diff --git a/examples/examples.sh b/examples/examples.sh
index 106a40a..6867a06 100755
--- a/examples/examples.sh
+++ b/examples/examples.sh
@@ -1,17 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
-    echo "Usage: $0 <arg> [...]"
+    echo "Usage: $0 <arg ...>"
     exit 1
 fi
 
+# set the examples directories
+declare -a examples=(
+    "java"
+    "kotlin"
+    "annotation-processor/java"
+    "annotation-processor/kotlin")
+
 dir=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")
-color=$(tput setaf 6)
+cyan=$(tput setaf 6)
 normal=$(tput sgr0)
 
-for ex in "java" "kotlin" "annotation-processor/java" "annotation-processor/kotlin"; do
+i=0
+for ex in "${examples[@]}"; do
+    if [ $i -ne 0 ]
+    then
+        read -p "Press [Enter] key to continue..."
+        clear
+    fi
     cd "$dir/$ex" || exit 1
-    echo "> Project: ${color}${ex}${normal}"
-    ./gradlew clean "$@" --console=plain --no-build-cache || exit 1
-    echo
+    echo "> Project: ${cyan}${ex}${normal}"
+    ./gradlew --console=plain --no-build-cache clean "$@" || exit 1
+    (( i++ ))
 done
diff --git a/preflightcheck.sh b/preflightcheck.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7187b20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/preflightcheck.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,157 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# set source and test locations
+src="src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/gradle/semver/"
+test="src/main/kotlin/net/thauvin/erik/gradle/semver/"
+# e.g: .java, .kt, etc.
+ext=".kt"
+java8=true
+# e.g: <example directory> <gradle args...>
+declare -a examples=(
+    "examples/java incrementBuildMeta run"
+    "examples/kotlin incrementBuildMeta run"
+    "examples/annotation-processor/java incrementMinor run"
+    "examples/annotation-processor/kotlin incrementMinor run")
+# e.g: empty or javadoc, etc.
+doc=""
+# e.g. empty or sonarqube
+sonar="sonarqube"
+
+# gradle default command line args
+opts="--console=plain --no-build-cache --no-daemon"
+
+###
+
+if [ "$java8" = true ]
+then
+    export JAVA_HOME="$JAVA8_HOME"
+    export PATH="$(cygpath "$JAVA_HOME")/bin:$PATH"
+fi
+
+pwd=$PWD
+red=$(tput setaf 1)
+cyan=$(tput setaf 6)
+std=$(tput sgr0)
+date=$(date +%Y)
+
+pause() {
+  read -p "Press [Enter] key to continue..."
+  clear
+}
+
+checkCopyright() {
+    if [ "$(grep -c "$date" "$1")" -eq 0 ]
+    then
+        echo -e "   Invalid: ${red}$f${std}"
+    else
+        echo -e "   Checked: $1"
+    fi
+}
+
+runGradle() {
+    cd "$1" || exit 1
+    echo -e "> Project: ${cyan}${1}${std} [Gradle]"
+    shift
+    ./gradlew $opts clean $@ || exit 1
+    cd "$pwd"
+}
+
+runKobalt() {
+    cd "$1" || exit 1
+    if [ -f kobalt/src/Build.kt ]
+    then
+        read -p "Run Kobalt Example? [y/n]: " choice
+        case $choice in
+            [Yy] )
+                clear
+                echo -e "> Project: ${cyan}$1${std} [Kobalt]"
+                shift
+                ./kobaltw clean $@ ;;
+            * ) ;;
+        esac
+    fi
+    cd "$pwd"
+}
+
+updateWrappers() {
+    clear
+    ./updatewrappers.sh
+    pause
+}
+
+checkDeps() {
+    clear
+    echo -e "${cyan}Checking depencencies...${std}"
+    gradle --console=plain dU || exit 1
+    pause
+}
+
+gradleCheck() {
+    clear
+    echo -e "${cyan}Checking Gradle build....${std}"
+    gradle $opts clean check $doc $sonar || exit 1
+    pause
+}
+
+examples() {
+    clear
+    echo -e "Running examples..."
+    for ex in "${examples[@]}"
+    do
+        runGradle $ex
+        runKobalt $ex
+        read -p "Continue? [y/n]: " choice
+        clear
+        case $choice in
+            [Yy] ) continue ;;
+            * ) return ;;
+        esac
+    done
+}
+
+validateCopyrights() {
+    clear
+    echo -e "${cyan}Validating copyrights...${std}"
+    for f in LICENSE.TXT ${src}/*${ext} ${test}/*${ext}
+    do
+        checkCopyright "$f"
+    done
+    pause
+}
+
+everything() {
+    updateWrappers
+    checkDeps
+    gradleCheck
+    examples
+    validateCopyrights
+}
+
+showMenu() {
+    echo "    1. Update Wrappers"
+    echo "    2. Check Dependencies"
+    echo "    3. Check Gradle Build"
+    echo "    4. Run Examples"
+    echo "    5. Validate Copyrights"
+    echo "    6. Check Everything"
+}
+
+readOptions(){
+	local choice
+	read -p "Enter choice [1-6]: " choice
+	case $choice in
+		1) updateWrappers ;;
+		2) checkDeps ;;
+        3) gradleCheck ;;
+        4) examples ;;
+        5) validateCopyrights ;;
+        6) everything ;;
+		*) exit 0 ;;
+	esac
+}
+
+while true
+do
+	showMenu
+	readOptions
+done
diff --git a/updatewrappers.sh b/updatewrappers.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..894497a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/updatewrappers.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export JAVA_HOME="$JAVA8_HOME"
+export PATH="$(cygpath "$JAVA_HOME")/bin:$PATH"
+
+# set the examples directories
+declare -a dirs=(
+    "${PWD##*/}"
+    "examples/java"
+    "examples/kotlin"
+    "annotation-processor/java"
+    "annotation-processor/kotlin")
+
+pwd=$PWD
+cyan=$(tput setaf 6)
+green=$(tput setaf 2)
+red=$(tput setaf 1)
+std=$(tput sgr0)
+
+kVer=$(kobaltw --version | awk '{print substr($2, 1, length($2)-1)}')
+updateWrappers() {
+    curVer="$(gradle --version | awk '/Gradle/ {print $2}')"
+    if [ -d gradle ]; then
+        if [ "$curVer" != "$(./gradlew --version | awk '/Gradle/ {print $2}')" ]; then
+            gradle -q --console=plain wrapper
+            echo -e "        $(./gradlew --version | awk '/Gradle/') ${green}UPDATED${std}"
+        else
+            echo -e "        Gradle $curVer UP-TO-DATE"
+        fi
+    fi
+    if [ -d kobalt ]; then
+        kw=$(cut -d "=" -f 2 kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties)
+        if [ "$kw" = "$kVer" ]
+        then
+            echo -e "        Kobalt $kw UP-TO-DATE"
+        else
+            echo "kobalt.version=$kVer" > kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
+            echo -e "        Kobalt $kVer ${green}UPDATED${std}"
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+echo -e "Updating wrappers..."
+
+for d in "${dirs[@]}"; do
+    if [ -d "$d" ]; then
+        cd "$d" || exit 1
+    fi
+    echo -e "    ${cyan}${d}${std}"
+    updateWrappers
+    cd "$pwd"
+done