diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index 7d224f6..35cefd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [17, 21, 22]
-        kotlin-version: [ 1.19.24, 2.0.0 ]
+        java-version: [17, 21, 23]
+        kotlin-version: [1.9.24, 2.0.21]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
diff --git a/config/pmd.xml b/config/pmd.xml
index 3d3203c..2641880 100644
--- a/config/pmd.xml
+++ b/config/pmd.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     <!-- BEST PRACTICES -->
     <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml">
         <exclude name="AvoidPrintStackTrace"/>
-        <exclude name="JUnit4TestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
-        <exclude name="JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
         <exclude name="GuardLogStatement"/>
+        <exclude name="UnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
+        <exclude name="UnitTestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
     </rule>
 
     <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml/MissingOverride">
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/SampleBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/SampleBuild.java
index f450b0c..ba5786e 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/SampleBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/SampleBuild.java
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ public class SampleBuild extends Project {
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)));
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 3)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index c3b3e47..f148e62 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
-bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.5
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.7
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.version=2.1.0
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
index 0403db5..e23aa11 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperationBuild extends Project {
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(2, 1, 0)));
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 3)))
                 .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 26, 3)));
 
         precompileOperation()