diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a4ad00c..44fc61c 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -43,18 +43,24 @@
 		<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
 		<maven.compiler.source>1.8</maven.compiler.source>
 		<maven.compiler.target>1.8</maven.compiler.target>
-		<maven.version>3.9.9</maven.version>
+		<maven.version>3.9.11</maven.version>
 	</properties>
 
 	<dependencies>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.commons</groupId>
 			<artifactId>commons-lang3</artifactId>
-			<version>3.17.0</version>
+			<version>3.19.0</version>
+		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>commons-io</groupId>
+			<artifactId>commons-io</artifactId>
+			<version>2.20.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.apache.maven.shared</groupId>
 			<artifactId>file-management</artifactId>
+			<!-- v3.2+ appears to require maven v4+ -->
 			<version>3.1.0</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
@@ -90,7 +96,7 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.junit.jupiter</groupId>
 			<artifactId>junit-jupiter-api</artifactId>
-			<version>5.12.0</version>
+			<version>5.14.0</version>
 			<scope>test</scope>
 		</dependency>
 	</dependencies>
@@ -104,16 +110,16 @@
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-invoker-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.9.0</version>
+					<version>3.9.1</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<artifactId>maven-javadoc-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>3.11.2</version>
+					<version>3.12.0</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.eclipse.sisu</groupId>
 					<artifactId>sisu-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-					<version>0.9.0.M2</version>
+					<version>0.9.0.M4</version>
 				</plugin>
 				<plugin>
 					<groupId>org.codehaus.plexus</groupId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
index 77efb1e..6ff3a05 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/AbstractBanConfiguration.java
@@ -156,11 +156,10 @@ public abstract class AbstractBanConfiguration implements BanConfiguration {
             this.logger.debug("The latest artifact was found: {}", latestArtifact);
             File file = latestArtifact.getFile();
             return new BanConfigurationDownloader(this.session, this.artifactResolver, this.versionRangeResolver, file);
-        } else if (artifact != null) {
+        } else {
+            this.logger.debug("Using the raw artifact: {}", artifact);
             File file = artifact.getFile();
             return new BanConfigurationDownloader(this.session, this.artifactResolver, this.versionRangeResolver, file);
-        } else {
-            return null;
         }
     }
     
@@ -189,7 +188,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractBanConfiguration implements BanConfiguration {
         try {
             VersionRangeResult vrresult = this.versionRangeResolver.resolveVersionRange(this.session.getRepositorySession(), vrrequest);
             if (vrresult.getVersions().isEmpty()) {
-                this.logger.info("The artifact version range could not be resolved: {}", logId);
+                this.logger.debug("The artifact version range could not be resolved: {}", logId);
                 return null;
             } else {
                 this.logger.debug("The artifact version discovered: {}: {}", vrresult.getHighestVersion(), logId);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/PurgeRepoMojo.java b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/PurgeRepoMojo.java
index 6860ce5..311ff60 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/PurgeRepoMojo.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/inteligr8/maven/ban/PurgeRepoMojo.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import java.util.regex.Matcher;
 import java.util.regex.Pattern;
 
 import javax.inject.Inject;
+import javax.inject.Singleton;
 
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.ArtifactVersion;
 import org.apache.maven.artifact.versioning.DefaultArtifactVersion;
@@ -46,7 +47,6 @@ import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.LifecyclePhase;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Mojo;
 import org.apache.maven.plugins.annotations.Parameter;
 import org.apache.maven.project.MavenProject;
-import org.codehaus.plexus.component.annotations.Component;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.ArtifactResolver;
 import org.eclipse.aether.impl.VersionRangeResolver;
 
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import com.inteligr8.maven.model.ArtifactFilter;
         defaultPhase = LifecyclePhase.CLEAN,
         requiresProject = false
 )
-@Component( role = org.apache.maven.plugin.Mojo.class )
+@Singleton
 public class PurgeRepoMojo extends AbstractMojo {
     
     @Inject