diff --git a/config/pmd.xml b/config/pmd.xml
index 2641880..f08a17a 100644
--- a/config/pmd.xml
+++ b/config/pmd.xml
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
         <exclude name="AvoidFieldNameMatchingTypeName"/>
         <exclude name="AvoidLiteralsInIfCondition"/>
         <exclude name="NullAssignment"/>
+        <exclude name="UseLocaleWithCaseConversions"/>
     </rule>
 
     <rule ref="category/java/errorprone.xml/AssignmentInOperand">
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index ccaf718..3a8d663 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.extension-exec=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-exec:1.0.5
-bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.3.0
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.3.1
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.sourceDirectories=
 bld.version=2.2.1