diff --git a/.idea/misc.xml b/.idea/misc.xml
index cc0d554..9dace5d 100644
--- a/.idea/misc.xml
+++ b/.idea/misc.xml
@@ -20,19 +20,7 @@
     <pattern value="com.example.springboot.ApplicationBuild" method="bootjar" />
     <pattern value="com.example.springboot.ApplicationBuild" method="bootwar" />
   </component>
-  <component name="PDMPlugin">
-    <option name="customRuleSets">
-      <list>
-        <option value="K:\java\semver\config\pmd.xml" />
-        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../bld-exec/config/pmd.xml" />
-        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../bld-jacoco-report/config/pmd.xml" />
-        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../bld-checkstyle/config/pmd.xml" />
-        <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/../bld-testng/config/pmd.xml" />
-      </list>
-    </option>
-    <option name="skipTestSources" value="false" />
-  </component>
   <component name="ProjectRootManager" version="2" languageLevel="JDK_17" project-jdk-name="17" project-jdk-type="JavaSDK">
     <output url="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/build" />
   </component>
-</project>
\ No newline at end of file
+</project>
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d603ac3..4a4e267 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # [Spring Boot](https://spring.io/projects/spring-boot) Web Application Example for [b<span style="color:orange">l</span>d](https://rife2.com/bld)
 
-Based on the Spring Guides' Spring Boot web application example. Please be sure to read the
-[guide](https://spring.io/guides/gs/spring-boot/) for a sampling of how Spring Boot can help
-you accelerate application development 
+Based on the Spring Guides' Spring Boot web application example. Please be sure
+to read the [guide](https://spring.io/guides/gs/spring-boot/) for a sampling of
+how Spring Boot can help you accelerate application development.
 
 ## Compile the Application
 
 To compile the web application, issue the following command:
 
-```
+```console
 ./bld compile
 ```
 
@@ -16,19 +16,19 @@ To compile the web application, issue the following command:
 
 To run the compiled web application, issue the following command:
 
-```
+```console
 ./bld run
 ```
 
 To access the web application, issue the follow command:
 
-```
+```console
 curl localhost:8080
 ```
 
 To access the web application services:
 
-```
+```console
 curl localhost:8080/actuator/health
 curl localhost:8080/actuator/info
 curl -X POST localhost:8080/actuator/shutdown
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ curl -X POST localhost:8080/actuator/shutdown
 
 To run the compiled web application tests, issue the following command:
 
-```
+```console
 ./bld test
 ```
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ To run the compiled web application tests, issue the following command:
 
 To build and launch the executable JAR, issue the following commands:
 
-```
+```console
 ./bld compile bootjar
 java -jar build/dist/demoapplication-0.1.0-boot.jar
 ```
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ java -jar build/dist/demoapplication-0.1.0-boot.jar
 
 To build and launch the executable WAR, issue the following commands:
 
-```
+```console
 ./bld compile bootwar
 java -jar build/dist/demoapplication-0.1.0-boot.war
 ```
diff --git a/src/bld/java/com/example/springboot/ApplicationBuild.java b/src/bld/java/com/example/springboot/ApplicationBuild.java
index e44389a..cc019af 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/com/example/springboot/ApplicationBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/com/example/springboot/ApplicationBuild.java
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@ public class ApplicationBuild extends WebProject {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL);
 
         scope(compile)
-                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:3.1.5"))
-                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:3.1.5"))
-                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:3.1.5"));
+                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter:3.2.0"))
+                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-actuator:3.2.0"))
+                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-web:3.2.0"));
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:3.1.5"))
+                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-starter-test:3.2.0"))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter:5.10.1"))
                 .include(dependency("org.junit.platform:junit-platform-console-standalone:1.10.1"));
         scope(standalone)
-                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader:3.1.5"));
+                .include(dependency("org.springframework.boot:spring-boot-loader:3.2.0"));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {