diff --git a/.travis/build-deploy.sh b/.travis/build-deploy.sh
index df07387543..18dc1c824a 100755
--- a/.travis/build-deploy.sh
+++ b/.travis/build-deploy.sh
@@ -62,7 +62,11 @@ elif travis_isPush; then
         sourceforge_uploadFile "${VERSION}" "pmd-dist/target/pmd-bin-${VERSION}.zip"
         sourceforge_uploadFile "${VERSION}" "pmd-dist/target/pmd-src-${VERSION}.zip"
 
-        regression-tester_uploadBaseline
+        if [ "${TRAVIS_BRANCH}" != "java-grammar" ]; then
+            regression-tester_uploadBaseline
+        else
+            log_info "Skipping regression tester for branch ${TRAVIS_BRANCH}"
+        fi
 
     else
         # other build. Can happen during release: the commit with a non snapshot version is built, but not from the tag.
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 65d6075bae..ce6c6e2b08 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 source 'https://rubygems.org/'
 
-gem 'pmdtester', :git => 'https://github.com/pmd/pmd-regression-tester.git'
+# bleeding edge from git
+#gem 'pmdtester', :git => 'https://github.com/pmd/pmd-regression-tester.git'
+
+gem 'pmdtester', '~> 1.0'
 gem 'danger', '~> 5.6', '>= 5.6'
 
 # This group is only needed for rendering release notes
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index 5be9e3c6bd..930f607624 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,13 +1,3 @@
-GIT
-  remote: https://github.com/pmd/pmd-regression-tester.git
-  revision: 8e652477b3547d6c843864a2641389a4c61c383e
-  specs:
-    pmdtester (1.0.0.pre.SNAPSHOT)
-      differ
-      nokogiri (~> 1.8.2)
-      rufus-scheduler (~> 3.5, >= 3.5)
-      slop (~> 4.6.2)
-
 GEM
   remote: https://rubygems.org/
   specs:
@@ -19,7 +9,7 @@ GEM
       nap
       open4 (~> 1.3)
     colored2 (3.1.2)
-    concurrent-ruby (1.1.5)
+    concurrent-ruby (1.1.6)
     cork (0.3.0)
       colored2 (~> 3.1)
     danger (5.16.1)
@@ -35,42 +25,50 @@ GEM
       octokit (~> 4.7)
       terminal-table (~> 1)
     differ (0.1.2)
-    et-orbi (1.2.2)
+    et-orbi (1.2.4)
       tzinfo
-    faraday (0.16.2)
+    faraday (0.17.3)
       multipart-post (>= 1.2, < 3)
     faraday-http-cache (1.3.1)
       faraday (~> 0.8)
-    fugit (1.3.3)
+    fugit (1.3.4)
       et-orbi (~> 1.1, >= 1.1.8)
       raabro (~> 1.1)
-    git (1.5.0)
+    git (1.6.0)
+      rchardet (~> 1.8)
     kramdown (1.17.0)
     liquid (4.0.3)
-    mini_portile2 (2.3.0)
+    mini_portile2 (2.4.0)
     multipart-post (2.1.1)
     nap (1.1.0)
     no_proxy_fix (0.1.2)
-    nokogiri (1.8.5)
-      mini_portile2 (~> 2.3.0)
-    octokit (4.14.0)
+    nokogiri (1.10.9)
+      mini_portile2 (~> 2.4.0)
+    octokit (4.18.0)
+      faraday (>= 0.9)
       sawyer (~> 0.8.0, >= 0.5.3)
     open4 (1.3.4)
-    public_suffix (4.0.1)
+    pmdtester (1.0.0)
+      differ (~> 0.1)
+      nokogiri (~> 1.8)
+      rufus-scheduler (~> 3.5)
+      slop (~> 4.6)
+    public_suffix (4.0.4)
     raabro (1.1.6)
-    rouge (3.11.0)
+    rchardet (1.8.0)
+    rouge (3.18.0)
     rufus-scheduler (3.6.0)
       fugit (~> 1.1, >= 1.1.6)
     safe_yaml (1.0.5)
     sawyer (0.8.2)
       addressable (>= 2.3.5)
       faraday (> 0.8, < 2.0)
-    slop (4.6.2)
+    slop (4.8.1)
     terminal-table (1.8.0)
       unicode-display_width (~> 1.1, >= 1.1.1)
-    tzinfo (2.0.0)
+    tzinfo (2.0.2)
       concurrent-ruby (~> 1.0)
-    unicode-display_width (1.6.0)
+    unicode-display_width (1.7.0)
 
 PLATFORMS
   ruby
@@ -78,9 +76,9 @@ PLATFORMS
 DEPENDENCIES
   danger (~> 5.6, >= 5.6)
   liquid (>= 4.0.0)
-  pmdtester!
+  pmdtester (~> 1.0)
   rouge (>= 1.7, < 4)
   safe_yaml (>= 1.0)
 
 BUNDLED WITH
-   2.0.1
+   2.1.4
diff --git a/do-release.sh b/do-release.sh
index d1efe7f60d..98fc3eaf1d 100755
--- a/do-release.sh
+++ b/do-release.sh
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ RELEASE_RULESET="pmd-core/src/main/resources/rulesets/releases/${RELEASE_VERSION
 echo "*   Update date info in **docs/_config.yml**."
 echo "    date: $(date -u +%d-%B-%Y)"
 echo
+echo "*   Update version info in **docs/_config.yml**."
+echo "    remove the SNAPSHOT from site.pmd.version"
+echo
 echo "*   Ensure all the new rules are listed in the proper file:"
 echo "    ${RELEASE_RULESET}"
 echo
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9fd8633564..cc2cf4f683 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
 
         <pmd.build-tools.version>6</pmd.build-tools.version>
 
-        <pmd-designer.version>6.21.0</pmd-designer.version>
+        <pmd-designer.version>6.24.0-SNAPSHOT</pmd-designer.version>
         <javacc.jar>${settings.localRepository}/net/java/dev/javacc/javacc/${javacc.version}/javacc-${javacc.version}.jar</javacc.jar>
         <javacc.outputDirectory>${project.build.directory}/generated-sources/javacc</javacc.outputDirectory>
         <javacc.ant.wrapper>${project.basedir}/../javacc-wrapper.xml</javacc.ant.wrapper>
@@ -376,12 +376,12 @@
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-core</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.22.0</version>
+                            <version>6.23.0</version>
                         </dependency>
                         <dependency>
                             <groupId>net.sourceforge.pmd</groupId>
                             <artifactId>pmd-java</artifactId>
-                            <version>6.22.0</version>
+                            <version>6.23.0</version>
                         </dependency>
                         <!-- This contains the dogfood ruleset -->
                         <dependency>