diff --git a/.pmd/apex-ruleset.xml b/.pmd/apex-ruleset.xml
index 40b3b07..0fede2a 100644
--- a/.pmd/apex-ruleset.xml
+++ b/.pmd/apex-ruleset.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
-<!-- From the Apex PMD repo
-https://github.com/ChuckJonas/vscode-apex-pmd/blob/master/rulesets/apex_ruleset.xml -->
 <ruleset
     xmlns="http://pmd.sourceforge.net/ruleset/2.0.0"
     xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
@@ -66,10 +64,10 @@ https://github.com/ChuckJonas/vscode-apex-pmd/blob/master/rulesets/apex_ruleset.
       </properties>
    </rule>
    <rule ref="category/apex/design.xml/CognitiveComplexity">
-      <properties>
-         <property name="classReportLevel" value="50" />
-         <property name="methodReportLevel" value="15" />
-      </properties>
+    <properties>
+        <property name="classReportLevel" value="50" />
+        <property name="methodReportLevel" value="15" />
+    </properties>
    </rule>
 
    <!-- PERFORMANCE -->
@@ -277,7 +275,7 @@ https://github.com/ChuckJonas/vscode-apex-pmd/blob/master/rulesets/apex_ruleset.
     >
       <priority>3</priority>
       <properties>
-      </properties>
+         </properties>
    </rule>
    <rule
         ref="category/apex/codestyle.xml/ForLoopsMustUseBraces"
@@ -292,12 +290,12 @@ https://github.com/ChuckJonas/vscode-apex-pmd/blob/master/rulesets/apex_ruleset.
    <rule ref="category/apex/errorprone.xml/EmptyCatchBlock" message="Avoid empty catch blocks">
       <priority>3</priority>
       <properties>
-      </properties>
+         </properties>
    </rule>
    <rule ref="category/apex/errorprone.xml/EmptyIfStmt" message="Avoid empty 'if' statements">
       <priority>3</priority>
       <properties>
-      </properties>
+         </properties>
    </rule>
    <rule ref="category/apex/errorprone.xml/EmptyWhileStmt" message="Avoid empty 'while' statements">
       <priority>3</priority>
@@ -322,12 +320,12 @@ https://github.com/ChuckJonas/vscode-apex-pmd/blob/master/rulesets/apex_ruleset.
       </properties>
    </rule>
 
-   <!-- Visual Force -->
-   <rule ref="category/vf/security.xml/VfCsrf">
+  <!-- Visual Force -->
+  <rule ref="category/visualforce/security.xml/VfCsrf">
       <priority>3</priority>
    </rule>
 
-   <rule ref="category/vf/security.xml/VfUnescapeEl">
+   <rule ref="category/visualforce/security.xml/VfUnescapeEl">
       <priority>3</priority>
    </rule>
 </ruleset>
diff --git a/.pmd/veritech-ruleset.xml b/.pmd/veritech-ruleset.xml
index 4545d60..b22498e 100644
--- a/.pmd/veritech-ruleset.xml
+++ b/.pmd/veritech-ruleset.xml
@@ -26,11 +26,10 @@
         name="ClassReferenceCapitalization-ReferenceExpression"
         language="apex"
         message="References to classes should start with an uppercase character followed by lowercase characters"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
+        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.xpath.XPathRule"
     >
         <priority>3</priority>
         <properties>
-            <property name="version" value="2.0" />
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
                     <![CDATA[
@@ -51,7 +50,6 @@
                                 or lower-case(@Image)='string'
                                 or lower-case(@Image)='time'
                                 or lower-case(@Image)='system'
-                                or lower-case(@Image)='database'
                                 or lower-case(@Image)='test'
                                 or lower-case(@Image)='assert'
                                 or lower-case(@Image)='messaging'
@@ -67,11 +65,10 @@
         name="ClassReferenceCapitalization-ModifierNode"
         language="apex"
         message="References to classes should start with an uppercase character followed by lowercase characters"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
+        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.xpath.XPathRule"
     >
         <priority>3</priority>
         <properties>
-            <property name="version" value="2.0" />
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
                     <![CDATA[
@@ -93,11 +90,10 @@
         name="ClassReferenceCapitalization-Parameter"
         language="apex"
         message="References to classes should start with an uppercase character followed by lowercase characters"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
+        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.xpath.XPathRule"
     >
         <priority>3</priority>
         <properties>
-            <property name="version" value="2.0" />
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
                     <![CDATA[
@@ -119,11 +115,10 @@
         name="UsageOfSystemAssert"
         language="apex"
         message="Use the Assert class in test methods instead of System.assert"
-        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.XPathRule"
+        class="net.sourceforge.pmd.lang.rule.xpath.XPathRule"
     >
         <priority>2</priority>
         <properties>
-            <property name="version" value="2.0" />
             <property name="xpath">
                 <value>
                     <![CDATA[
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9fce3eb..c616a57 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,16 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## 1.3.0 - 2024-08-26
+### Added
+- New method `allowRecursion()` to simplify the setup of triggers requiring recursion.
+
+### Changed
+- Updated PMD rulesets to comply with the latest PMD release.
+- Updated Salesforce API versions.
+- Updated package versions in `package.json`.
+- Updated README.
+
 ## 1.2.0 - 2024-02-20
 ### Added
 - Included `examples` as a packaged directory in `sfdx-project.json` to make it deployable.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 04eb0cd..8c83e1e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ The following context variables have been retrieved from `Trigger` and are avail
 > All the lists and maps are initialized to empty collections by the trigger framework to reduce the need for null checks.
 
 ### Recursion prevention
-By default, the trigger framework prevents recursion in order to avoid hitting governor limits. However, if you need to allow recursion in your triggers, modify the trigger handler initialization by passing an optional Boolean parameter.
+By default, the trigger framework prevents recursion in order to avoid exceeding governor limits. However, if you need to allow recursion in your triggers, execute the method `allowRecursion()` before calling `run()`.
 
 ```apex
 trigger AccountTrigger on Account(before insert, after insert) {
-    Boolean allowRecursion = true;
-    new AccountTriggerHandler(allowRecursion).run();
+    new AccountTriggerHandler().allowRecursion().run();
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/examples/classes/AccountTriggerHandler.cls-meta.xml b/examples/classes/AccountTriggerHandler.cls-meta.xml
index df13efa..c01f643 100644
--- a/examples/classes/AccountTriggerHandler.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/examples/classes/AccountTriggerHandler.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>60.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>61.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/examples/classes/AccountTriggerHandlerHelper.cls-meta.xml b/examples/classes/AccountTriggerHandlerHelper.cls-meta.xml
index df13efa..c01f643 100644
--- a/examples/classes/AccountTriggerHandlerHelper.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/examples/classes/AccountTriggerHandlerHelper.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>60.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>61.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/examples/triggers/AccountTrigger.trigger-meta.xml b/examples/triggers/AccountTrigger.trigger-meta.xml
index 78d3f04..ede3aa9 100644
--- a/examples/triggers/AccountTrigger.trigger-meta.xml
+++ b/examples/triggers/AccountTrigger.trigger-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>
 <ApexTrigger xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>60.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>61.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexTrigger>
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandler.cls b/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandler.cls
index 0169d2b..3575868 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandler.cls
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandler.cls
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ public abstract class BaseTriggerHandler {
     }
 
     //================================================================================
-    // Virtual (overridable) methods, run method, and run helpers
+    // Virtual (overridable) methods
     //================================================================================
 
     @TestVisible
@@ -129,6 +129,15 @@ public abstract class BaseTriggerHandler {
     protected virtual void afterUndelete() {
     }
 
+    //================================================================================
+    // Public methods and helpers
+    //================================================================================
+
+    public BaseTriggerHandler allowRecursion() {
+        this.allowRecursion = true;
+        return this;
+    }
+
     public void run() {
         if (this.canRun()) {
             this.registerRun();
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandler.cls-meta.xml b/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandler.cls-meta.xml
index f5e18fd..651b172 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandler.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandler.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>60.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>61.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandlerTest.cls b/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandlerTest.cls
index 546a932..e0a0a26 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandlerTest.cls
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandlerTest.cls
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ private without sharing class BaseTriggerHandlerTest {
         );
     }
 
-    // Virtual (overridable) methods, run method, and run helpers
+    // Virtual (overridable) methods
 
     // Suppressing ApexUnitTestClassShouldHaveAsserts because there is no logic in the overridable methods
     @SuppressWarnings('PMD.ApexUnitTestClassShouldHaveAsserts')
@@ -198,6 +198,26 @@ private without sharing class BaseTriggerHandlerTest {
         Test.stopTest();
     }
 
+    // Public methods and helpers
+
+    @IsTest
+    static void allowRecursion_noParameters_recursionEnabled() {
+        TestTriggerHandler triggerHandler = new TestTriggerHandler();
+        Assert.isFalse(
+            triggerHandler.allowRecursion,
+            'Expected the class property "allowRecursion" to be false initially'
+        );
+
+        Test.startTest();
+        triggerHandler.allowRecursion();
+        Test.stopTest();
+
+        Assert.isTrue(
+            triggerHandler.allowRecursion,
+            'Expected the class property "allowRecursion" to be true after the method call'
+        );
+    }
+
     @IsTest
     static void run_canRunFalse_methodsNotExecuted() {
         TestTriggerHandlerWithOverridenMethods triggerHandler = new TestTriggerHandlerWithOverridenMethods();
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandlerTest.cls-meta.xml b/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandlerTest.cls-meta.xml
index f5e18fd..651b172 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandlerTest.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/BaseTriggerHandlerTest.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>60.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>61.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/TriggerUtil.cls-meta.xml b/force-app/main/default/classes/TriggerUtil.cls-meta.xml
index f5e18fd..651b172 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/TriggerUtil.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/TriggerUtil.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>60.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>61.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/force-app/main/default/classes/TriggerUtilTest.cls-meta.xml b/force-app/main/default/classes/TriggerUtilTest.cls-meta.xml
index f5e18fd..651b172 100644
--- a/force-app/main/default/classes/TriggerUtilTest.cls-meta.xml
+++ b/force-app/main/default/classes/TriggerUtilTest.cls-meta.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <ApexClass xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
-    <apiVersion>60.0</apiVersion>
+    <apiVersion>61.0</apiVersion>
     <status>Active</status>
 </ApexClass>
diff --git a/manifest/package.xml b/manifest/package.xml
index 2c1987e..9b3258b 100644
--- a/manifest/package.xml
+++ b/manifest/package.xml
@@ -7,5 +7,5 @@
 		<members>TriggerUtilTest</members>
 		<name>ApexClass</name>
 	</types>
-	<version>60.0</version>
+	<version>61.0</version>
 </Package>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9ea8662..9e84e00 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "veritech-trigger-framework",
     "private": true,
-    "version": "1.2.0",
+    "version": "1.3.0",
     "description": "Veritech Trigger Framework",
     "scripts": {
         "lint": "eslint **/{aura,lwc}/**/*.js",
diff --git a/sfdx-project.json b/sfdx-project.json
index e51485c..2f080fb 100644
--- a/sfdx-project.json
+++ b/sfdx-project.json
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@
     "name": "veritech-trigger-framework",
     "namespace": "",
     "sfdcLoginUrl": "https://login.salesforce.com",
-    "sourceApiVersion": "60.0"
+    "sourceApiVersion": "61.0"
 }