diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d723eba..282ec85 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ To run the tests and generate the code coverage reports, add the floowing to you
 
 ```java
 @BuildCommand(summary = "Generates Jacoco Reports")
-public void jacoco() throws IOException {
+public void jacoco() throws Exception {
     new JacocoReportOperation()
             .fromProject(this)
             .execute();
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
index a58fb0d..0c4f60a 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 2)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 2)));
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends Project {
     }
 
     @BuildCommand(summary = "Generates Jacoco Reports")
-    public void jacoco() throws IOException {
+    public void jacoco() throws Exception {
         new JacocoReportOperation()
                 .fromProject(this)
                 .execute();
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 54c6328..0fbcd36 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:1.1.0
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.2
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.version=1.9.1
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationBuild.java
index dd75f21..61bc5ea 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationBuild.java
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ public class JacocoReportOperationBuild extends Project {
                 .include(dependency("org.jacoco", "jacoco", jacocoVersion).exclude("*", "org.jacoco.doc"))
                 .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 9, 1)));
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 2)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 2)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)))
                 .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 26, 0)));
 
         javadocOperation()
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ public class JacocoReportOperationBuild extends Project {
     }
 
     @BuildCommand(summary = "Runs PMD analysis")
-    public void pmd() {
+    public void pmd() throws Exception {
         new PmdOperation()
                 .fromProject(this)
                 .failOnViolation(true)
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperation.java
index 75c633b..b055eab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperation.java
@@ -82,10 +82,6 @@ public class JacocoReportOperation extends AbstractOperation<JacocoReportOperati
      * The project reference.
      */
     private BaseProject project_;
-    /**
-     * The quiet flag.
-     */
-    private boolean quiet_;
     /**
      * The report name.
      */
@@ -252,67 +248,67 @@ public class JacocoReportOperation extends AbstractOperation<JacocoReportOperati
      * Performs the operation execution that can be wrapped by the {@code #executeOnce} call.
      */
     @Override
-    public void execute() throws IOException {
-        if ((project_ == null) && LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.SEVERE)) {
-            LOGGER.severe("A project must be specified.");
-        } else {
-            var buildJacocoReportsDir = Path.of(project_.buildDirectory().getPath(), "reports", "jacoco", "test").toFile();
-            var buildJacocoExecDir = Path.of(project_.buildDirectory().getPath(), "jacoco").toFile();
-            var buildJacocoExec = Path.of(buildJacocoExecDir.getPath(), "jacoco.exec").toFile();
-
-            if (destFile_ == null) {
-                destFile_ = Path.of(buildJacocoExecDir.getPath(), "jacoco.exec").toFile();
+    public void execute() throws Exception {
+        if ((project_ == null)) {
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.SEVERE) && !silent()) {
+                LOGGER.severe("A project must be specified.");
             }
-
-            if (execFiles_.isEmpty()) {
-                var testOperation = project_.testOperation().fromProject(project_);
-                testOperation.javaOptions().javaAgent(Path.of(project_.libBldDirectory().getPath(),
-                        "org.jacoco.agent-" + JaCoCo.VERSION.substring(0, JaCoCo.VERSION.lastIndexOf('.'))
-                                + "-runtime.jar").toFile(), "destfile=" + destFile_.getPath());
-                try {
-                    testOperation.execute();
-                } catch (InterruptedException | ExitStatusException e) {
-                    throw new IOException(e);
-                }
-
-                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO) && !quiet_) {
-                    LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "Execution Data: {0}", destFile_);
-                }
-
-                if (buildJacocoExec.exists()) {
-                    execFiles_.add(buildJacocoExec);
-                }
-            }
-
-            if (sourceFiles_.isEmpty()) {
-                sourceFiles_.add(project_.srcMainJavaDirectory());
-            }
-
-            if (classFiles_.isEmpty()) {
-                classFiles_.add(project_.buildMainDirectory());
-            }
-
-            if (html_ == null) {
-                html_ = new File(buildJacocoReportsDir, "html");
-            }
-
-            if (xml_ == null) {
-                xml_ = new File(buildJacocoReportsDir, "jacocoTestReport.xml");
-            }
-
-            if (csv_ == null) {
-                csv_ = new File(buildJacocoReportsDir, "jacocoTestReport.csv");
-            }
-
-            //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
-            buildJacocoReportsDir.mkdirs();
-            //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
-            buildJacocoExecDir.mkdirs();
-
-            var loader = loadExecFiles();
-            var bundle = analyze(loader.getExecutionDataStore());
-            writeReports(bundle, loader);
+            throw new ExitStatusException(ExitStatusException.EXIT_FAILURE);
         }
+
+        var buildJacocoReportsDir = Path.of(project_.buildDirectory().getPath(), "reports", "jacoco", "test").toFile();
+        var buildJacocoExecDir = Path.of(project_.buildDirectory().getPath(), "jacoco").toFile();
+        var buildJacocoExec = Path.of(buildJacocoExecDir.getPath(), "jacoco.exec").toFile();
+
+        if (destFile_ == null) {
+            destFile_ = Path.of(buildJacocoExecDir.getPath(), "jacoco.exec").toFile();
+        }
+
+        if (execFiles_.isEmpty()) {
+            var testOperation = project_.testOperation().fromProject(project_);
+            testOperation.javaOptions().javaAgent(Path.of(project_.libBldDirectory().getPath(),
+                    "org.jacoco.agent-" + JaCoCo.VERSION.substring(0, JaCoCo.VERSION.lastIndexOf('.'))
+                            + "-runtime.jar").toFile(), "destfile=" + destFile_.getPath());
+
+            testOperation.execute();
+
+            if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO) && !silent()) {
+                LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "Execution Data: {0}", destFile_);
+            }
+
+            if (buildJacocoExec.exists()) {
+                execFiles_.add(buildJacocoExec);
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (sourceFiles_.isEmpty()) {
+            sourceFiles_.add(project_.srcMainJavaDirectory());
+        }
+
+        if (classFiles_.isEmpty()) {
+            classFiles_.add(project_.buildMainDirectory());
+        }
+
+        if (html_ == null) {
+            html_ = new File(buildJacocoReportsDir, "html");
+        }
+
+        if (xml_ == null) {
+            xml_ = new File(buildJacocoReportsDir, "jacocoTestReport.xml");
+        }
+
+        if (csv_ == null) {
+            csv_ = new File(buildJacocoReportsDir, "jacocoTestReport.csv");
+        }
+
+        //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
+        buildJacocoReportsDir.mkdirs();
+        //noinspection ResultOfMethodCallIgnored
+        buildJacocoExecDir.mkdirs();
+
+        var loader = loadExecFiles();
+        var bundle = analyze(loader.getExecutionDataStore());
+        writeReports(bundle, loader);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -349,11 +345,11 @@ public class JacocoReportOperation extends AbstractOperation<JacocoReportOperati
 
     private ExecFileLoader loadExecFiles() throws IOException {
         var loader = new ExecFileLoader();
-        if (execFiles_.isEmpty() && LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.WARNING) && !quiet_) {
+        if (execFiles_.isEmpty() && LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.WARNING) && !silent()) {
             LOGGER.warning("No execution data files provided.");
         } else {
             for (var f : execFiles_) {
-                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO) && !quiet_) {
+                if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO) && !silent()) {
                     LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "Loading execution data: {0}",
                             f.getAbsolutePath());
                 }
@@ -381,7 +377,7 @@ public class JacocoReportOperation extends AbstractOperation<JacocoReportOperati
      * @return this operation instance
      */
     public JacocoReportOperation quiet(boolean quiet) {
-        quiet_ = quiet;
+        silent(quiet);
         return this;
     }
 
@@ -470,7 +466,7 @@ public class JacocoReportOperation extends AbstractOperation<JacocoReportOperati
 
     private void writeReports(IBundleCoverage bundle, ExecFileLoader loader)
             throws IOException {
-        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO) && !quiet_) {
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO) && !silent()) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "Analyzing {0} classes.",
                     bundle.getClassCounter().getTotalCount());
         }
@@ -479,7 +475,7 @@ public class JacocoReportOperation extends AbstractOperation<JacocoReportOperati
                 loader.getExecutionDataStore().getContents());
         visitor.visitBundle(bundle, sourceLocator());
         visitor.visitEnd();
-        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO) && !quiet_) {
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.INFO) && !silent()) {
             LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "XML Report: file://{0}", xml_.toURI().getPath());
             LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "CSV Report: file://{0}", csv_.toURI().getPath());
             LOGGER.log(Level.INFO, "HTML Report: file://{0}index.html", html_.toURI().getPath());
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationTest.java
index aaccc02..30821d0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationTest.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ package rife.bld.extension;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import rife.bld.Project;
+import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.IOException;
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.Objects;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatCode;
 
 class JacocoReportOperationTest {
     final File csv;
@@ -52,7 +54,13 @@ class JacocoReportOperationTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    void executeTest() throws IOException {
+    void executeFailureTest() {
+        var op = new JacocoReportOperation().fromProject(new Project());
+        assertThatCode(op::execute).isInstanceOf(ExitStatusException.class);
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void executeTest() throws Exception {
         newJacocoReportOperation().execute();
 
         assertThat(csv).exists();
@@ -64,18 +72,20 @@ class JacocoReportOperationTest {
         }
         assertThat(Path.of(html.getPath(), "com.example", "Examples.java.html")).exists();
 
-        deleteOnExit(tempDir.toFile());
     }
 
     JacocoReportOperation newJacocoReportOperation() {
-        var o = new JacocoReportOperation();
-        o.fromProject(new Project());
-        o.csv(csv);
-        o.html(html);
-        o.xml(xml);
-        o.classFiles(new File("src/test/resources/Examples.class"));
-        o.sourceFiles(new File("examples/src/main/java"));
-        o.execFiles(new File("src/test/resources/jacoco.exec"));
-        return o;
+        var op = new JacocoReportOperation()
+                .fromProject(new Project())
+                .csv(csv)
+                .html(html)
+                .xml(xml)
+                .classFiles(new File("src/test/resources/Examples.class"))
+                .sourceFiles(new File("examples/src/main/java"))
+                .execFiles(new File("src/test/resources/jacoco.exec"));
+
+        deleteOnExit(tempDir.toFile());
+
+        return op;
     }
 }