diff --git a/dist/run-scripts.d.ts b/dist/run-scripts.d.ts
index d48fa35..c6e0873 100644
--- a/dist/run-scripts.d.ts
+++ b/dist/run-scripts.d.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! run-scripts-util v1.2.5 ~~ https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util ~~ MIT License
+//! run-scripts-util v1.2.6 ~~ https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util ~~ MIT License
 
 export type Settings = {
     only: number | null;
diff --git a/dist/run-scripts.js b/dist/run-scripts.js
index 4d88288..f5dce6c 100644
--- a/dist/run-scripts.js
+++ b/dist/run-scripts.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! run-scripts-util v1.2.5 ~~ https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util ~~ MIT License
+//! run-scripts-util v1.2.6 ~~ https://github.com/center-key/run-scripts-util ~~ MIT License
 
 import { spawn, spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
 import chalk from 'chalk';
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const runScripts = {
         };
         const skip = (step, command) => {
             const active = settings.only === null || step === settings.only;
-            const commentedOut = command.startsWith('//') || command.startsWith('-');
+            const commentedOut = command.startsWith('//');
             if (commentedOut)
                 logger(chalk.yellow('skipping:'), command);
             return !active || commentedOut;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5e74a0c..9a139a4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
    "name": "run-scripts-util",
-   "version": "1.2.5",
+   "version": "1.2.6",
    "description": "Organize npm package.json scripts into named groups of easy to manage commands (CLI tool designed for use in npm package.json scripts)",
    "license": "MIT",
    "type": "module",
@@ -110,19 +110,19 @@
       "fancy-log": "~2.0"
    },
    "devDependencies": {
-      "@eslint/js": "~9.3",
+      "@eslint/js": "~9.6",
       "@types/fancy-log": "~2.0",
-      "@types/node": "~20.12",
+      "@types/node": "~20.14",
       "add-dist-header": "~1.4",
       "assert-deep-strict-equal": "~1.2",
       "copy-file-util": "~1.2",
       "copy-folder-util": "~1.1",
       "eslint": "8.57.0",
       "jshint": "~2.13",
-      "mocha": "~10.4",
+      "mocha": "~10.5",
       "npm-run-all2": "~6.2",
       "rimraf": "~5.0",
-      "typescript": "~5.4",
-      "typescript-eslint": "~7.11"
+      "typescript": "~5.5",
+      "typescript-eslint": "~7.15"
    }
 }
diff --git a/run-scripts.ts b/run-scripts.ts
index 42011c8..ccb2a4d 100644
--- a/run-scripts.ts
+++ b/run-scripts.ts
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ const runScripts = {
          };
       const skip = (step: number, command: string) => {
          const active =       settings.only === null || step === settings.only;
-         const commentedOut = command.startsWith('//') || command.startsWith('-');  //DEPRECATED: single dash comments
+         const commentedOut = command.startsWith('//');
          if (commentedOut)
             logger(chalk.yellow('skipping:'), command);
          return !active || commentedOut;