diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
index 41f1b9cf1ccb..0986b34e16cf 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
@@ -463,6 +463,10 @@
   [Prisma ORM upgrade guide](https://www.prisma.io/docs/orm/more/upgrade-guides/upgrading-versions/upgrading-to-prisma-6)
   for more information.
 
+- `depdendency-track` no longer bundes the UI inside the jar. This bundling
+  functionality is deprecated by upstream and causes UI assets not being served
+  after weeks of runtime.
+
 - `nq` was updated to 1.0, which renames the `fq` and `tq` utilities to `nqtail` and `nqterm` respectively.
 
 - `zf` was updated to 0.10.2, which includes breaking changes from the [0.10.0 release](https://github.com/natecraddock/zf/releases/tag/0.10.0).
diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/dependency-track.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/dependency-track.nix
index b1b22f14d134..129770926222 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/dependency-track.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-apps/dependency-track.nix
@@ -509,7 +509,8 @@ in
       upstreams.dependency-track.servers."localhost:${toString cfg.port}" = { };
       virtualHosts.${cfg.nginx.domain} = {
         locations = {
-          "/".proxyPass = "http://dependency-track";
+          "/".alias = "${cfg.package.frontend}/dist/";
+          "/api".proxyPass = "http://dependency-track";
           "= /static/config.json".alias = frontendConfigFile;
         };
       };
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/de/dependency-track/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/de/dependency-track/package.nix
index 7e5d4184d220..23aee3929cdd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/de/dependency-track/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/de/dependency-track/package.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ let
       hash = "sha256-IcahhuWX1Ba7kmyJaNJlY1gcVHOR6uynyr7w5MMwRgo=";
     };
 
+    installPhase = ''
+      mkdir $out
+      cp -R ./dist $out/
+    '';
+
     npmDepsHash = "sha256-LeSKSZYtjrZ84RkhGbLEMHVi1fw7FK/137F0V4hjSCE=";
     forceGitDeps = true;
     makeCacheWritable = true;
@@ -74,17 +79,11 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage rec {
     "-Dmaven.test.skip=true"
     "-P enhance"
     "-P embedded-jetty"
-    "-P bundle-ui"
     "-Dservices.bom.merge.skip=false"
     "-Dlogback.configuration.file=${src}/src/main/docker/logback.xml"
     "-Dcyclonedx-cli.path=${lib.getExe cyclonedx-cli}"
   ];
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    mkdir -p frontend
-    cp -r ${frontend}/lib/node_modules/@dependencytrack/frontend/dist frontend/
-  '';
-
   afterDepsSetup = ''
     mvn cyclonedx:makeBom -Dmaven.repo.local=$mvnDeps/.m2 \
       org.codehaus.mojo:exec-maven-plugin:exec@merge-services-bom
@@ -105,7 +104,6 @@ maven.buildMavenPackage rec {
   '';
 
   passthru = {
-    # passthru for nix-update
     inherit frontend;
     tests = {
       inherit (nixosTests) dependency-track;