diff --git a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
index 4bb3867..59ffe59 100644
--- a/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
+++ b/.idea/libraries/bld.xml
@@ -2,12 +2,12 @@
   <library name="bld">
     <CLASSES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0.jar!/" />
     </CLASSES>
     <JAVADOC />
     <SOURCES>
       <root url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld" />
-      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0-sources.jar!/" />
+      <root url="jar://$USER_HOME$/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0-sources.jar!/" />
     </SOURCES>
     <excluded>
       <root url="jar://$PROJECT_DIR$/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar!/" />
diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index a7275db..7c7d21c 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     ],
     "java.configuration.updateBuildConfiguration": "automatic",
     "java.project.referencedLibraries": [
-        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.8.0.jar",
+        "${HOME}/.bld/dist/bld-1.9.0.jar",
         "lib/compile/*.jar",
         "lib/provided/*.jar",
         "lib/runtime/*.jar",
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index c38e160..a181b84 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Apache%20License%202.0-blue.svg)](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0)
 [![Java](https://img.shields.io/badge/java-17%2B-blue)](https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/javase/jdk17-archive-downloads.html)
-[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.8.0-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
+[![bld](https://img.shields.io/badge/1.9.0-FA9052?label=bld&labelColor=2392FF)](https://rife2.com/bld)
 [![GitHub CI](https://github.com/rife2/rife2-bld-hello/actions/workflows/bld.yml/badge.svg)](https://github.com/rife2/rife2-bld-hello/actions/workflows/bld.yml)
 
 # RIFE2 bootstrap project structure
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar
index 66844c9..f557b1d 100644
Binary files a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar and b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index f3b21ca..1b304b0 100644
--- a/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 bld.downloadExtensionJavadoc=false
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.extensions=
-bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2
+bld.repositories=MAVEN_CENTRAL,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.downloadLocation=
-bld.version=1.8.0
+bld.version=1.9.0