diff --git a/.idea/copyright/Apache_License.xml b/.idea/copyright/Apache_License.xml
index 15687f4..ade80da 100644
--- a/.idea/copyright/Apache_License.xml
+++ b/.idea/copyright/Apache_License.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <component name="CopyrightManager">
   <copyright>
-    <option name="notice" value="Copyright &amp;#36;today.year the original author or authors.&#10; &#10;Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;);&#10;you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.&#10;You may obtain a copy of the License at&#10;&#10;    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0&#10;&#10;Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software&#10;distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS,&#10;WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.&#10;See the License for the specific language governing permissions and&#10;limitations under the License." />
+    <option name="notice" value="Copyright 2023-Copyright &amp;#36;today.yearamp;#36;today.year the original author or authors.&#10; &#10;Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the &quot;License&quot;);&#10;you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.&#10;You may obtain a copy of the License at&#10;&#10;    https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0&#10;&#10;Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software&#10;distributed under the License is distributed on an &quot;AS IS&quot; BASIS,&#10;WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.&#10;See the License for the specific language governing permissions and&#10;limitations under the License." />
     <option name="myName" value="Apache License" />
   </copyright>
-</component>
\ No newline at end of file
+</component>
diff --git a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index ca84ff0..bff4f62 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-1.7.5.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 6ab9726..1bf9192 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../bld-jacoco-report/config/pmd.xml" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../bld-exec/config/pmd.xml" />
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../bld-testng/config/pmd.xml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../../bld-generated-version/config/pmd.xml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../../bld-pitest/config/pmd.xml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../../bld-jacoco-report/config/pmd.xml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../../bld-checkstyle/config/pmd.xml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../../bld-exec/config/pmd.xml" />
+        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../../bld-testng/config/pmd.xml" />
       </list>
     </option>
     <option name="skipTestSources" value="false" />
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 133aa45..5633e79 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar",
         "lib/compile/*.jar",
         "lib/runtime/*.jar",
         "lib/test/*.jar"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e1922fb..93dbe49 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20License%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 [![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/1.7.3-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
+[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.8.0-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![Release](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-checkstyle/maven-metadata.xml?color=blue)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-checkstyle)
 [![Snapshot](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-checkstyle/maven-metadata.xml?label=snapshot)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-checkstyle)
 [![GitHub CI](https://github.com/rife2/bld-checkstyle/actions/workflows/bld.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rife2/bld-checkstyle/actions/workflows/bld.yml)
@@ -37,5 +37,5 @@ not provided by the extension. For example:
 
 ```java
 repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL);
-scope(test).include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 12, 7)));
+scope(test).include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 13, 0)));
 ```
diff --git a/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index ca84ff0..bff4f62 100644
--- a/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/examples/.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-1.7.5.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/examples/.vscode/settings.json b/examples/.vscode/settings.json
index 133aa45..5633e79 100644
--- a/examples/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/examples/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar",
         "lib/compile/*.jar",
         "lib/runtime/*.jar",
         "lib/test/*.jar"
diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index e9d9403..48bd8ab 100644
Binary files a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar and b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 03e6c42..8b1ce0a 100644
--- a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-checkstyle:0.9.1-SNAPSHOT
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.7.5
+bld.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
index 9afcda0..a76d307 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends BaseProject {
         downloadSources = true;
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
-        scope(test).include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 12, 7)));
+        scope(test).include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 13, 0)));
 
         testOperation().mainClass("com.example.ExamplesTest");
     }
@@ -36,4 +36,4 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends BaseProject {
                 .execute();
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index e9d9403..48bd8ab 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 33db783..7424b15 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@ bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.1
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.7.5
+bld.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationBuild.java
index c9f00cf..d8e2cc2 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationBuild.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -43,12 +43,12 @@ public class CheckstyleOperationBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
         scope(compile)
-                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 7, 5)));
+                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 8, 0)));
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 12, 7)))
+                .include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 13, 0)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 1)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 25, 0)));
+                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 25, 2)));
         javadocOperation()
                 .javadocOptions()
                 .author()
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperation.java
index b1013ca..681e992 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperation.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -377,4 +377,4 @@ public class CheckstyleOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<CheckstyleOper
         }
         return this;
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationTest.java
index 945e286..6bd2233 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationTest.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2023 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2023-2024 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -201,4 +201,4 @@ class CheckstyleOperationTest {
         op = op.treeWithJavadoc(false);
         assertThat(op.options.containsKey("-J")).as(REMOVE).isFalse();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}