diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-pr.yml
index 9f9ba89..20d5cb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-pr.yml
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        directory: [java, java-testing, groovy, scala, kotlin]
+        directory: [java-manual, java, java-testing, groovy, scala, kotlin]
         #directory: [java]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml
index d34d32b..a635258 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gradle-publish.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        directory: [java, java-testing, groovy, scala, kotlin]
+        directory: [java-manual, java, java-testing, groovy, scala, kotlin]
         #directory: [java]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/examples/groovy/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/groovy/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index ccebba7..c1962a7 100644
Binary files a/examples/groovy/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/groovy/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/groovy/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/groovy/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bdc9a83..37aef8d 100644
--- a/examples/groovy/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/groovy/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/examples/groovy/gradlew b/examples/groovy/gradlew
index 79a61d4..aeb74cb 100755
--- a/examples/groovy/gradlew
+++ b/examples/groovy/gradlew
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ done
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
-
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
 
@@ -197,6 +194,10 @@ if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     done
 fi
 
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
 # Collect all arguments for the java command;
 #   * $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, $JAVA_OPTS, and $GRADLE_OPTS can contain fragments of
 #     shell script including quotes and variable substitutions, so put them in
diff --git a/examples/java-external-stage/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/java-external-stage/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index ccebba7..c1962a7 100644
Binary files a/examples/java-external-stage/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/java-external-stage/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/java-external-stage/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/java-external-stage/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bdc9a83..37aef8d 100644
--- a/examples/java-external-stage/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/java-external-stage/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/examples/java-external-stage/gradlew b/examples/java-external-stage/gradlew
index 79a61d4..aeb74cb 100755
--- a/examples/java-external-stage/gradlew
+++ b/examples/java-external-stage/gradlew
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ done
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
-
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
 
@@ -197,6 +194,10 @@ if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     done
 fi
 
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
 # Collect all arguments for the java command;
 #   * $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, $JAVA_OPTS, and $GRADLE_OPTS can contain fragments of
 #     shell script including quotes and variable substitutions, so put them in
diff --git a/examples/java-manual/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/java-manual/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index ccebba7..c1962a7 100644
Binary files a/examples/java-manual/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/java-manual/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/java-manual/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/java-manual/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bdc9a83..37aef8d 100644
--- a/examples/java-manual/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/java-manual/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/examples/java-manual/gradlew b/examples/java-manual/gradlew
index 79a61d4..aeb74cb 100755
--- a/examples/java-manual/gradlew
+++ b/examples/java-manual/gradlew
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ done
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
-
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
 
@@ -197,6 +194,10 @@ if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     done
 fi
 
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
 # Collect all arguments for the java command;
 #   * $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, $JAVA_OPTS, and $GRADLE_OPTS can contain fragments of
 #     shell script including quotes and variable substitutions, so put them in
diff --git a/examples/java-testing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/java-testing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index ccebba7..c1962a7 100644
Binary files a/examples/java-testing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/java-testing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/java-testing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/java-testing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bdc9a83..37aef8d 100644
--- a/examples/java-testing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/java-testing/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/examples/java-testing/gradlew b/examples/java-testing/gradlew
index 79a61d4..aeb74cb 100755
--- a/examples/java-testing/gradlew
+++ b/examples/java-testing/gradlew
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ done
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
-
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
 
@@ -197,6 +194,10 @@ if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     done
 fi
 
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
 # Collect all arguments for the java command;
 #   * $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, $JAVA_OPTS, and $GRADLE_OPTS can contain fragments of
 #     shell script including quotes and variable substitutions, so put them in
diff --git a/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index ccebba7..c1962a7 100644
Binary files a/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bdc9a83..37aef8d 100644
--- a/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/java/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/examples/java/gradlew b/examples/java/gradlew
index 79a61d4..aeb74cb 100755
--- a/examples/java/gradlew
+++ b/examples/java/gradlew
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ done
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
-
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
 
@@ -197,6 +194,10 @@ if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     done
 fi
 
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
 # Collect all arguments for the java command;
 #   * $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, $JAVA_OPTS, and $GRADLE_OPTS can contain fragments of
 #     shell script including quotes and variable substitutions, so put them in
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/build.gradle b/examples/kotlin/build.gradle
index 567c4db..8778aaa 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/build.gradle
+++ b/examples/kotlin/build.gradle
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 plugins {
-    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm" version "1.7.21"
+    id "org.jetbrains.kotlin.jvm" version "1.8.21"
     id 'com.github.ben-manes.versions' version '0.46.0'
     id 'io.github.stewartbryson.snowflake' version '2.0.12'
 }
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index ccebba7..c1962a7 100644
Binary files a/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bdc9a83..37aef8d 100644
--- a/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/kotlin/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/examples/kotlin/gradlew b/examples/kotlin/gradlew
index 79a61d4..aeb74cb 100755
--- a/examples/kotlin/gradlew
+++ b/examples/kotlin/gradlew
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ done
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
-
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
 
@@ -197,6 +194,10 @@ if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     done
 fi
 
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
 # Collect all arguments for the java command;
 #   * $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, $JAVA_OPTS, and $GRADLE_OPTS can contain fragments of
 #     shell script including quotes and variable substitutions, so put them in
diff --git a/examples/scala/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar b/examples/scala/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar
index ccebba7..c1962a7 100644
Binary files a/examples/scala/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar and b/examples/scala/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.jar differ
diff --git a/examples/scala/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/examples/scala/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bdc9a83..37aef8d 100644
--- a/examples/scala/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/scala/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.0.2-bin.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-8.1.1-bin.zip
 networkTimeout=10000
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
diff --git a/examples/scala/gradlew b/examples/scala/gradlew
index 79a61d4..aeb74cb 100755
--- a/examples/scala/gradlew
+++ b/examples/scala/gradlew
@@ -85,9 +85,6 @@ done
 APP_BASE_NAME=${0##*/}
 APP_HOME=$( cd "${APP_HOME:-./}" && pwd -P ) || exit
 
-# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
-DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
-
 # Use the maximum available, or set MAX_FD != -1 to use that value.
 MAX_FD=maximum
 
@@ -197,6 +194,10 @@ if "$cygwin" || "$msys" ; then
     done
 fi
 
+
+# Add default JVM options here. You can also use JAVA_OPTS and GRADLE_OPTS to pass JVM options to this script.
+DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS='"-Xmx64m" "-Xms64m"'
+
 # Collect all arguments for the java command;
 #   * $DEFAULT_JVM_OPTS, $JAVA_OPTS, and $GRADLE_OPTS can contain fragments of
 #     shell script including quotes and variable substitutions, so put them in
diff --git a/src/markdown/README.md b/src/markdown/README.md
index d7476ce..1cc5687 100644
--- a/src/markdown/README.md
+++ b/src/markdown/README.md
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@ It has three basic modes:
    the [`maven-publish`](https://docs.gradle.org/current/userguide/publishing_maven.html) plugin.
 
 Have a look at
-the [API docs](https://s3.amazonaws.com/stewartbryson.docs/gradle-snowflake/latest/io/github/stewartbryson/package-summary.html)
-.
+the [API docs](https://s3.amazonaws.com/stewartbryson.docs/gradle-snowflake/latest/io/github/stewartbryson/package-summary.html).
 
 This plugin can be used to build UDFs and procedures in any JVM language supported by Gradle, which currently provides
 official support