diff --git a/bfcodegen/csid-generate.go b/bfcodegen/csid-generate.go
index c92422e..d7938f0 100644
--- a/bfcodegen/csid-generate.go
+++ b/bfcodegen/csid-generate.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"go/format"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext"
-	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/cmdext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/cryptext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/rext"
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type CSIDDef struct {
@@ -101,25 +100,16 @@ func GenerateCharsetIDSpecs(sourceDir string, destFile string) error {
 		return errors.New("no package name found in any file")
 	}
 
-	err = os.WriteFile(destFile, []byte(fmtCSIDOutput(newChecksum, allIDs, pkgname)), 0o755)
+	fdata, err := format.Source([]byte(fmtCSIDOutput(newChecksum, allIDs, pkgname)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	res, err := cmdext.RunCommand("go", []string{"fmt", destFile}, langext.Ptr(2*time.Second))
+	err = os.WriteFile(destFile, fdata, 0o755)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if res.CommandTimedOut {
-		fmt.Println(res.StdCombined)
-		return errors.New("go fmt timed out")
-	}
-	if res.ExitCode != 0 {
-		fmt.Println(res.StdCombined)
-		return errors.New("go fmt did not succeed")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/bfcodegen/enum-generate.go b/bfcodegen/enum-generate.go
index cee3c53..3d6e3be 100644
--- a/bfcodegen/enum-generate.go
+++ b/bfcodegen/enum-generate.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"go/format"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext"
-	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/cmdext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/cryptext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/rext"
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type EnumDefVal struct {
@@ -110,25 +109,16 @@ func GenerateEnumSpecs(sourceDir string, destFile string) error {
 		return errors.New("no package name found in any file")
 	}
 
-	err = os.WriteFile(destFile, []byte(fmtEnumOutput(newChecksum, allEnums, pkgname)), 0o755)
+	fdata, err := format.Source([]byte(fmtEnumOutput(newChecksum, allEnums, pkgname)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	res, err := cmdext.RunCommand("go", []string{"fmt", destFile}, langext.Ptr(2*time.Second))
+	err = os.WriteFile(destFile, fdata, 0o755)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if res.CommandTimedOut {
-		fmt.Println(res.StdCombined)
-		return errors.New("go fmt timed out")
-	}
-	if res.ExitCode != 0 {
-		fmt.Println(res.StdCombined)
-		return errors.New("go fmt did not succeed")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/bfcodegen/id-generate.go b/bfcodegen/id-generate.go
index 951b579..d83edd4 100644
--- a/bfcodegen/id-generate.go
+++ b/bfcodegen/id-generate.go
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ import (
 	_ "embed"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"go/format"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext"
-	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/cmdext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/cryptext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/langext"
 	"gogs.mikescher.com/BlackForestBytes/goext/rext"
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ import (
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"text/template"
-	"time"
 )
 
 type IDDef struct {
@@ -100,25 +99,16 @@ func GenerateIDSpecs(sourceDir string, destFile string) error {
 		return errors.New("no package name found in any file")
 	}
 
-	err = os.WriteFile(destFile, []byte(fmtIDOutput(newChecksum, allIDs, pkgname)), 0o755)
+	fdata, err := format.Source([]byte(fmtIDOutput(newChecksum, allIDs, pkgname)))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	res, err := cmdext.RunCommand("go", []string{"fmt", destFile}, langext.Ptr(2*time.Second))
+	err = os.WriteFile(destFile, fdata, 0o755)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if res.CommandTimedOut {
-		fmt.Println(res.StdCombined)
-		return errors.New("go fmt timed out")
-	}
-	if res.ExitCode != 0 {
-		fmt.Println(res.StdCombined)
-		return errors.New("go fmt did not succeed")
-	}
-
 	return nil
 }
 
diff --git a/goextVersion.go b/goextVersion.go
index eac0980..f06b348 100644
--- a/goextVersion.go
+++ b/goextVersion.go
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 package goext
 
-const GoextVersion = "0.0.297"
+const GoextVersion = "0.0.298"
 
-const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-11-01T00:31:51+0100"
+const GoextVersionTimestamp = "2023-11-01T04:20:08+0100"