diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index e6e3fc4cf..a690cef6b 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -198,6 +198,79 @@ compileJavacc {
     ]
 }
 
+// Post-process the generated CCJSqlParserTokenManager.java to split large static
+// array initializers into separate methods, preventing the <clinit> method from
+// exceeding the JVM's 64KB bytecode limit (which breaks ASM-based tools like sbt-assembly).
+tasks.register('splitTokenManagerStaticInit') {
+    dependsOn(compileJavacc)
+
+    def tokenManagerFile = layout.buildDirectory.file(
+            "generated/javacc/net/sf/jsqlparser/parser/CCJSqlParserTokenManager.java"
+    )
+
+    inputs.file(tokenManagerFile)
+    outputs.file(tokenManagerFile)
+
+    doLast {
+        def file = tokenManagerFile.get().asFile
+        if (!file.exists()) {
+            throw new GradleException("CCJSqlParserTokenManager.java not found at ${file}")
+        }
+        def content = file.text
+
+        // Pattern matches static final array field declarations with inline initialization.
+        // We extract large ones and move their initialization into separate methods.
+        def fieldsToExtract = [
+                // [regex-safe field name, array type for method return]
+                ['stringLiterals',      'int[]'],
+                ['jjstrLiteralImages',  'String[]'],
+                ['jjmatchKinds',        'int[]'],
+                ['jjnewLexState',       'int[]'],
+        ]
+
+        fieldsToExtract.each { entry ->
+            def fieldName = entry[0]
+            def arrayType = entry[1]
+
+            // Match: <modifiers> <type> <fieldName> = { ... };
+            // The field declaration may use 'public' or 'private' and 'static final'
+            def pattern = ~"(?s)((?:public|private)\\s+static\\s+final\\s+${java.util.regex.Pattern.quote(arrayType)}\\s+${fieldName}\\s*=\\s*)\\{(.*?)\\};"
+            def matcher = pattern.matcher(content)
+            if (matcher.find()) {
+                def prefix = matcher.group(1)
+                def body = matcher.group(2)
+                def methodName = "_init_${fieldName}"
+                def replacement = "${prefix}${methodName}();\n" +
+                        "  private static ${arrayType} ${methodName}() { return new ${arrayType} {${body}}; }"
+                content = matcher.replaceFirst(java.util.regex.Matcher.quoteReplacement(replacement))
+                logger.lifecycle("splitTokenManagerStaticInit: extracted ${fieldName} initialization into ${methodName}()")
+            }
+        }
+
+        // Handle int[][] arrays separately (jjcompositeState, jjnextStateSet)
+        def arrayArrayFields = ['jjcompositeState', 'jjnextStateSet']
+        arrayArrayFields.each { fieldName ->
+            def pattern = ~"(?s)(private\\s+static\\s+final\\s+int\\[\\]\\[\\]\\s+${fieldName}\\s*=\\s*)\\{(.*?)\\};"
+            def matcher = pattern.matcher(content)
+            if (matcher.find()) {
+                def prefix = matcher.group(1)
+                def body = matcher.group(2)
+                def methodName = "_init_${fieldName}"
+                def replacement = "${prefix}${methodName}();\n" +
+                        "  private static int[][] ${methodName}() { return new int[][] {${body}}; }"
+                content = matcher.replaceFirst(java.util.regex.Matcher.quoteReplacement(replacement))
+                logger.lifecycle("splitTokenManagerStaticInit: extracted ${fieldName} initialization into ${methodName}()")
+            }
+        }
+
+        file.text = content
+    }
+}
+
+tasks.withType(JavaCompile).configureEach {
+    dependsOn('splitTokenManagerStaticInit')
+}
+
 java {
     withSourcesJar()
     withJavadocJar()