diff --git a/.idea/bld.xml b/.idea/bld.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6600cee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.idea/bld.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<project version="4">
+  <component name="BldConfiguration">
+    <events />
+  </component>
+</project>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index ddf7535..538206d 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.downloadLocation=
-bld.extension-gv=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-generated-version:0.9.8
+bld.extension-gv=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-generated-version:0.9.9-SNAPSHOT
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.version=2.0.1
diff --git a/examples/src/main/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java b/examples/src/main/java/com/example/GeneratedVersion.java
index e9a3abe..10ca76f 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(1722235624114L);
+    public static final Date BUILD_DATE = new Date(1724831563821L);
     public static final int MAJOR = 1;
     public static final int MINOR = 0;
     public static final int REVISION = 1;
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
index 40ec39d..5a2131c 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperationBuild.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperationBuild extends Project {
     public GeneratedVersionOperationBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "GeneratedVersionOperation";
-        version = version(0, 9, 8);
+        version = version(0, 9, 9, "SNAPSHOT");
 
         javaRelease = 17;
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperation.java
index 04fad54..8968413 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionOperation.java
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import rife.bld.operations.AbstractOperation;
 import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
 
 import java.io.File;
+import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 
@@ -67,6 +68,16 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperation extends AbstractOperation<GeneratedVersio
         return classTemplate(new File(template));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the class template path.
+     *
+     * @param template the template path
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public GeneratedVersionOperation classTemplate(Path template) {
+        return classTemplate(template.toFile());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the destination directory.
      *
@@ -88,6 +99,16 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperation extends AbstractOperation<GeneratedVersio
         return directory(new File(directory));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Sets the destination directory.
+     *
+     * @param directory the destination directory
+     * @return this operation instance
+     */
+    public GeneratedVersionOperation directory(Path directory) {
+        return directory(directory.toFile());
+    }
+
     /**
      * Generates a version data class for this project.
      */
@@ -140,6 +161,15 @@ public class GeneratedVersionOperation extends AbstractOperation<GeneratedVersio
         return this;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Retrieves the generated version instance.
+     *
+     * @return the generated version
+     */
+    public GeneratedVersion generatedVersion() {
+        return generatedVersion_;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Sets the package name.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionTest.java
index 7762290..d4334ff 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/GeneratedVersionTest.java
@@ -91,17 +91,16 @@ class GeneratedVersionTest {
         gv.setClassName("MyVersion");
 
         var t = gv.buildTemplate();
-        //noinspection TrailingWhitespacesInTextBlock
         assertThat(t.getContent()).isEqualTo("""
                 package com.example.my;
-                                
+                
                 public final class MyVersion {
                     public static final int PROJECT = "My App";
                     public static final int MAJOR = 2;
                     public static final int MINOR = 1;
                     public static final int REVISION = 3;
                     public static final String QUALIFIER = "";
-                                
+                
                     private MyVersion() {
                         // no-op
                     }
@@ -127,6 +126,21 @@ class GeneratedVersionTest {
                 .contains("private GeneratedVersion");
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void testDirectories() {
+        var foo = new File("foo");
+        var bar = new File("bar");
+
+        var op = new GeneratedVersionOperation().directory(foo);
+        assertThat(op.generatedVersion().getDirectory()).as("as file").isEqualTo(foo);
+
+        op = op.directory(bar.toPath());
+        assertThat(op.generatedVersion().getDirectory()).as("as path").isEqualTo(bar);
+
+        op = op.directory("foo");
+        assertThat(op.generatedVersion().getDirectory()).as("as string").isEqualTo(foo);
+    }
+
     @Test
     void testExample() throws Exception {
         var tmpDir = Files.createTempDirectory("bld-generated-version-example-").toFile();