diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index f7e10f8..bf65051 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        java-version: [17, 21, 23]
+        java-version: [17, 21, 22]
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout source repository
diff --git a/config/pmd.xml b/config/pmd.xml
index 2641880..3d3203c 100644
--- a/config/pmd.xml
+++ b/config/pmd.xml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@
     <!-- BEST PRACTICES -->
     <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml">
         <exclude name="AvoidPrintStackTrace"/>
+        <exclude name="JUnit4TestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
+        <exclude name="JUnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
         <exclude name="GuardLogStatement"/>
-        <exclude name="UnitTestContainsTooManyAsserts"/>
-        <exclude name="UnitTestShouldUseTestAnnotation"/>
     </rule>
 
     <rule ref="category/java/bestpractices.xml/MissingOverride">
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
index 391e1aa..0c7a676 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends Project {
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", version(1, 17, 0)))
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", version(1, 17, 0)))
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 3)));
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 196e2c9..5d0bba4 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
 bld.extension-exec=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-exec:1.0.3
-bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.7
+bld.extension-pmd=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pmd:1.1.5
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.sourceDirectories=
 bld.version=2.1.0
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
index 8fae124..7d99d4a 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ public class PitestOperationBuild extends Project {
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", pitest))
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", pitest))
                 .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)))
                 .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 26, 3)));
 
         javadocOperation()
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java
index d301eb0..5026c91 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ import static rife.bld.extension.PitestOperation.TRUE;
 @SuppressWarnings("PMD.AvoidDuplicateLiterals")
 class PitestOperationTest {
     private static final String AS_LIST = "as list";
-    private static final String BAR = "bar";
-    private static final String FOO = "foo";
-    private static final String FOOBAR = FOO + ',' + BAR;
+    private final static String BAR = "bar";
+    private final static String FOO = "foo";
+    private final static String FOOBAR = FOO + ',' + BAR;
 
     @Test
     void argLine() {