diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 12750a1..66fd65a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -34,5 +34,6 @@ Don't forget to add a TestNG `test` dependency to your build file, as it is not
 
 ```java
 repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL);
-scope(test).include(dependency("org.testng", "testng", version(7, 10, 0)));
+scope(test).include(dependency("org.testng", "testng", version(7, 9, 0)));
+
 ```
diff --git a/checkcliargs.sh b/checkcliargs.sh
index 77e8ec5..0bad85a 100755
--- a/checkcliargs.sh
+++ b/checkcliargs.sh
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ TMPOLD=/tmp/checkcliargs-old
 java -cp "lib/test/*" $MAIN >$TMPNEW
 java -cp "examples/lib/test/*" $MAIN >$TMPOLD
 
-if [ "$1" = "-v" ]; then
-	code --wait --diff $TMPOLD $TMPNEW
-else
-	diff $TMPOLD $TMPNEW
-fi
+diff $TMPOLD $TMPNEW
 
 rm -rf $TMPNEW $TMPOLD
diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 3e2cccf..281f0e5 100644
--- a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
-bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-testng:0.9.6
+bld.extensions=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-testng:0.9.6-SNAPSHOT
 bld.extension.jacoco=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-jacoco-report:0.9.5
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
index 265b245..dd67bf7 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/ExamplesBuild.java
@@ -30,13 +30,12 @@ public class ExamplesBuild extends BaseProject {
         version = version(0, 1, 0);
 
         javaRelease = 17;
-
         downloadSources = true;
         autoDownloadPurge = true;
 
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
-        scope(test).include(dependency("org.testng", "testng", version(7, 10, 0)));
+        scope(test).include(dependency("org.testng", "testng", version(7, 9, 0)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationBuild.java
index a452d9c..e4c3235 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationBuild.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class TestNgOperationBuild extends Project {
     public TestNgOperationBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "bld-testng";
-        version = version(0, 9, 6);
+        version = version(0, 9, 6, "SNAPSHOT");
 
         javaRelease = 17;
         downloadSources = true;
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ public class TestNgOperationBuild extends Project {
                 .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(1, 9, 0)));
 
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.testng", "testng", version(7, 10, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.testng", "testng", version(7, 9, 0)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 2)))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 2)))
                 .include(dependency("org.assertj", "assertj-core", version(3, 25, 3)));
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperation.java
index d72a48c..f8bb7db 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperation.java
@@ -232,8 +232,7 @@ public class TestNgOperation extends TestOperation<TestNgOperation, List<String>
     }
 
     /**
-     * Should TestNG generate results on a per suite basis by creating a sub directory for each suite and dumping
-     * results into it.
+     * Should TestNG consider failures in Data Providers as test failures.
      *
      * <p>Default is {@code false}</p>.
      *
@@ -346,29 +345,6 @@ public class TestNgOperation extends TestOperation<TestNgOperation, List<String>
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * An implementation of {@code ListenerComparator} that will be used by TestNG to determine order of execution for
-     * listeners.
-     *
-     * @param listenerComparator the listener comparator
-     * @return this operation instance
-     */
-    public TestNgOperation listenerComparator(String listenerComparator) {
-        options.put("-listenercomparator", listenerComparator);
-        return this;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * The factory used to create TestNG listeners.
-     *
-     * @param listenerFactory the listener factory
-     * @return this operation instance
-     */
-    public TestNgOperation listenerFactory(String listenerFactory) {
-        options.put("-listenerfactory", listenerFactory);
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Set the Level of verbosity.
      *
@@ -453,18 +429,6 @@ public class TestNgOperation extends TestOperation<TestNgOperation, List<String>
         return this;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Fully qualified class name that implements {@code org.testng.ITestObjectFactory} which can be used to create
-     * test class and listener instances.
-     *
-     * @param objectFactory the object factory
-     * @return this operation instance
-     */
-    public TestNgOperation objectFactory(String objectFactory) {
-        options.put("-objectfactory", objectFactory);
-        return this;
-    }
-
     /**
      * The list of {@code .class} files or class names implementing {@code ITestRunnerFactory}.
      *
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationTest.java
index f216e13..3bdc424 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/TestNgOperationTest.java
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 package rife.bld.extension;
 
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
-import rife.bld.Project;
+import rife.bld.Project; // NOPMD
 import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
 
 import java.util.List;