/lib/ui5framework/Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver.js b/test/lib/ui5framework/Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver.js
index 33f6a5411..54fe3260a 100644
--- a/test/lib/ui5framework/Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver.js
+++ b/test/lib/ui5framework/Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver.js
@@ -132,7 +132,61 @@ test.serial("Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver: handleLibrary", async (t) => {
 
 	const resolver = new Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver({
 		cwd: "/test-project/",
-		version: "1.75.0"
+		version: "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT"
+	});
+
+	const loadDistMetadataStub = sinon.stub(resolver, "loadDistMetadata");
+	loadDistMetadataStub.resolves({
+		libraries: {
+			"sap.ui.lib1": {
+				"npmPackageName": "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1",
+				"version": "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT",
+				"dependencies": [],
+				"optionalDependencies": [],
+				"gav": "x:y:z"
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	t.context.installPackageStub
+		.callsFake(async ({pkgName, version}) => {
+			throw new Error(`Unknown install call: ${pkgName}@${version}`);
+		})
+		.withArgs({
+			pkgName: "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1-prebuilt",
+			groupId: "x",
+			artifactId: "y",
+			version: "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT",
+			classifier: "npm-dist",
+			extension: "zip",
+		})
+		.resolves({pkgPath: "/foo/sap.ui.lib1"});
+
+
+	const promises = await resolver.handleLibrary("sap.ui.lib1");
+
+	t.true(promises.metadata instanceof Promise, "Metadata promise should be returned");
+	t.true(promises.install instanceof Promise, "Install promise should be returned");
+
+	const metadata = await promises.metadata;
+	t.deepEqual(metadata, {
+		"id": "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1-prebuilt",
+		"version": "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT",
+		"dependencies": [],
+		"optionalDependencies": []
+	}, "Expected library metadata should be returned");
+
+	t.deepEqual(await promises.install, {pkgPath: "/foo/sap.ui.lib1"}, "Install should resolve with expected object");
+	t.is(loadDistMetadataStub.callCount, 1, "loadDistMetadata should be called once");
+});
+
+
+test.serial("Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver: handleLibrary - legacy version", async (t) => {
+	const {Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver} = t.context;
+
+	const resolver = new Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver({
+		cwd: "/test-project/",
+		version: "1.75.0-SNAPSHOT"
 	});
 
 	const loadDistMetadataStub = sinon.stub(resolver, "loadDistMetadata");
@@ -140,7 +194,7 @@ test.serial("Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver: handleLibrary", async (t) => {
 		libraries: {
 			"sap.ui.lib1": {
 				"npmPackageName": "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1",
-				"version": "1.75.0",
+				"version": "1.75.0-SNAPSHOT",
 				"dependencies": [],
 				"optionalDependencies": [],
 				"gav": "x:y:z"
@@ -156,7 +210,7 @@ test.serial("Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver: handleLibrary", async (t) => {
 			pkgName: "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1-prebuilt",
 			groupId: "x",
 			artifactId: "y",
-			version: "1.75.0",
+			version: "1.75.0-SNAPSHOT",
 			classifier: null,
 			extension: "jar",
 		})
@@ -171,7 +225,115 @@ test.serial("Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver: handleLibrary", async (t) => {
 	const metadata = await promises.metadata;
 	t.deepEqual(metadata, {
 		"id": "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1-prebuilt",
-		"version": "1.75.0",
+		"version": "1.75.0-SNAPSHOT",
+		"dependencies": [],
+		"optionalDependencies": []
+	}, "Expected library metadata should be returned");
+
+	t.deepEqual(await promises.install, {pkgPath: "/foo/sap.ui.lib1"}, "Install should resolve with expected object");
+	t.is(loadDistMetadataStub.callCount, 1, "loadDistMetadata should be called once");
+});
+
+test.serial("Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver: handleLibrary - sources requested", async (t) => {
+	const {Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver} = t.context;
+
+	const resolver = new Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver({
+		cwd: "/test-project/",
+		version: "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT",
+		sources: true
+	});
+
+	const loadDistMetadataStub = sinon.stub(resolver, "loadDistMetadata");
+	loadDistMetadataStub.resolves({
+		libraries: {
+			"sap.ui.lib1": {
+				"npmPackageName": "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1",
+				"version": "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT",
+				"dependencies": [],
+				"optionalDependencies": [],
+				"gav": "x:y:z"
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	t.context.installPackageStub
+		.callsFake(async ({pkgName, version}) => {
+			throw new Error(`Unknown install call: ${pkgName}@${version}`);
+		})
+		.withArgs({
+			pkgName: "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1",
+			groupId: "x",
+			artifactId: "y",
+			version: "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT",
+			classifier: "npm-sources",
+			extension: "zip",
+		})
+		.resolves({pkgPath: "/foo/sap.ui.lib1"});
+
+
+	const promises = await resolver.handleLibrary("sap.ui.lib1");
+
+	t.true(promises.metadata instanceof Promise, "Metadata promise should be returned");
+	t.true(promises.install instanceof Promise, "Install promise should be returned");
+
+	const metadata = await promises.metadata;
+	t.deepEqual(metadata, {
+		"id": "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1",
+		"version": "1.116.0-SNAPSHOT",
+		"dependencies": [],
+		"optionalDependencies": []
+	}, "Expected library metadata should be returned");
+
+	t.deepEqual(await promises.install, {pkgPath: "/foo/sap.ui.lib1"}, "Install should resolve with expected object");
+	t.is(loadDistMetadataStub.callCount, 1, "loadDistMetadata should be called once");
+});
+
+test.serial("Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver: handleLibrary - sources requested with legacy version", async (t) => {
+	const {Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver} = t.context;
+
+	const resolver = new Sapui5MavenSnapshotResolver({
+		cwd: "/test-project/",
+		version: "1.75.0-SNAPSHOT",
+		sources: true
+	});
+
+	const loadDistMetadataStub = sinon.stub(resolver, "loadDistMetadata");
+	loadDistMetadataStub.resolves({
+		libraries: {
+			"sap.ui.lib1": {
+				"npmPackageName": "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1",
+				"version": "1.75.0-SNAPSHOT",
+				"dependencies": [],
+				"optionalDependencies": [],
+				"gav": "x:y:z"
+			}
+		}
+	});
+
+	t.context.installPackageStub
+		.callsFake(async ({pkgName, version}) => {
+			throw new Error(`Unknown install call: ${pkgName}@${version}`);
+		})
+		.withArgs({
+			pkgName: "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1",
+			groupId: "x",
+			artifactId: "y",
+			version: "1.75.0-SNAPSHOT",
+			classifier: "npm-sources",
+			extension: "zip",
+		})
+		.resolves({pkgPath: "/foo/sap.ui.lib1"});
+
+
+	const promises = await resolver.handleLibrary("sap.ui.lib1");
+
+	t.true(promises.metadata instanceof Promise, "Metadata promise should be returned");
+	t.true(promises.install instanceof Promise, "Install promise should be returned");
+
+	const metadata = await promises.metadata;
+	t.deepEqual(metadata, {
+		"id": "@openui5/sap.ui.lib1",
+		"version": "1.75.0-SNAPSHOT",
 		"dependencies": [],
 		"optionalDependencies": []
 	}, "Expected library metadata should be returned");
diff --git a/test/lib/ui5framework/maven/Installer.js b/test/lib/ui5framework/maven/Installer.js
index 659e9b08c..d2bfd3adb 100644
--- a/test/lib/ui5framework/maven/Installer.js
+++ b/test/lib/ui5framework/maven/Installer.js
@@ -985,10 +985,12 @@ test.serial("_pathExists", async (t) => {
 		snapshotEndpointUrlCb: () => {}
 	});
 
-	statStub.resolves("/target/path/");
-	const pathExists = await installer._pathExists();
+	statStub.resolves();
+	const pathExists = await installer._pathExists("/target/path/");
 
-	t.is(pathExists, true, "Resolves the target path");
+	t.is(pathExists, true, "Target path exists");
+	t.is(statStub.callCount, 1, "stat got called once");
+	t.is(statStub.firstCall.firstArg, "/target/path/", "stat got called with expected argument");
 });
 
 test.serial("_pathExists file not found", async (t) => {
@@ -1001,9 +1003,9 @@ test.serial("_pathExists file not found", async (t) => {
 	});
 
 	statStub.throws({code: "ENOENT"});
-	const pathExists = await installer._pathExists();
+	const pathExists = await installer._pathExists("/target/path/");
 
-	t.is(pathExists, false, "Target path is not resolved");
+	t.is(pathExists, false, "Target path does not exist");
 });
 
 test.serial("_pathExists throws", async (t) => {
@@ -1019,7 +1021,65 @@ test.serial("_pathExists throws", async (t) => {
 		throw new Error("Error message");
 	});
 
-	await t.throwsAsync(installer._pathExists(), {
+	await t.throwsAsync(installer._pathExists("/target/path/"), {
 		message: "Error message",
+	}, "Threw with expected error message");
+});
+
+test.serial("_projectExists", async (t) => {
+	const {Installer} = t.context;
+
+	const installer = new Installer({
+		cwd: "/cwd/",
+		ui5HomeDir: "/ui5Home/",
+		snapshotEndpointUrlCb: () => {}
+	});
+
+	const pathExistsStub = sinon.stub(installer, "_pathExists").resolves(true);
+	const projectExists = await installer._projectExists("/target/path/");
+
+	t.is(projectExists, true, "Resolves the target path");
+	t.is(pathExistsStub.callCount, 1, "_pathExists got called once");
+	t.is(pathExistsStub.firstCall.firstArg, path.join("/target/path/package.json"),
+		"_pathExists got called with expected argument");
+});
+
+test.serial("_projectExists: Does not exist", async (t) => {
+	const {Installer} = t.context;
+
+	const installer = new Installer({
+		cwd: "/cwd/",
+		ui5HomeDir: "/ui5Home/",
+		snapshotEndpointUrlCb: () => {}
+	});
+
+	const pathExistsStub = sinon.stub(installer, "_pathExists").resolves(false);
+	const projectExists = await installer._projectExists("/target/path/");
+
+	t.is(projectExists, false, "Resolves the target path");
+	t.is(pathExistsStub.callCount, 1, "_pathExists got called once");
+	t.is(pathExistsStub.firstCall.firstArg, path.join("/target/path/package.json"),
+		"_pathExists got called with expected argument");
+});
+
+test.serial("_projectExists: Throws", async (t) => {
+	const {Installer} = t.context;
+
+	const installer = new Installer({
+		cwd: "/cwd/",
+		ui5HomeDir: "/ui5Home/",
+		snapshotEndpointUrlCb: () => {}
 	});
+
+	const pathExistsStub = sinon.stub(installer, "_pathExists").throws(() => {
+		throw new Error("Error message");
+	});
+
+	await t.throwsAsync(installer._projectExists("/target/path/"), {
+		message: "Error message",
+	}, "Threw with expected error message");
+
+	t.is(pathExistsStub.callCount, 1, "_pathExists got called once");
+	t.is(pathExistsStub.firstCall.firstArg, path.join("/target/path/package.json"),
+		"_pathExists got called with expected argument");
 });