diff --git a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index ca84ff0..bff4f62 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 133aa45..5633e79 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar",
         "lib/compile/*.jar",
         "lib/runtime/*.jar",
         "lib/test/*.jar"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 70ff51b..00926a6 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 [![License (3-Clause BSD)](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-BSD%203--Clause-blue.svg?style=flat-square)](https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause)
 [![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-1.9.21-7f52ff)](https://kotlinlang.org/)
 [![Release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/ethauvin/akismet-kotlin.svg)](https://github.com/ethauvin/akismet-kotlin/releases/latest)
+[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.8.0-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![Nexus Snapshot](https://img.shields.io/nexus/s/net.thauvin.erik/akismet-kotlin?label=snapshot&server=https%3A%2F%2Foss.sonatype.org%2F)](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/net/thauvin/erik/akismet-kotlin/)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/net.thauvin.erik/akismet-kotlin.svg?color=blue)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/net.thauvin.erik/akismet-kotlin)
 
diff --git a/examples/bld/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/examples/bld/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index ca84ff0..bff4f62 100644
--- a/examples/bld/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/examples/bld/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/examples/bld/.vscode/settings.json b/examples/bld/.vscode/settings.json
index 133aa45..5633e79 100644
--- a/examples/bld/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/examples/bld/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar",
         "lib/compile/*.jar",
         "lib/runtime/*.jar",
         "lib/test/*.jar"
diff --git a/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index b185103..5db889b 100644
Binary files a/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar and b/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 095b48c..6a3f215 100644
--- a/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.0-SNAPSHOT
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.7.5
+bld.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/examples/bld/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java b/examples/bld/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
index 7aac507..3e4ee93 100644
--- a/examples/bld/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
+++ b/examples/bld/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ import rife.bld.extension.CompileKotlinOperation;
 import rife.bld.operations.RunOperation;
 import rife.bld.BaseProject;
 
+import java.util.List;
+
 
 import static rife.bld.dependencies.Repository.*;
 import static rife.bld.dependencies.Scope.compile;
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ public class ExampleBuild extends BaseProject {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL, SONATYPE_SNAPSHOTS_LEGACY);
 
         scope(compile)
-                .include(dependency("net.thauvin.erik:akismet-kotlin:1.0.0"))
+                .include(dependency("net.thauvin.erik:akismet-kotlin:1.0.1-SNAPSHOT"))
                 .include(dependency("jakarta.servlet:jakarta.servlet-api:6.0.0"));
     }
 
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index 0f56927..5db889b 100644
Binary files a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar and b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 78e29f1..471a86e 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
-bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.1
-bld.extensions-kotlin=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.0-SNAPSHOT
-bld.extensions-detekt=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-detekt:0.9.0-SNAPSHOT
-bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-generated-version:0.9.3
+bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.2
+bld.extensions-kotlin=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.0
+bld.extensions-detekt=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-detekt:0.9.0
+bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-generated-version:0.9.4
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.7.5
+bld.version=1.8.0