diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 20fd6d1..a89d1b8 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1,40 +1,41 @@
-version: 2
-defaults: &defaults
-  working_directory: ~/repo
-  environment:
-    JVM_OPTS: -Xmx3200m
-    TERM: dumb
-    CI_NAME: "CircleCI"
+version: 2.1
 
-defaults_bld: &defaults_bld
-  steps:
-    - checkout
-    - run:
-        name: Download the dependencies
-        command: ./bld download
-    - run:
-        name: Run tests with bld
-        command: ./bld compile test
+commands:
+  build_and_test:
+    parameters:
+      reports-dir:
+        type: string
+        default: "build/reports/test_results"
+    steps:
+      - checkout
+      - run:
+          name: Download dependencies
+          command: ./bld download
+      - run:
+          name: Compile source
+          command: ./bld compile
+      - run:
+          name: Run tests
+          command: ./bld jacoco -reports-dir=<< parameters.reports-dir >>
+      - store_test_results:
+          path: << parameters.reports-dir >>
+      - store_artifacts:
+          path: build/reports/jacoco/test/html
 
 jobs:
-  bld_jdk21:
-    <<: *defaults
-
-    docker:
-      - image: cimg/openjdk:21.0
-
-    <<: *defaults_bld
-
   bld_jdk17:
-    <<: *defaults
-
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/openjdk:17.0
+      - image: cimg/openjdk:17
+    steps:
+      - build_and_test
 
-    <<: *defaults_bld
+  bld_jdk21:
+    docker:
+      - image: cimg/openjdk:21
+    steps:
+      - build_and_test
 
 workflows:
-  version: 2
   bld:
     jobs:
       - bld_jdk17
diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index 45b3b77..1e81746 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     env:
-      COVERAGE_SDK: "17"
+      COVERAGE_JDK: "17"
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
@@ -25,28 +25,28 @@ jobs:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
 
-      - name: Grant execute permission for bld
-        run: chmod +x bld
-
-      - name: Download the dependencies
+      - name: Download dependencies
         run: ./bld download
 
-      - name: Run tests with bld
-        run: ./bld compile jacoco
+      - name: Compile source
+        run: ./bld compile
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: ./bld jacoco
 
       - name: Remove pom.xml
-        if: success() && matrix.java-version == env.COVERAGE_SDK
+        if: success() && matrix.java-version == env.COVERAGE_JDK
         run: rm -rf pom.xml
 
       - name: SonarCloud Scan
         uses: sonarsource/sonarcloud-github-action@master
-        if: success() && matrix.java-version == env.COVERAGE_SDK
+        if: success() && matrix.java-version == env.COVERAGE_JDK
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           SONAR_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SONAR_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Upload coverage reports to Codecov
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
-        if: success() && matrix.java-version == env.COVERAGE_SDK
+        if: success() && matrix.java-version == env.COVERAGE_JDK
         env:
           CODECOV_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.idea/bld.xml b/.idea/bld.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6600cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/bld.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="BldConfiguration">
+    <events />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index 48e8fd5..8105a64 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.1.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.1.0-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/.idea/libraries/compile.xml b/.idea/libraries/compile.xml
index 143dc93..5316b95 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/compile.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/compile.xml
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" />
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml b/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml
index 2ae5c4b..d4069f2 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.idea/libraries/test.xml b/.idea/libraries/test.xml
index c16475a..05f52ce 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/test.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/test.xml
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" />
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4b57ca..e90782a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![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)
 [![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/java-17%2B-blue)](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk17-archive-downloads.html)
-[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.9.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
+[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/2.1.0-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![release](https://img.shields.io/github/release/ethauvin/semver.svg)](https://github.com/ethauvin/semver/releases/latest)
 [![Nexus Snapshot](https://img.shields.io/nexus/s/net.thauvin.erik/semver?label=snapshot&server=https%3A%2F%2Foss.sonatype.org%2F)](https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots/net/thauvin/erik/semver/)
 [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/net.thauvin.erik/semver.svg)](https://central.sonatype.com/artifact/net.thauvin.erik/semver)
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 kapt {
     arguments {
-        arg("semver.project.dir", projectDir)
+        arg("semver.project.dir", projectDir.absolutePath)
     }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/.gitignore b/examples/java/bld/.gitignore
index a2805aa..b53292f 100644
--- a/examples/java/bld/.gitignore
+++ b/examples/java/bld/.gitignore
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ lib/bld/**
 !lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
 !lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
 lib/compile/
+lib/provided/
 lib/runtime/
 lib/standalone/
 lib/test/
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index cb3eddb..8105a64 100644
--- a/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.1.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-2.1.0-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/compile.xml b/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/compile.xml
index 9bd86aa..5316b95 100644
--- a/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/compile.xml
+++ b/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/compile.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
   <library name="compile">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" />
+      <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" />
+      <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/compile" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml b/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml
index 2ae5c4b..d4069f2 100644
--- a/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml
+++ b/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/runtime.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/runtime" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/test.xml b/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/test.xml
index b80486a..05f52ce 100644
--- a/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/test.xml
+++ b/examples/java/bld/.idea/libraries/test.xml
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
   <library name="test">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" />
+      <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" />
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/src/test/resources" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" />
+      <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" />
     </SOURCES>
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" />
-    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="false" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/test" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="true" />
+    <jarDirectory url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/provided" recursive="true" type="SOURCES" />
   </library>
 </component>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/.vscode/settings.json b/examples/java/bld/.vscode/settings.json
index d136e4d..4c33beb 100644
--- a/examples/java/bld/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/examples/java/bld/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-2.1.0.jar",
         "lib/**/*.jar"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/README.md b/examples/java/bld/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d1f800f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/java/bld/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+## Examples
+
+To compile & run the examples:
+
+```console
+./bld compile 
+
+./bld run 
+./bld run-example
+```
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/examples/java/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index 36220d7..a7466c9 100644
Binary files a/examples/java/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar and b/examples/java/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/java/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 2e76ebe..1c0547e 100644
--- a/examples/java/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/java/bld/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
+bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.extensions=
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_RELEASES
-bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.9.1
+bld.version=2.1.0
diff --git a/examples/java/bld/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java b/examples/java/bld/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
index 5abcec1..34b7157 100644
--- a/examples/java/bld/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
+++ b/examples/java/bld/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
@@ -6,16 +6,12 @@ import rife.bld.Project;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import static rife.bld.dependencies.Repository.*;
-import static rife.bld.dependencies.Scope.compile;
+import static rife.bld.dependencies.Repository.MAVEN_CENTRAL;
+import static rife.bld.dependencies.Repository.MAVEN_LOCAL;
+import static rife.bld.dependencies.Scope.provided;
 
 /**
  * Example build.
- *
- * <ul style="list-style-type:none">
- *     <li>./bld run</li>
- *     <li>./bld runExample</li>
- * </ul>
  */
 public class ExampleBuild extends Project {
     public ExampleBuild() {
@@ -29,7 +25,7 @@ public class ExampleBuild extends Project {
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
-        scope(compile).include(dependency("net.thauvin.erik", "semver", version(1, 2, 2, "SNAPSHOT")));
+        scope(provided).include(dependency("net.thauvin.erik", "semver", version(1, 2, 2, "SNAPSHOT")));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
@@ -50,7 +46,7 @@ public class ExampleBuild extends Project {
         super.compile();
     }
 
-    @BuildCommand(summary = "Run the example")
+    @BuildCommand(value = "run-example", summary = "Runs the example")
     public void runExample() throws Exception {
         runOperation().fromProject(this).mainClass("com.example.Example").execute();
     }
diff --git a/examples/java/gradle/.idea/compiler.xml b/examples/java/gradle/.idea/compiler.xml
index 735a70b..a83902e 100644
--- a/examples/java/gradle/.idea/compiler.xml
+++ b/examples/java/gradle/.idea/compiler.xml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
         <outputRelativeToContentRoot value="true" />
         <option name="semver.project.dir" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
         <processorPath useClasspath="false">
-          <entry name="$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/net/thauvin/erik/semver/1.2.2-SNAPSHOT/semver-1.2.2-SNAPSHOT.jar" />
-          <entry name="$MAVEN_REPOSITORY$/com/github/spullara/mustache/java/compiler/0.9.12/compiler-0.9.12.jar" />
+          <entry name="$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/net.thauvin.erik/semver/1.2.2-SNAPSHOT/31d53f3e9fdd226343234d13a080d6fd12b58ae6/semver-1.2.2-SNAPSHOT.jar" />
+          <entry name="$USER_HOME$/.gradle/caches/modules-2/files-2.1/com.github.spullara.mustache.java/compiler/0.9.13/60666500a7dce7a5d3e17c09b46ea6f037192bd5/compiler-0.9.13.jar" />
         </processorPath>
         <module name="examples-java.main" />
       </profile>
diff --git a/examples/java/gradle/README.md b/examples/java/gradle/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9153e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/java/gradle/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+## Examples
+
+To run the examples:
+
+```console
+./gradlew run 
+./gradlew runExample
+```
+
diff --git a/examples/java/gradle/build.gradle b/examples/java/gradle/build.gradle
index 7d6046b..abdecb5 100644
--- a/examples/java/gradle/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/java/gradle/build.gradle
@@ -4,9 +4,6 @@ plugins {
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.51.0'
 }
 
-// ./gradlew run
-// ./gradlew runExample
-
 defaultTasks 'run'
 
 final def semverProcessor = 'net.thauvin.erik:semver:1.2.2-SNAPSHOT'
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/.idea/kotlinc.xml b/examples/kotlin/.idea/kotlinc.xml
index 7ec2206..834c71d 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/.idea/kotlinc.xml
+++ b/examples/kotlin/.idea/kotlinc.xml
@@ -5,6 +5,6 @@
     <option name="sourceMapPrefix" />
   </component>
   <component name="KotlinJpsPluginSettings">
-    <option name="version" value="1.9.23" />
+    <option name="version" value="2.0.20" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/.idea/misc.xml b/examples/kotlin/.idea/misc.xml
index 2776887..1638c7b 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/examples/kotlin/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   <component name="PDMPlugin">
     <option name="skipTestSources" value="false" />
   </component>
-  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" project-jdk-name="17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
+  <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" default="true" project-jdk-name="17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/classes" />
   </component>
 </project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/README.md b/examples/kotlin/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d48aeba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/kotlin/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+## Examples
+
+To run the examples:
+
+```console
+./gradlew run
+./gradlew runJava
+./gradlew runExample
+./gradlew runJavaExample
+```
+
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/build.gradle.kts b/examples/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
index 33f1326..52a9d95 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/examples/kotlin/build.gradle.kts
@@ -1,16 +1,10 @@
 plugins {
     id("application")
     id("com.github.ben-manes.versions") version "0.51.0"
-    kotlin("jvm") version "1.9.24"
+    kotlin("jvm") version "2.0.20"
     kotlin("kapt") version "1.9.23"
 }
 
-// ./gradlew
-// ./gradlew run
-// ./gradlew runJava
-// ./gradlew runExample
-// ./gradlew runJavaExample
-
 defaultTasks(ApplicationPlugin.TASK_RUN_NAME)
 
 val semverProcessor = "net.thauvin.erik:semver:1.2.2-SNAPSHOT"
@@ -24,7 +18,7 @@ dependencies {
 
 kapt {
     arguments {
-        arg("semver.project.dir", projectDir)
+        arg("semver.project.dir", projectDir.absolutePath)
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index e644113..a4b76b9 100644
Binary files a/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index b82aa23..0aaefbc 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.7-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.10.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 validateDistributionUrl=true
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/gradlew b/examples/kotlin/gradlew
index 1aa94a4..f5feea6 100755
--- a/examples/kotlin/gradlew
+++ b/examples/kotlin/gradlew
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 #
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+#
 
 ##############################################################################
 #
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@
 #       Darwin, MinGW, and NonStop.
 #
 #   (3) This script is generated from the Groovy template
-#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/subprojects/plugins/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
+#       https://github.com/gradle/gradle/blob/HEAD/platforms/jvm/plugins-application/src/main/resources/org/gradle/api/internal/plugins/unixStartScript.txt
 #       within the Gradle project.
 #
 #       You can find Gradle at https://github.com/gradle/gradle/.
@@ -84,7 +86,8 @@ done
 # shellcheck disable=SC2034
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 # Discard cd standard output in case $CDPATH is set (https://github.com/gradle/gradle/issues/25036)
-APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && pwd -P ) || exit
+APP_HOME=$( cd -P "${APP_HOME:-./}" > /dev/null && printf '%s
+' "$PWD" ) || exit
 
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/gradlew.bat b/examples/kotlin/gradlew.bat
index 25da30d..9d21a21 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/gradlew.bat
+++ b/examples/kotlin/gradlew.bat
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 @rem See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 @rem limitations under the License.
 @rem
+@rem SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+@rem
 
 @if "%DEBUG%"=="" @echo off
 @rem ##########################################################################
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index e5a703b..256649c 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 0df0d99..28a462f 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
-bld.extension-exec=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-exec:1.0.0
-bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.5
-bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:0.9.9
-bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_RELEASES,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS
 bld.downloadLocation=
+bld.extension-exec=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-exec:1.0.3
+bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.8
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.5
+bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_RELEASES,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.9.1
+bld.version=2.1.0
diff --git a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/semver/SemverBuild.java b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/semver/SemverBuild.java
index 010372f..1a564ad 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/semver/SemverBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/net/thauvin/erik/semver/SemverBuild.java
@@ -40,8 +40,7 @@ import rife.bld.extension.PmdOperation;
 import rife.bld.publish.*;
 import rife.tools.exceptions.FileUtilsErrorException;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
+import java.io.File;
 import java.util.List;
 
 import static rife.bld.dependencies.Repository.*;
@@ -71,10 +70,10 @@ public class SemverBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, SONATYPE_SNAPSHOTS);
 
         scope(compile)
-                .include(dependency("com.github.spullara.mustache.java", "compiler", version(0, 9, 13)));
+                .include(dependency("com.github.spullara.mustache.java", "compiler", version(0, 9, 14)));
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 2)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 2)));
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)));
 
 
         javadocOperation().javadocOptions()
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@ public class SemverBuild extends Project {
                         .withCredentials(property("sonatype.user"), property("sonatype.password"))
                         : repository(SONATYPE_RELEASES_LEGACY.location())
                         .withCredentials(property("sonatype.user"), property("sonatype.password")))
+                .repository(repository("github"))
                 .info(new PublishInfo()
                         .groupId(pkg)
                         .artifactId(name.toLowerCase())
@@ -93,24 +93,20 @@ public class SemverBuild extends Project {
                         .version(version)
                         .description(description)
                         .url(url)
-                        .developer(
-                                new PublishDeveloper()
-                                        .id("ethauvin")
-                                        .name("Erik C. Thauvin")
-                                        .email("erik@thauvin.net")
-                                        .url("https://erik.thauvin.net/")
+                        .developer(new PublishDeveloper()
+                                .id("ethauvin")
+                                .name("Erik C. Thauvin")
+                                .email("erik@thauvin.net")
+                                .url("https://erik.thauvin.net/")
                         )
-                        .license(
-                                new PublishLicense()
-                                        .name("The BSD 3-Clause License")
-                                        .url("https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause")
+                        .license(new PublishLicense()
+                                .name("The BSD 3-Clause License")
+                                .url("https://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-3-Clause")
                         )
-                        .scm(
-                                new PublishScm()
-                                        .connection("scm:git:" + url + ".git")
-                                        .developerConnection("scm:git:git@github.com:ethauvin/" + name.toLowerCase()
-                                                + ".git")
-                                        .url(url)
+                        .scm(new PublishScm()
+                                .connection("scm:git:" + url + ".git")
+                                .developerConnection("scm:git:git@github.com:ethauvin/" + name.toLowerCase() + ".git")
+                                .url(url)
                         )
                         .signKey(property("sign.key"))
                         .signPassphrase(property("sign.passphrase")));
@@ -121,7 +117,7 @@ public class SemverBuild extends Project {
     }
 
     @BuildCommand(summary = "Generates JaCoCo Reports")
-    public void jacoco() throws IOException {
+    public void jacoco() throws Exception {
         new JacocoReportOperation().fromProject(this).execute();
     }
 
@@ -142,30 +138,30 @@ public class SemverBuild extends Project {
     }
 
     @BuildCommand(summary = "Runs PMD analysis")
-    public void pmd() {
+    public void pmd() throws Exception {
         pmdOp.execute();
     }
 
     @BuildCommand(value = "pmd-cli", summary = "Runs PMD analysis (CLI)")
-    public void pmdCli() {
+    public void pmdCli() throws Exception {
         pmdOp.includeLineNumber(false).execute();
     }
 
+    @BuildCommand(value = "pom-root", summary = "Generates the POM file in the root directory")
+    public void pomRoot() throws FileUtilsErrorException {
+        PomBuilder.generateInto(publishOperation().fromProject(this).info(), dependencies(),
+                new File(workDirectory, "pom.xml"));
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void publish() throws Exception {
         super.publish();
-        rootPom();
+        pomRoot();
     }
 
     @Override
     public void publishLocal() throws Exception {
         super.publishLocal();
-        rootPom();
-    }
-
-    @BuildCommand(value = "pom-root", summary = "Generates the POM file in the root directory")
-    public void rootPom() throws FileUtilsErrorException {
-        PomBuilder.generateInto(publishOperation().info(), dependencies(),
-                Path.of(workDirectory.getPath(), "pom.xml").toFile());
+        pomRoot();
     }
 }