diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d4919b..ec7e65c 100755
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ Don't forget to add the Pitest `test` dependencies to your build file, as they a
 ```java
 repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 scope(test)
-    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", version(1, 17, 3)))
-    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", version(1, 17, 3)))
+    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest", version(1, 17, 2)))
+    .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-command-line", version(1, 17, 2)))
     .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-junit5-plugin", version(1, 2, 1)))
     .include(dependency("org.pitest", "pitest-testng-plugin", version(1, 0, 0)));
 ```
diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 23ac57b..deaf240 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.downloadLocation=
-bld.extension-pitest=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pitest:1.0.5
+bld.extension-pitest=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-pitest:1.0.4
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_RELEASES,MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS
 bld.sourceDirectories=
 bld.version=2.1.0
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
index 3e5e910..17b0fd9 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
@@ -26,13 +26,13 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends Project {
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
-        var pitest = version(1, 17, 3);
+        var pitest = version(1, 17, 2);
         scope(test)
                 .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, 4)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 4)));
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 3)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
index 7fbe9f8..e1f83d8 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationBuild.java
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ public class PitestOperationBuild extends Project {
     public PitestOperationBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "PitestExtension";
-        version = version(1, 0, 5);
+        version = version(1, 0, 4);
 
         javaRelease = 17;
 
@@ -47,15 +47,15 @@ public class PitestOperationBuild extends Project {
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_LOCAL, MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES, RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS);
 
-        var pitest = version(1, 17, 3);
+        var pitest = version(1, 17, 2);
         scope(compile)
                 .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(2, 1, 0)));
         scope(test)
                 .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, 4)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 4)))
+                .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.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 26, 3)));
 
         javadocOperation()
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperation.java
index f619c38..eb6c5c7 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperation.java
@@ -283,23 +283,6 @@ public class PitestOperation extends AbstractProcessOperation<PitestOperation> {
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Whether to run in dry run mode.
-     * <p>
-     * Defaults to {@code false}
-     *
-     * @param isDryRun {@code true} or {@code false}
-     * @return this operation instance
-     */
-    public PitestOperation dryRun(boolean isDryRun) {
-        if (isDryRun) {
-            options_.put("--dryRun", TRUE);
-        } else {
-            options_.put("--dryRun", FALSE);
-        }
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * List of globs to match against class names. Matching classes will be excluded from mutation.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java
index 5bb4ea2..d301eb0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/PitestOperationTest.java
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ class PitestOperationTest {
                 .classPathFile(FOO)
                 .coverageThreshold(0)
                 .detectInlinedCode(false)
-                .dryRun(false)
                 .excludedClasses("class")
                 .excludedClasses(List.of(FOO, BAR))
                 .excludedGroups("group")
diff --git a/src/test/resources/pitest-args.txt b/src/test/resources/pitest-args.txt
index df24bfb..348f16e 100644
--- a/src/test/resources/pitest-args.txt
+++ b/src/test/resources/pitest-args.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 --classPathFile
 --coverageThreshold
 --detectInlinedCode
---dryRun
 --excludedClasses
 --excludedGroups
 --excludedMethods