diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3ecd611..f957c05 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ info: ## demonstrate usage of tprint
 task.mk: $(TEMPLATES) generate.py
 	./generate.py $(VERSION) > task.mk
 
--include .task.mk
+-include .task.mk .task.cfg.mk
 .task.mk: $(TEMPLATES) generate.py
 	$(call msg,re-jinjaing the local .task.mk)
 	@./generate.py $(VERSION) > .task.mk || (echo "generator failed!!" && rm .task.mk)
diff --git a/src/config.mk b/src/config.mk
index 70630cc..7485ae8 100644
--- a/src/config.mk
+++ b/src/config.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # ---- [config] ---- #
--include .task.cfg.mk
 HEADER_STYLE ?= b_cyan
 ACCENT_STYLE ?= b_yellow
 PARAMS_STYLE ?= $(ACCENT_STYLE)
diff --git a/task.mk b/task.mk
index fd40295..72509c5 100644
--- a/task.mk
+++ b/task.mk
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 # }> [github.com/daylinmorgan/task.mk] <{ #
 # Copyright (c) 2022 Daylin Morgan
 # MIT License
-# version: v22.9.28-12-g3244dbadev
+# version: v22.9.28-13-gfd96a45dev
 #
 # task.mk should be included at the bottom of your Makefile with `-include .task.mk`
 # See below for the standard configuration options that should be set prior to including this file.
 # You can update your .task.mk with `make _update-task.mk`
 # ---- [config] ---- #
--include .task.cfg.mk
 HEADER_STYLE ?= b_cyan
 ACCENT_STYLE ?= b_yellow
 PARAMS_STYLE ?= $(ACCENT_STYLE)