diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index f736169..c0ba763 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -12,12 +12,12 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up JDK ${{ matrix.java-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
           distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: ${{ matrix.java-version }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index f6122cd..bf43624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -30,14 +30,14 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       - name: Set up JDK 17
-        uses: actions/setup-java@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
         with:
-          distribution: 'zulu'
+          distribution: "zulu"
           java-version: 17
 
       - name: Build Javadocs
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v1
         with:
           # Upload generated Javadocs repository
-          path: 'build/javadoc/'
+          path: "build/javadoc/"
 
       - name: Deploy to GitHub Pages
         id: deployment
-        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v1
\ No newline at end of file
+        uses: actions/deploy-pages@v1
diff --git a/config/pmd.xml b/config/pmd.xml
index 1039e40..3d3203c 100644
--- a/config/pmd.xml
+++ b/config/pmd.xml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@
     <rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml">
         <exclude name="AtLeastOneConstructor"/>
         <exclude name="ClassNamingConventions"/>
-        <exclude name="ConfusingTernary"/>
         <exclude name="CommentDefaultAccessModifier"/>
+        <exclude name="ConfusingTernary"/>
         <exclude name="FieldNamingConventions"/>
         <exclude name="LocalVariableCouldBeFinal"/>
         <exclude name="LongVariable"/>
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@
         <exclude name="ShortClassName"/>
         <exclude name="ShortMethodName"/>
         <exclude name="ShortVariable"/>
-        <exclude name="UselessParentheses"/>
+        <exclude name="UseExplicitTypes"/>
         <exclude name="UseUnderscoresInNumericLiterals"/>
+        <exclude name="UselessParentheses"/>
     </rule>
 
     <rule ref="category/java/codestyle.xml/UnnecessaryImport">
@@ -52,8 +53,6 @@
         <exclude name="AvoidUncheckedExceptionsInSignatures"/>
         <exclude name="CognitiveComplexity"/>
         <exclude name="CyclomaticComplexity"/>
-        <exclude name="ExcessiveClassLength"/>
-        <exclude name="ExcessiveMethodLength"/>
         <exclude name="ExcessiveParameterList"/>
         <exclude name="ExcessivePublicCount"/>
         <exclude name="GodClass"/>
@@ -107,4 +106,4 @@
     <!-- SECURITY -->
     <rule ref="category/java/security.xml">
     </rule>
-</ruleset>
\ No newline at end of file
+</ruleset>
diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index d757256..92b7bdd 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.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.3
+bld.extension-jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.4
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.version=1.9.0
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index ac61259..d08186d 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
-bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:0.9.7
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:0.9.8
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.version=1.9.0
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationBuild.java
index 475a62c..77da4d1 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/JacocoReportOperationBuild.java
@@ -34,19 +34,17 @@ public class JacocoReportOperationBuild extends Project {
     public JacocoReportOperationBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "JacocoReportOperation";
-        version = version(0, 9, 3);
+        version = version(0, 9, 4);
 
         javaRelease = 17;
         downloadSources = true;
         autoDownloadPurge = true;
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
-        var jacocoVersion = new VersionNumber(0, 8, 11);
+        var jacocoVersion = new VersionNumber(0, 8, 12);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("org.jacoco", "jacoco", jacocoVersion).exclude("*", "org.jacoco.doc"))
                 .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 9, 0)));
-        scope(runtime)
-                .include(dependency("org.jacoco", "jacoco", jacocoVersion).exclude("*", "org.jacoco.doc"));
         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)))
@@ -76,7 +74,7 @@ public class JacocoReportOperationBuild extends Project {
                 .license(
                         new PublishLicense()
                                 .name("The Apache License, Version 2.0")
-                                .url("http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
+                                .url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
                 )
                 .scm(
                         new PublishScm().connection("scm:git:https://github.com/rife2/bld-pmd.git")