diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 6e24ab4..8357fa3 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 .settings
 .socket-repl-port
 .sw*
+.vscode
 *.class
 *.jar
 *.swp
diff --git a/build.clj b/build.clj
index 3959056..3473fbe 100644
--- a/build.clj
+++ b/build.clj
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 (ns build
-  (:require [clojure.tools.build.api :as b]))
+  (:require [clojure.tools.build.api :as b]
+            [clojure.tools.deps.alpha :as t]))
 
 (def lib 'com.github.seancorfield/next.jdbc)
 (def version (format "1.2.%s" (b/git-count-revs nil)))
@@ -8,11 +9,11 @@
 (def jar-file (format "target/%s-%s.jar" (name lib) version))
 
 (defn clean [_]
-  (println "Cleaning target...")
+  (println "\nCleaning target...")
   (b/delete {:path "target"}))
 
 (defn jar [_]
-  (println "Writing pom.xml...")
+  (println "\nWriting pom.xml...")
   (b/write-pom {:class-dir class-dir
                 :lib lib
                 :version version
@@ -27,10 +28,12 @@
 
 (defn run-tests
   [_]
-  (let [basis (b/create-basis {:aliases [:test]})
-        cmds  (b/java-command {:basis     basis
-                               :main      'clojure.main
-                               :main-args ["-m" "cognitect.test-runner"]})
+  (let [basis    (b/create-basis {:aliases [:test]})
+        combined (t/combine-aliases basis [:test])
+        cmds     (b/java-command {:basis     basis
+                                  :java-opts (:jvm-opts combined)
+                                  :main      'clojure.main
+                                  :main-args ["-m" "cognitect.test-runner"]})
         {:keys [exit]} (b/process cmds)]
     (when-not (zero? exit)
       (throw (ex-info "Tests failed" {})))))
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index e72c40f..308c59f 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@
     <url>https://github.com/seancorfield/next-jdbc</url>
     <connection>scm:git:git://github.com/seancorfield/next-jdbc.git</connection>
     <developerConnection>scm:git:ssh://git@github.com/seancorfield/next-jdbc.git</developerConnection>
-    <tag>v1.2.689</tag>
   </scm>
   <dependencies>
     <dependency>