diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/AbstractCreateOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/AbstractCreateOperation.java
index 1d849d5..dd0a0a8 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/AbstractCreateOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/AbstractCreateOperation.java
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCreateOperation<T extends AbstractCreateOperation<
      * @since 1.5
      */
     public void execute()
-    throws FileUtilsErrorException, IOException {
+    throws IOException {
         if (packageName() == null || projectName() == null) {
             System.err.println("ERROR: Missing package or project name.");
             return;
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractCreateOperation<T extends AbstractCreateOperation<
      * @since 1.5
      */
     protected void executePopulateProjectStructure()
-    throws FileUtilsErrorException, IOException {
+    throws IOException {
         // project gitignore
         FileUtils.writeString(
             TemplateFactory.TXT.get(templateBase_ + "project_gitignore").getContent(),
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/CreateRife2Operation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/CreateRife2Operation.java
index 0127e0c..3fcdbdb 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/CreateRife2Operation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/CreateRife2Operation.java
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class CreateRife2Operation extends AbstractCreateOperation<CreateRife2Ope
 
     @Override
     protected void executePopulateProjectStructure()
-    throws FileUtilsErrorException, IOException {
+    throws IOException {
         super.executePopulateProjectStructure();
 
         // project site uber
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/PublishOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/PublishOperation.java
index 26df254..537c3c4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/PublishOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/operations/PublishOperation.java
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ public class PublishOperation extends AbstractOperation<PublishOperation> {
      * @since 1.5.18
      */
     protected void executeTransferArtifact(Repository repository, File file, String path)
-    throws FileUtilsErrorException, IOException {
+    throws IOException {
         if (repository.isLocal()) {
             executeStoreArtifact(repository, file, path);
         } else {
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ public class PublishOperation extends AbstractOperation<PublishOperation> {
      * @since 1.5.18
      */
     protected void executeTransferArtifact(Repository repository, String content, String path)
-    throws FileUtilsErrorException, IOException {
+    throws IOException {
         if (repository.isLocal()) {
             executeStoreArtifact(repository, content, path);
         } else {