diff --git a/examples/annotation-processor/java/build.gradle b/examples/annotation-processor/java/build.gradle
index fe32be4..74eb072 100644
--- a/examples/annotation-processor/java/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/annotation-processor/java/build.gradle
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ defaultTasks 'run'
 
 compileJava.options.annotationProcessorGeneratedSourcesDirectory = file("${projectDir}/src/generated/java")
 
-def semverProcessor = "net.thauvin.erik:semver:1.1.1"
+def semverProcessor = "net.thauvin.erik:semver:1.2.0"
 
 dependencies {
     annotationProcessor semverProcessor
diff --git a/examples/annotation-processor/java/src/generated/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java b/examples/annotation-processor/java/src/generated/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
index 0a8bf0a..da0842c 100644
--- a/examples/annotation-processor/java/src/generated/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
+++ b/examples/annotation-processor/java/src/generated/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
@@ -12,22 +12,17 @@ import java.util.Date;
  * @author <a href="https://github.com/ethauvin/semver">Semantic Version Annotation Processor</a>
  */
 public final class GeneratedVersion {
-    public final static String PROJECT = "Java Annotation Example";
-    public final static Date BUILDDATE = new Date(1554530172611L);
+    public final static String PROJECT = "Java Example";
+    public final static Date BUILDDATE = new Date(1556045173358L);
     public final static int MAJOR = 2;
-    public final static int MINOR = 4;
+    public final static int MINOR = 8;
     public final static int PATCH = 0;
     public final static String PRERELEASE = "";
     public final static String PRERELEASE_PREFIX = "-";
     public final static String BUILDMETA = "";
     public final static String BUILDMETA_PREFIX = "+";
     public final static String SEPARATOR = ".";
-
-    /**
-     * The full semantic version string.
-     */
-    public final static String VERSION = Integer.toString(MAJOR) + SEPARATOR + Integer.toString(MINOR) + SEPARATOR
-        + Integer.toString(PATCH) + preReleaseWithPrefix() + buildMetaWithPrefix();
+    public final static String VERSION = "2.8.0";
 
     /**
      * Disables the default constructor.
@@ -35,50 +30,4 @@ public final class GeneratedVersion {
     private GeneratedVersion() {
         throw new UnsupportedOperationException("Illegal constructor call.");
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the build metadata with {@value #BUILDMETA_PREFIX} prefix.
-     *
-     * @return The build metadata, if any.
-     */
-    public static String buildMetaWithPrefix() {
-        return buildMetaWithPrefix(BUILDMETA_PREFIX);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the build metadata.
-     *
-     * @param prefix Prefix to prepend.
-     * @return The build metadata, if any.
-     */
-    public static String buildMetaWithPrefix(final String prefix) {
-        if (BUILDMETA.length() > 0) {
-            return prefix + BUILDMETA;
-        } else {
-            return BUILDMETA;
-        }
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the pre-release version with {@value #PRERELEASE_PREFIX} prefix.
-     *
-     * @return The pre-release version, if any.
-     */
-    public static String preReleaseWithPrefix() {
-        return preReleaseWithPrefix(PRERELEASE_PREFIX);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the pre-release version.
-     *
-     * @param prefix The prefix to prepend.
-     * @return The pre-release version, if any.
-     */
-    public static String preReleaseWithPrefix(final String prefix) {
-        if (PRERELEASE.length() > 0) {
-            return prefix + PRERELEASE;
-        } else {
-            return PRERELEASE;
-        }
-    }
 }
diff --git a/examples/annotation-processor/java/version.properties b/examples/annotation-processor/java/version.properties
index 80864e3..a2c1662 100644
--- a/examples/annotation-processor/java/version.properties
+++ b/examples/annotation-processor/java/version.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #Generated by the Semver Plugin for Gradle
-#Mon Apr 15 12:20:10 PDT 2019
+#Tue Apr 23 11:46:10 PDT 2019
 version.buildmeta=
 version.major=2
-version.minor=7
+version.minor=8
 version.patch=0
 version.prerelease=
 version.project=Java Example
diff --git a/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/.gitignore b/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/.gitignore
index a78c5c2..638960b 100644
--- a/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/.gitignore
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ dist/
 ehthumbs.db
 fabric.properties
 gen/
-gradle.properties
 hs_err_pid*
 kobaltBuild
 kobaltw*-test
diff --git a/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index 190313f..2b688e4 100644
--- a/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ plugins {
 
 defaultTasks(ApplicationPlugin.TASK_RUN_NAME)
 
-var semverProcessor = "net.thauvin.erik:semver:1.1.1"
+var semverProcessor = "net.thauvin.erik:semver:1.2.0"
 
 dependencies {
     kapt(semverProcessor)
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ application {
     mainClassName = "com.example.Main"
 }
 
+kapt {
+    arguments {
+        arg("semver.project.dir", projectDir)
+    }
+}
+
 tasks {
     "run"(JavaExec::class) {
         doFirst {
diff --git a/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/gradle.properties b/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/gradle.properties
index 170c210..93cd554 100644
--- a/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/gradle.properties
+++ b/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/gradle.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-kapt.use.worker.api=true
+#kapt.use.worker.api=true
diff --git a/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/version.properties b/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/version.properties
index 4dce255..f7d4a9d 100644
--- a/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/version.properties
+++ b/examples/annotation-processor/kotlin/version.properties
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #Generated by the Semver Plugin for Gradle
-#Mon Apr 15 13:44:40 PDT 2019
+#Tue Apr 23 11:46:40 PDT 2019
 version.buildmeta=
-version.major=11
-version.minor=10
+version.major=14
+version.minor=1
 version.patch=0
 version.prerelease=
 version.project=Kotlin Example
diff --git a/examples/java/version.properties b/examples/java/version.properties
index bcee704..3f24455 100644
--- a/examples/java/version.properties
+++ b/examples/java/version.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Generated by the Semver Plugin for Gradle
-#Mon Apr 15 19:06:46 PDT 2019
-version.buildmeta=20190415190646
+#Tue Apr 23 11:43:18 PDT 2019
+version.buildmeta=20190423114318
 version.major=1
 version.minor=1
 version.patch=8
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/version.properties b/examples/kotlin/version.properties
index 94dd37d..325a878 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/version.properties
+++ b/examples/kotlin/version.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Generated by the Semver Plugin for Gradle
-#Mon Apr 15 12:45:13 PDT 2019
-version.buildmeta=20190415124513
+#Tue Apr 23 11:45:33 PDT 2019
+version.buildmeta=20190423114533
 version.major=1
 version.minor=2
 version.patch=4
diff --git a/examples/test/build.gradle b/examples/test/build.gradle
index 2b1e5d3..65879f0 100644
--- a/examples/test/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/test/build.gradle
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-// plugins {
-//     id 'java'
-//     id 'application'
-//     id "net.thauvin.erik.gradle.semver" version "0.9.4-beta"
-// }
 buildscript {
     repositories {
         mavenLocal()
@@ -22,11 +17,15 @@ version = 1.0
 
 def f = new File("version.properties")
 
-dependencies {
+def semverProcessor = 'net.thauvin.erik:semver:1.2.0'
 
+dependencies {
+    annotationProcessor semverProcessor
+    compileOnly semverProcessor
 }
 
 repositories {
+    mavenLocal()
     jcenter()
 }
 
diff --git a/preflightcheck.sh b/preflightcheck.sh
index fdf6a88..27af677 100644
--- a/preflightcheck.sh
+++ b/preflightcheck.sh
@@ -1,9 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-#
-# Version: 1.1.1
-#
-
 # set source and test locations
 src="src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/gradle/semver/"
 test="src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/gradle/semver/"
@@ -25,7 +21,9 @@ gradle_opts="--console=plain --no-build-cache --no-daemon"
 # maven arguments for examples
 maven_args="compile exec:java"
 
-###
+#
+# Version: 1.1.2
+#
 
 if [ "$java8" = true ]
 then
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ checkDeps() {
                 runGradle $(echo "${examples[ex]}" | cut -d " " -f 1) dU
                 runKobalt $(echo "${examples[ex]}" | cut -d " " -f 1) checkVersions
                 runMaven $(echo "${examples[ex]}" | cut -d " " -f 1) versions:display-dependency-updates 
-                if [ "$ex" -eq "${#examples}"]
+                if [ "$ex" -eq "${#examples}" ]
                 then
                     read -p "Continue? [y/n]: " cont
                     clear
diff --git a/version.properties b/version.properties
deleted file mode 100644
index ec9fc12..0000000
--- a/version.properties
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,8 +0,0 @@
-#Generated by the Semver Plugin for Gradle
-#Thu Apr 11 17:57:36 PDT 2019
-version.buildmeta=
-version.major=1
-version.minor=0
-version.patch=0
-version.prerelease=
-version.semver=1.0.0