diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f21b78e7..ccc0594e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ env:
 jobs:
   # verify build on one node before multiple builds on different os are started
   fail-fast-build:
-    name: verify (ubuntu-latest, 2025-06)
+    name: verify (ubuntu-latest, 2025-09)
     timeout-minutes: 30
     defaults:
       run:
@@ -61,19 +61,19 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest ]
-        targetPlatform: [ 2025-06 ]
+        targetPlatform: [ 2025-09 ]
         exclude:
           # exclude the fail-fast-build, which already ran
           - os: ubuntu-latest
-            targetPlatform: 2025-06
+            targetPlatform: 2025-09
         # run other target platforms only on linux
         include:
+          - os: ubuntu-latest
+            targetPlatform: 2025-06
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             targetPlatform: 2025-03
           - os: ubuntu-latest
             targetPlatform: 2024-12
-          - os: ubuntu-latest
-            targetPlatform: 2024-09
       fail-fast: true
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
diff --git a/ReleaseNotes.md b/ReleaseNotes.md
index 8c42566b..2cf0e9f2 100644
--- a/ReleaseNotes.md
+++ b/ReleaseNotes.md
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ Eclipse Update Site:
 This is a minor release.
 
 ### 🚀 New and noteworthy
+* Support for Eclipse 2025-09 added
+* Support for Eclipse 2024-09 removed
 
 ### 🐛 Fixed Issues
 
@@ -19,6 +21,7 @@ This is a minor release.
 * [#290](https://github.com/pmd/pmd-eclipse-plugin/pull/290): chore: Add pmd-css - [Andreas Dangel](https://github.com/adangel) (@adangel)
 * [#291](https://github.com/pmd/pmd-eclipse-plugin/pull/291): chore: Improve do-release.sh - [Andreas Dangel](https://github.com/adangel) (@adangel)
 * [#292](https://github.com/pmd/pmd-eclipse-plugin/pull/292): chore: CI Improvements - [Andreas Dangel](https://github.com/adangel) (@adangel)
+* [#300](https://github.com/pmd/pmd-eclipse-plugin/pull/300): Support eclipse 2025-09 - [Andreas Dangel](https://github.com/adangel) (@adangel)
 
 ### 📦 Dependency updates
 
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 758b68ef..d7a55b7f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@
   </modules>
 
   <properties>
-    <target.platform>2025-06</target.platform>
+    <target.platform>2025-09</target.platform>
 
     <java.version>1.8</java.version>
     <!-- https://github.com/eclipse/tycho/blob/master/RELEASE_NOTES.md and https://github.com/eclipse-tycho/tycho/releases -->
diff --git a/target-platforms/2024-09.target b/target-platforms/2025-09.target
similarity index 59%
rename from target-platforms/2024-09.target
rename to target-platforms/2025-09.target
index 6e6becdc..255659cb 100644
--- a/target-platforms/2024-09.target
+++ b/target-platforms/2025-09.target
@@ -1,20 +1,20 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
 <?pde?>
 <!-- generated with https://github.com/eclipse-cbi/targetplatform-dsl -->
-<target name="2024-09 (4.33)" sequenceNumber="1726821193">
+<target name="2025-09 (4.37)" sequenceNumber="1757604830">
   <locations>
     <location includeMode="planner" includeAllPlatforms="false" includeSource="true" includeConfigurePhase="false" type="InstallableUnit">
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.platform.feature.group" version="4.33.0.v20240903-0618"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group" version="3.19.600.v20240903-0240"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group" version="3.34.0.v202405130132"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.pde.feature.group" version="3.16.0.v20240903-0240"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.feature.group" version="4.2.1.202406141605"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.feature.group" version="4.2.1.202406141605"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.ide.feature.group" version="4.2.1.202406141605"/>
-      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.generator.feature.feature.group" version="4.2.1.202406141605"/>
-      <unit id="org.junit" version="4.13.2.v20230809-1000"/>
-      <unit id="org.junit.source" version="4.13.2.v20230809-1000"/>
-      <repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2024-09/"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.platform.feature.group" version="4.37.0.v20250905-0730"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group" version="3.20.300.v20250905-1111"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group" version="3.39.0.v202508302230"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.pde.feature.group" version="3.16.400.v20250905-0730"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.eclipse.feature.group" version="4.3.0.202506021445"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.feature.group" version="4.3.0.202506021445"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.ide.feature.group" version="4.3.0.202506021445"/>
+      <unit id="org.eclipse.swtbot.generator.feature.feature.group" version="4.3.0.202506021445"/>
+      <unit id="org.junit" version="4.13.2.v20240929-1000"/>
+      <unit id="org.junit.source" version="4.13.2.v20240929-1000"/>
+      <repository location="https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2025-09/"/>
     </location>
   </locations>
   <targetJRE path="org.eclipse.jdt.launching.JRE_CONTAINER/org.eclipse.jdt.internal.debug.ui.launcher.StandardVMType/JavaSE-21"/>
diff --git a/target-platforms/2024-09.tpd b/target-platforms/2025-09.tpd
similarity index 69%
rename from target-platforms/2024-09.tpd
rename to target-platforms/2025-09.tpd
index 2945e57c..0b8fa099 100644
--- a/target-platforms/2024-09.tpd
+++ b/target-platforms/2025-09.tpd
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-target "2024-09 (4.33)"
+// https://github.com/eclipse-simrel/.github/blob/main/wiki/Simultaneous_Release.md
+target "2025-09 (4.37)"
 with source requirements environment JavaSE-21
-location "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2024-09/" {
+location "https://download.eclipse.org/releases/2025-09/" {
 	org.eclipse.platform.feature.group
 	org.eclipse.jdt.feature.group
 	org.eclipse.wst.xml_core.feature.feature.group