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/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
index db51540..dc57ddc 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public class PropertyFileExampleBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
         scope(test)
-                .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 f148e62..c3b3e47 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
-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.version=2.1.0
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java
index 686b893..cdeadb9 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public class PropertyFileBuild extends Project {
                 .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(2, 1, 0)));
         scope(test)
                 .include(dependency("org.jsoup", "jsoup", version(1, 18, 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-joda-time:2.2.0"));
 
         javadocOperation()
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@ public class PropertyFileBuild extends Project {
 
         publishOperation()
                 .repository(version.isSnapshot() ? repository("rife2-snapshot") : repository("rife2"))
-                .repository(repository("github"))
                 .info()
                 .groupId("com.uwyn.rife2")
                 .artifactId("bld-property-file")
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
index d6ff5e4..ec5df99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
  * @since 1.0
  */
 public class PropertyFileOperation extends AbstractOperation<PropertyFileOperation> {
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileOperation.class.getName());
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileOperation.class.getName());
     private final List<EntryBase<?>> entries_ = new ArrayList<>();
     private String comment_ = "";
     private boolean failOnWarning_;
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java
index e3c1cbb..a172ded 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileUtils.java
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import java.util.logging.Logger;
  * @since 1.0
  */
 public final class PropertyFileUtils {
-    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileUtils.class.getName());
+    private final static Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(PropertyFileUtils.class.getName());
 
     private PropertyFileUtils() {
         // no-op
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
index db7adca..8fba1d0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package rife.bld.extension.propertyfile;
 
-import org.assertj.core.api.AutoCloseableSoftAssertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import rife.bld.Project;
 import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
@@ -52,13 +51,11 @@ class PropertyFileOperationTest {
         var p = new Properties();
         p.load(Files.newInputStream(tmpFile.toPath()));
 
-        try (var softly = new AutoCloseableSoftAssertions()) {
-            softly.assertThat(p.getProperty("version.major")).as("major").isEqualTo("1");
-            softly.assertThat(p.getProperty("version.minor")).as("minor").isEqualTo("0");
-            softly.assertThat(p.getProperty("version.patch")).as("patch").isEqualTo("0");
-            softly.assertThat(p.getProperty("build.date")).as("date")
-                    .isEqualTo(LocalDate.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE));
-        }
+        assertThat(p.getProperty("version.major")).as("major").isEqualTo("1");
+        assertThat(p.getProperty("version.minor")).as("minor").isEqualTo("0");
+        assertThat(p.getProperty("version.patch")).as("patch").isEqualTo("0");
+        assertThat(p.getProperty("build.date")).as("date")
+                .isEqualTo(LocalDate.now().format(DateTimeFormatter.ISO_LOCAL_DATE));
 
         new PropertyFileOperation()
                 .fromProject(new Project())