diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index f736169..c0ba763 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index 2120d4c..e191f6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          distribution: 'zulu'
+          distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Build Javadocs
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v1
         with:
           # Upload generated Javadocs repository
-          path: 'build/javadoc/'
+          path: "build/javadoc/"
 
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v1
\ No newline at end of file
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v1
diff --git a/config/pmd.xml b/config/pmd.xml
index c60ff7e..3d3203c 100644
--- a/config/pmd.xml
+++ b/config/pmd.xml
@@ -19,12 +19,13 @@
         </properties>
     </rule>
 
+
     <!-- CODE STYLE -->
     <rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml">
         <exclude name="AtLeastOneConstructor"/>
         <exclude name="ClassNamingConventions"/>
-        <exclude name="ConfusingTernary"/>
         <exclude name="CommentDefaultAccessModifier"/>
+        <exclude name="ConfusingTernary"/>
         <exclude name="FieldNamingConventions"/>
         <exclude name="LocalVariableCouldBeFinal"/>
         <exclude name="LongVariable"/>
@@ -34,8 +35,9 @@
         <exclude name="ShortClassName"/>
         <exclude name="ShortMethodName"/>
         <exclude name="ShortVariable"/>
-        <exclude name="UselessParentheses"/>
+        <exclude name="UseExplicitTypes"/>
         <exclude name="UseUnderscoresInNumericLiterals"/>
+        <exclude name="UselessParentheses"/>
     </rule>
 
     <rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml/UnnecessaryImport">
@@ -51,8 +53,6 @@
         <exclude name="AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignatures"/>
         <exclude name="CognitiveComplexity"/>
         <exclude name="CyclomaticComplexity"/>
-        <exclude name="ExcessiveClassLength"/>
-        <exclude name="ExcessiveMethodLength"/>
         <exclude name="ExcessiveParameterList"/>
         <exclude name="ExcessivePublicCount"/>
         <exclude name="GodClass"/>
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@
     <!-- SECURITY -->
     <rule ref="category/java/security.xml">
     </rule>
-</ruleset>
\ No newline at end of file
+</ruleset>
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index bce2521..89f7a72 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
-bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:0.9.7
-bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.3
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:0.9.8
+bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.5
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperationBuild.java
index e2d1cad..9d29282 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperationBuild.java
@@ -35,13 +35,14 @@ public class ExecOperationBuild extends Project {
     public ExecOperationBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "ExecOperation";
-        version = version(0, 9, 2);
+        version = version(0, 9, 3);
 
         javaRelease = 17;
+
         downloadSources = true;
         autoDownloadPurge = true;
-        repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
+        repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 9, 0)));
         scope(test)
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public class ExecOperationBuild extends Project {
                 .license(
                         new PublishLicense()
                                 .name("The Apache License, Version 2.0")
-                                .url("http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
+                                .url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
                 )
                 .scm(
                         new PublishScm()
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperation.java
index 07743c3..56e9658 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperation.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public class ExecOperation extends AbstractOperation<ExecOperation> {
     private final List<String> args_ = new ArrayList<>();
     private final Set<ExecFail> fail_ = new HashSet<>();
     private BaseProject project_;
+    private int timeout = 30;
     private String workDir_;
 
     /**
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ public class ExecOperation extends AbstractOperation<ExecOperation> {
             }
 
             var proc = pb.start();
-            var err = proc.waitFor(30, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            var err = proc.waitFor(timeout, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
             var stdout = readStream(proc.getInputStream());
             var stderr = readStream(proc.getErrorStream());
 
@@ -180,6 +181,17 @@ public class ExecOperation extends AbstractOperation<ExecOperation> {
         return lines;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Configure the command timeout.
+     *
+     * @param timeout The timeout in seconds
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public ExecOperation timeout(int timeout) {
+        this.timeout = timeout;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Configures the working directory.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperationTest.java
index 0746988..207caf9 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/ExecOperationTest.java
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ class ExecOperationTest {
         tmpFile.deleteOnExit();
         new ExecOperation()
                 .fromProject(new Project())
+                .timeout(10)
                 .command("touch", tmpFile.getName())
                 .fail(ExecFail.NORMAL)
                 .execute();