diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index d315b82..654c8db 100644
--- a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
-bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-generated-version:0.9.6
-bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
+bld.extension-gv=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-generated-version:0.9.7-SNAPSHOT
+bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.version=1.9.1
diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java b/examples/src/main/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
index 82cafb7..eb4071d 100644
--- a/examples/src/main/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
+++ b/examples/src/main/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import java.util.Date;
  */
 public final class GeneratedVersion {
     public static final String PROJECT = "Sample";
-    public static final Date BUILD_DATE = new Date(1713398927971L);
+    public static final Date BUILD_DATE = new Date(1719112298450L);
     public static final int MAJOR = 1;
     public static final int MINOR = 0;
     public static final int REVISION = 1;
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 6e26fef..7a65d7b 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:0.9.9
-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.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.5
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.0
+bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.version=1.9.1
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
index f50c17e..7e54661 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
@@ -36,11 +36,13 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperationBuild extends Project {
     public GeneratedVersionOperationBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "GeneratedVersionOperation";
-        version = version(0, 9, 6);
+        version = version(0, 9, 7, "SNAPSHOT");
 
         javaRelease = 17;
+
         downloadSources = true;
         autoDownloadPurge = true;
+
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
         scope(compile)
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperation.java
index 484ccf0..88ca63e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperation.java
@@ -175,6 +175,16 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperation extends AbstractOperation<GeneratedVersio
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the class template path.
+     *
+     * @param template the template path
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public GeneratedVersionOperation classTemplate(String template) {
+        return classTemplate(new File(template));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the destination directory.
      *
@@ -186,6 +196,16 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperation extends AbstractOperation<GeneratedVersio
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the destination directory.
+     *
+     * @param directory the destination directory
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public GeneratedVersionOperation directory(String directory) {
+        return directory(new File(directory));
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generates a version data class for this project.
      */
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionTest.java
index 2d900a5..c6fb97f 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionTest.java
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ class GeneratedVersionTest {
         gv.setClassName("MyVersion");
 
         var t = GeneratedVersionOperation.buildTemplate(gv);
+        //noinspection TrailingWhitespacesInTextBlock
         assertThat(t.getContent()).isEqualTo("""
                 package com.example.my;
                                 
@@ -110,6 +111,25 @@ class GeneratedVersionTest {
                 .contains("private GeneratedVersion");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testExecute() throws IOException {
+        var tmpDir = Files.createTempDirectory("bld-generated-version-").toFile();
+        tmpDir.deleteOnExit();
+        
+        new GeneratedVersionOperation()
+                .fromProject(PROJECT)
+                .directory(tmpDir.getAbsolutePath())
+                .extension(".java")
+                .classTemplate("src/test/resources/myversion_test.txt")
+                .packageName("")
+                .className("MyVersion")
+                .execute();
+
+        deleteOnExit(tmpDir);
+
+        assertThat(new File(tmpDir, "MyVersion.java")).exists();
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testWriteTemplate() throws IOException {
         var tmpDir = Files.createTempDirectory("bld-generated-version-").toFile();
diff --git a/src/test/resources/myversion_test.txt b/src/test/resources/myversion_test.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..06787e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/test/resources/myversion_test.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+public final class {{v className/}} {
+    public static final int PROJECT = "{{v project/}}";
+    public static final int MAJOR = {{v major/}};
+    public static final int MINOR = {{v minor/}};
+    public static final int REVISION = {{v revision/}};
+    public static final String QUALIFIER = "{{v qualifier/}}";
+
+    private {{v className/}}() {
+        // no-op
+    }
+}