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/README.md b/README.md
index a3c1686..4670946 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 [![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-generated-version/maven-metadata.xml?color=blue)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-generated-version)
 [![Snapshot](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-generated-version/maven-metadata.xml?label=snapshot)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-generated-version)
 [![GitHub CI](https://github.com/rife2/bld-generated-version/actions/workflows/bld.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rife2/bld-generated-version/actions/workflows/bld.yml)
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/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index 9b4ee52..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 4f348f8..97e2728 100644
--- a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@ bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-generated-version:0.9.3
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
-bld.version=1.7.5
+bld.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index 9b4ee52..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 46c4a1d..434598f 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:0.9.3
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:0.9.4
 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.version=1.7.5
+bld.version=1.8.0
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
index de92063..76cb684 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.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.
@@ -44,11 +44,11 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperationBuild 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("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, 24, 2)));
+                .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 25, 2)));
 
         precompileOperation()
                 .templateTypes(TXT);
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersion.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersion.java
index d893c31..4cf1ddd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersion.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersion.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.
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ public class GeneratedVersion {
 
     /**
      * Returns the class file.
+     *
+     * @return the class file
      */
     public File getClassFile() {
         return classFile;