diff --git a/.github/workflows/bld.yml b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
index f7e10f8..c5434f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/bld.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/bld.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: bld-ci
 
-on: [push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch]
+on: [ push, pull_request, workflow_dispatch ]
 
 jobs:
   build-bld-project:
@@ -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/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/TestNgOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationBuild.java
index 8c66806..aee5a33 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationBuild.java
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ public class TestNgOperationBuild extends Project {
 
         scope(test)
                 .include(dependency("org.testng", "testng", version(7, 10, 2)))
-                .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()
@@ -59,26 +59,28 @@ public class TestNgOperationBuild extends Project {
 
         publishOperation()
                 .repository(version.isSnapshot() ? repository("rife2-snapshot") : repository("rife2"))
-                .repository(repository("github"))
                 .info()
                 .groupId("com.uwyn.rife2")
                 .artifactId("bld-testng")
                 .description("bld Extension to execute tests with TestNG")
                 .url("https://github.com/rife2/bld-testng")
-                .developer(new PublishDeveloper()
-                        .id("ethauvin")
-                        .name("Erik C. Thauvin")
-                        .email("erik@thauvin.net")
-                        .url("https://erik.thauvin.net/")
+                .developer(
+                        new PublishDeveloper()
+                                .id("ethauvin")
+                                .name("Erik C. Thauvin")
+                                .email("erik@thauvin.net")
+                                .url("https://erik.thauvin.net/")
                 )
-                .license(new PublishLicense()
-                        .name("The Apache License, Version 2.0")
-                        .url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
+                .license(
+                        new PublishLicense()
+                                .name("The Apache License, Version 2.0")
+                                .url("https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.txt")
                 )
-                .scm(new PublishScm()
-                        .connection("scm:git:https://github.com/rife2/bld-testng.git")
-                        .developerConnection("scm:git:git@github.com:rife2/bld-testng.git")
-                        .url("https://github.com/rife2/bld-testng")
+                .scm(
+                        new PublishScm()
+                                .connection("scm:git:https://github.com/rife2/bld-testng.git")
+                                .developerConnection("scm:git:git@github.com:rife2/bld-testng.git")
+                                .url("https://github.com/rife2/bld-testng")
                 )
                 .signKey(property("sign.key"))
                 .signPassphrase(property("sign.passphrase"));
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationTest.java
index 8379442..b6e97b7 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationTest.java
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 
 package rife.bld.extension;
 
-import org.assertj.core.api.AutoCloseableSoftAssertions;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
 import rife.bld.Project;
 import rife.bld.blueprints.BaseProjectBlueprint;
@@ -98,17 +97,15 @@ class TestNgOperationTest {
                 .xmlPathInJar("jarPath")
                 .executeConstructProcessCommandList();
 
-        try (var softly = new AutoCloseableSoftAssertions()) {
-            for (var p : args) {
-                var found = false;
-                for (var a : params) {
-                    if (a.startsWith(p)) {
-                        found = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
+        for (var p : args) {
+            var found = false;
+            for (var a : params) {
+                if (a.startsWith(p)) {
+                    found = true;
+                    break;
                 }
-                softly.assertThat(found).as(p + " not found.").isTrue();
             }
+            assertThat(found).as(p + " not found.").isTrue();
         }
 
     }