diff --git a/example/example.ipr b/example/example.ipr
index f530390..760ec7f 100644
--- a/example/example.ipr
+++ b/example/example.ipr
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@
       <KobaltProjectSettings>
         <option name="autoDownloadKobalt" value="true" />
         <option name="externalProjectPath" value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
-        <option name="kobaltHome" value="$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.840" />
+        <option name="kobaltHome" value="$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.841" />
         <option name="modules">
           <set>
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@
     </library>
     <library name="kobalt.jar">
       <CLASSES>
-        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.840/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.840.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.841/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.841.jar!/" />
       </CLASSES>
       <JAVADOC />
       <SOURCES>
@@ -371,6 +371,9 @@
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.840/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.840.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.840/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.840.jar!/" />
         <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.840/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.840.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.840/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.840.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.841/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.841.jar!/" />
+        <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.kobalt/wrapper/dist/kobalt-0.841/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-0.841.jar!/" />
       </SOURCES>
     </library>
   </component>
diff --git a/example/kobalt/src/Build.kt b/example/kobalt/src/Build.kt
index 8705d3f..5c06f3d 100644
--- a/example/kobalt/src/Build.kt
+++ b/example/kobalt/src/Build.kt
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ import com.beust.kobalt.project
 import java.io.FileInputStream
 import java.util.*
 
+fun StringBuilder.prepend(s: String): StringBuilder {
+    if (this.length > 0) {
+        this.insert(0, s)
+    }
+    return this
+}
+
 val p = project {
 
     name = "example"
@@ -17,21 +24,11 @@ val p = project {
         val metaKey = "version.buildmeta"
         val preKey = "version.prerelease"
 
-        val p = Properties().apply {
-            FileInputStream(propsFile).use { fis -> load(fis) }
-        }
-
-        val metadata = StringBuilder(p.getProperty(metaKey, ""))
-        if (metadata.length > 0) {
-            metadata.insert(0, '-');
-        }
-        val prerelease = StringBuilder(p.getProperty(preKey, ""))
-        if (prerelease.length > 0) {
-            prerelease.insert(0, '+');
-        }
+        val p = Properties().apply { FileInputStream(propsFile).use { fis -> load(fis) } }
 
         return (p.getProperty(majorKey, "1") + "." + p.getProperty(minorKey, "0") + "." + p.getProperty(patchKey, "0")
-                + prerelease + metadata)
+                + StringBuilder(p.getProperty(preKey, "")).prepend("-")
+                + StringBuilder(p.getProperty(metaKey, "")).prepend("+"))
     }
 
     version = versionFor()
diff --git a/example/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties b/example/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
index e446beb..7480643 100644
--- a/example/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
+++ b/example/kobalt/wrapper/kobalt-wrapper.properties
@@ -1 +1 @@
-kobalt.version=0.840
\ No newline at end of file
+kobalt.version=0.841
\ No newline at end of file