diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index 049adb1..d897fcc 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 2120d4c..e191f6d 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/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index ad697f0..cde67cb 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1.jar!/" />
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1-sources.jar!/" />
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 9e8368e..d136e4d 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1.jar",
         "lib/**/*.jar"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cdc893e..9c1ac0c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20License%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 [![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/java-17%2B-blue)](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk17-archive-downloads.html)
-[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-1.9.23-7f52ff.svg)](https://kotlinlang.org)
-[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.9.0-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
+[![Kotlin](https://img.shields.io/badge/kotlin-1.9.24-7f52ff.svg)](https://kotlinlang.org)
+[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.9.1-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![Release](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-kotlin/maven-metadata.xml?color=blue)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/releases/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-kotlin)
 [![Snapshot](https://flat.badgen.net/maven/v/metadata-url/repo.rife2.com/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-kotlin/maven-metadata.xml?label=snapshot)](https://repo.rife2.com/#/snapshots/com/uwyn/rife2/bld-kotlin)
 [![GitHub CI](https://github.com/rife2/bld-kotlin/actions/workflows/bld.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rife2/bld-kotlin/actions/workflows/bld.yml)
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/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index 0b615c1..a2969be 100644
--- a/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/examples/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/examples/.vscode/settings.json b/examples/.vscode/settings.json
index 9e8368e..d136e4d 100644
--- a/examples/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/examples/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.1.jar",
         "lib/**/*.jar"
     ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index 82762f1..0bfc526 100644
Binary files a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar and b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 6af6a57..113b890 100644
--- a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
-bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.3
+bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-kotlin:0.9.4
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.9.0
+bld.version=1.9.1
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
index 82fd1dc..d4ef292 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExampleBuild.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class ExampleBuild extends Project {
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
-        final var kotlin = version(1, 9, 23);
+        final var kotlin = version(1, 9, 24);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-stdlib", kotlin));
         scope(test)
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index 82762f1..902333e 100644
Binary files a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar and b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 69f1830..4cbfb76 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 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:0.9.9
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.sourceDirectories=
-bld.version=1.9.0
+bld.version=1.9.1
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CompileKotlinOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CompileKotlinOperationBuild.java
index 6edf7fb..1d413fb 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CompileKotlinOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/CompileKotlinOperationBuild.java
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public class CompileKotlinOperationBuild extends Project {
     public CompileKotlinOperationBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "bld-kotlin";
-        version = version(0, 9, 3);
+        version = version(0, 9, 4);
 
         javaRelease = 17;
         downloadSources = true;
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ public class CompileKotlinOperationBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
         var dokka = version(1, 9, 20);
-        var kotlin = version(1, 9, 23);
+        var kotlin = version(1, 9, 24);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-compiler", kotlin))
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.kotlin", "kotlin-annotation-processing", kotlin))
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ public class CompileKotlinOperationBuild extends Project {
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.dokka", "javadoc-plugin", dokka))
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.dokka", "gfm-plugin", dokka))
                 .include(dependency("org.jetbrains.dokka", "jekyll-plugin", dokka))
-                .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 9, 0)));
+                .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)))
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public class CompileKotlinOperationBuild 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()