diff --git a/config/pmd.xml b/config/pmd.xml
index cb0b643..3d3203c 100644
--- a/config/pmd.xml
+++ b/config/pmd.xml
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@
         </properties>
     </rule>
 
+
     <!-- CODE STYLE -->
     <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="LocalVariableNamingConventions"/>
         <exclude name="LongVariable"/>
         <exclude name="MethodArgumentCouldBeFinal"/>
         <exclude name="OnlyOneReturn"/>
@@ -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/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 69f1830..9973999 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_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=