diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e4eab53..df1d845 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 # v2.0.2
 + new dependency resolution system (see **config** and `example_dependency_configs`)
-+ **config**: changed description of `OBJDIR` 
++ **config**: changed description of `OBJDIR`
++ **config**: added task `rebuild_dependencies`
++ added variable `TASK_ARGS` which can be used in task scripts
 
 # v2.0.1
 + updated `.gitignore`
diff --git a/cbuild.sh b/cbuild.sh
index 8f260e6..ecf05d6 100644
--- a/cbuild.sh
+++ b/cbuild.sh
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ function call_task {
     local current_config_path="$1"
     local default_config_path="$2"
     local task="$3"
+    TASK_ARGS="$4"
 
     print_header "${CYAN}" "─" "$PROJECT/$task"
     load_config "$current_config_path" "$default_config_path" "$task" true
@@ -117,8 +118,16 @@ function call_tasks {
     local tasks="$@"
     load_config "$current_config_path" "$default_config_path" "" false
     print_header "${WHITE}" "═" "$PROJECT"
-    for task in $tasks ; do
-        call_task "$current_config_path" "$default_config_path" "$task"
+    project_dir="$(pwd)"
+    for task_str in $tasks ; do
+        task=$(safeprint "$task_str" | sed 's/=.*//g')
+        local args_str=$(safeprint "$task_str" | grep -oP '(?<=\=).*' || echo "")
+        IFS_backup="$IFS"
+        IFS=',;'
+        args_array=($args_str)
+        IFS="$IFS_backup"
+        call_task "$current_config_path" "$default_config_path" "$task" "${args_array[@]}"
+        cd "$project_dir"
     done
 }
 
diff --git a/config.sh b/config.sh
index db6600e..c2248e1 100644
--- a/config.sh
+++ b/config.sh
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ function load_config {
     local default_config_path="$2"
     TASK="$3"
     local quiet=$4
+
+    myprint "${BLUE}loading config current='$(realpath $current_config_path)' default='$(realpath $default_config_path)'"
+
     if [ -z "$current_config_path" ]; then
         error "current_config_path is null"
     fi
diff --git a/default.config b/default.config
index a5992bf..957001a 100644
--- a/default.config
+++ b/default.config
@@ -169,6 +169,12 @@ case "$TASK" in
         TASK_SCRIPT=cbuild/default_tasks/exec.sh
         POST_TASK_SCRIPT=
         ;;
+    # rebuilds specified dependencies
+    # EXAMPLE: `cbuild rebuild_dependencies=libexample1,fonts`
+    # 'all' can be specified to rebuild all dependencies
+    rebuild_dependencies)
+        TASK_SCRIPT=cbuild/default_tasks/rebuild_dependencies.sh
+        ;;
     # deletes generated files
     clean)
         TASK_SCRIPT=cbuild/default_tasks/clean.sh
@@ -178,6 +184,6 @@ case "$TASK" in
         ;;
     # unknown task
     *)
-        error "task <$TASK> not found"
+        error "task <$PROJECT/$TASK> not found"
     ;;
 esac
diff --git a/default_tasks/clean.sh b/default_tasks/clean.sh
index 49366b4..4dddd49 100644
--- a/default_tasks/clean.sh
+++ b/default_tasks/clean.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,10 @@ try_delete_dir_or_file "$OUTDIR"
 myprint "${WHITE}deleting build logs"
 rm -rf *.log
 
+project_dir="$(pwd)"
 for dep in $ENABLED_DEPENDENCIES; do
     load_dependency_config "$DEPENDENCY_CONFIGS_DIR/$dep.config"
     cd "$DEP_WORKING_DIR"
     exec_command "$DEP_CLEAN_COMMAND"
+    cd "$project_dir"
 done
diff --git a/default_tasks/rebuild_dependencies.sh b/default_tasks/rebuild_dependencies.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9622e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/default_tasks/rebuild_dependencies.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+dependencies="$TASK_ARGS"
+if [ "$dependencies" = 'all' ]; then
+    dependencies="$ENABLED_DEPENDENCIES"
+fi
+if [ ! -z "$dependencies" ]; then
+    myprint "${BLUE}dependencies to be rebuild: $dependencies"
+    build_dependencies "$dependencies" true
+else
+    myprint "${YELLOW}no dependencies specified"
+fi