diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index e69de29..2b0ba38 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+name: bld-ci
+
+on: [ push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch ]
+
+jobs:
+  build-bld-project:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        java-version: [ 17, 20 ]
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        with:
+          distribution: 'zulu'
+          java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
+
+      - name: Grant execute permission for bld
+        run: chmod +x bld
+
+      - name: Download the dependencies
+        run: ./bld download
+
+      - name: Run tests with bld
+        run: ./bld compile test
diff --git a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index 722b42e..cf75013 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.2.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.2-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index 083a492..f03c702 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <project version="4">
   <component name="EntryPointsManager">
     <pattern value="rife.bld.extension.CheckstyleOperationBuild" />
@@ -9,8 +8,6 @@
     <option name="customRuleSets">
       <list>
         <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/config/pmd.xml" />
-        <option value="K:\java\semver\config\pmd.xml" />
-        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../bld-pmd/config/pmd.xml" />
       </list>
     </option>
     <option name="skipTestSources" value="false" />
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index c4bc81e..133aa45 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.2.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar",
         "lib/compile/*.jar",
         "lib/runtime/*.jar",
         "lib/test/*.jar"
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f29823b..c0ee993 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/1.7.2-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
+[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.7.3-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)
diff --git a/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index 722b42e..cf75013 100644
--- a/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.2.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.2-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5-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 c4bc81e..133aa45 100644
--- a/examples/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/examples/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.2.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.7.5.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 7e43d78..e9d9403 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 04b8dcd..8ac95b9 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:0.9.0-SNAPSHOT
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.7.2
+bld.version=1.7.5
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
index 9ce6fc8..daf4979 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, 2)));
+        scope(test).include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 12, 4)));
 
         testOperation().mainClass("com.example.ExamplesTest");
     }
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index b390afd..e9d9403 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 6a39ad1..f8b51d9 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:0.9.0
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.7.2
+bld.version=1.7.5
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationBuild.java
index 01aa77a..69d586b 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CheckstyleOperationBuild.java
@@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ public class CheckstyleOperationBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
         scope(compile)
-                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 7, 2)));
+                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 7, 5)));
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 12, 2)))
-                .include(dependency("org.jsoup", "jsoup", version(1, 16, 1)))
+                .include(dependency("com.puppycrawl.tools", "checkstyle", version(10, 12, 4)))
+                .include(dependency("org.jsoup", "jsoup", version(1, 16, 2)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 0)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 0)))
-                .include(dependency("org.assertj:assertj-joda-time:2.2.0"));
+                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 24, 2)));
         javadocOperation()
                 .javadocOptions()
                 .docLint(NO_MISSING)
@@ -92,4 +92,4 @@ public class CheckstyleOperationBuild extends Project {
                 .ruleSets("config/pmd.xml")
                 .execute();
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}