diff --git a/runtime/syntax/generator/gen_syntax_vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/generator/gen_syntax_vim.vim
index 501d64c..596fa7b 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/generator/gen_syntax_vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/generator/gen_syntax_vim.vim
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 " Language: Vim script
 " Maintainer: Hirohito Higashi (h_east)
 " URL: https://github.com/vim-jp/syntax-vim-ex
-" Last Change: Mar 02, 2024
+" Last Change: 2024 Mar 02
 " Version: 2.0.4
 
 let s:keepcpo= &cpo
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/generator/update_date.vim b/runtime/syntax/generator/update_date.vim
index 54eb4ed..3556189 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/generator/update_date.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/generator/update_date.vim
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 let pat = '^"\s*Last\s*Change:\s\+'
 let lnum = search(pat, 'We', 10)
 if lnum > 0
-   exec 'norm! lD"=strftime("%b %d, %Y")' . "\rp"
+   exec 'norm! lD"=strftime("%Y %b %d")' . "\rp"
    silent update
 endif
 quitall!
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base b/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
index 4cb75d4..f26a94a 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
+++ b/runtime/syntax/generator/vim.vim.base
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:	Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 " 	Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
 " URL:	https://github.com/vim-jp/syntax-vim-ex
-" Last Change:	Mar 03, 2024
+" Last Change:	2024 Mar 04
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 " Base File URL:     http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Base File Version: 9.0-25
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@
 
 " Augroup : vimAugroupError removed because long augroups caused sync'ing problems. {{{2
 " ======= : Trade-off: Increasing synclines with slower editing vs augroup END error checking.
-syn cluster vimAugroupList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimFilter,vimFunc,vimLineComment,vimSpecFile,vimOper,vimNumber,vimOperParen,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimString,vimSubst,vimRegister,vimCmplxRepeat,vimRegion,vimSynLine,vimNotation,vimCtrlChar,vimFuncVar,vimContinue
+syn cluster vimAugroupList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimFilter,vimFunc,vimLineComment,vimSpecFile,vimOper,vimNumber,vimOperParen,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimString,vimSubst,vimRegister,vimCmplxRepeat,vimRegion,vimNotation,vimCtrlChar,vimFuncVar,vimContinue
 syn match   vimAugroup	"\<aug\%[roup]\>" contains=vimAugroupKey,vimAugroupBang skipwhite nextgroup=vimAugroupBang,vimAutoCmdGroup
 if exists("g:vimsyn_folding") && g:vimsyn_folding =~# 'a'
   syn region  vimAugroup  fold	start="\<aug\%[roup]\>\ze\s\+\%([eE][nN][dD]\)\@!\S\+" matchgroup=vimAugroupKey end="\<aug\%[roup]\>\ze\s\+[eE][nN][dD]\>" contains=vimAutoCmd,@vimAugroupList,vimAugroupkey skipwhite nextgroup=vimAugroupEnd
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@
 " Functions : Tag is provided for those who wish to highlight tagged functions {{{2
 " =========
 syn cluster	vimFuncList	contains=vimCommand,vimFunctionError,vimFuncKey,Tag,vimFuncSID
-syn cluster	vimFuncBodyList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimEnvvar,vimFBVar,vimFunc,vimFunction,vimFuncVar,vimLetHereDoc,vimLineComment,vimNotation,vimNotFunc,vimNumber,vimOper,vimOperParen,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSearch,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst,vimSynLine
+syn cluster	vimFuncBodyList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimEnvvar,vimFBVar,vimFunc,vimFunction,vimFuncVar,vimLetHereDoc,vimLineComment,vimNotation,vimNotFunc,vimNumber,vimOper,vimOperParen,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSearch,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst
 syn match	vimFunction	"\<\(fu\%[nction]\)!\=\s\+\%(<[sS][iI][dD]>\|[sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\)\=\%(\i\|[#.]\|{.\{-1,}}\)*\ze\s*("	contains=@vimFuncList nextgroup=vimFuncBody
 syn match	vimFunction	"\<def\s\+new\i\{-}(" contains=@vimFuncList nextgroup=vimFuncBody
 syn match	vimFunction	"\<def!\=\s\+\%(\i\|[#.]\|{.\{-1,}}\)*\ze\s*(" contains=@vimFuncList nextgroup=vimFuncBody
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@
 
 " User-Specified Commands: {{{2
 " =======================
-syn cluster	vimUserCmdList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimCtrlChar,vimEscapeBrace,vimFunc,vimNotation,vimNumber,vimOper,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst,vimSubstRep,vimSubstRange,vimSynLine
+syn cluster	vimUserCmdList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimCtrlChar,vimEscapeBrace,vimFunc,vimNotation,vimNumber,vimOper,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst,vimSubstRep,vimSubstRange
 syn keyword	vimUserCommand	contained	com[mand]
 syn match	vimUserCmd	"\<com\%[mand]!\=\>.*$"	contains=vimUserAttrb,vimUserAttrbError,vimUserCommand,@vimUserCmdList,vimComFilter
 syn match	vimUserAttrbError	contained	"-\a\+\ze\s"
@@ -576,7 +576,6 @@
 syn region	vimClusterName	contained keepend	matchgroup=vimGroupName start="\h\w*\>" skip=+\\\\\|\\\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="$\||" contains=@vimContinue,vimGroupAdd,vimGroupRem,vimSynContains,vimSynError
 syn match	vimGroupAdd	contained keepend	"\<add="	skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimGroupList
 syn match	vimGroupRem	contained keepend	"\<remove="	skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimGroupList
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynType,vimGroupAdd,vimGroupRem
 
 " Syntax: foldlevel {{{2
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	foldlevel	skipwhite nextgroup=vimSynFoldMethod,vimSynFoldMethodError
@@ -592,21 +591,18 @@
 
 " Syntax: include {{{2
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	include	skipwhite nextgroup=vimGroupList
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynType
 
 " Syntax: keyword {{{2
 syn cluster	vimSynKeyGroup	contains=@vimContinue,vimSynCchar,vimSynNextgroup,vimSynKeyOpt,vimSynKeyContainedin
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	keyword	skipwhite nextgroup=vimSynKeyRegion
 syn region	vimSynKeyRegion	contained         keepend	matchgroup=vimGroupName start="\h\w*\>" skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|\|$" contains=@vimSynKeyGroup
 syn match	vimSynKeyOpt	contained	"\%#=1\<\(conceal\|contained\|transparent\|skipempty\|skipwhite\|skipnl\)\>"
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynType
 
 " Syntax: match {{{2
 syn cluster	vimSynMtchGroup	contains=@vimContinue,vimSynCchar,vimSynContains,vimSynError,vimSynMtchOpt,vimSynNextgroup,vimSynRegPat,vimNotation,vimMtchComment
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	match	skipwhite nextgroup=vimSynMatchRegion
 syn region	vimSynMatchRegion	contained keepend	matchgroup=vimGroupName start="\h\w*\>" skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|\|$" contains=@vimSynMtchGroup
 syn match	vimSynMtchOpt	contained	"\%#=1\<\(conceal\|transparent\|contained\|excludenl\|keepend\|skipempty\|skipwhite\|display\|extend\|skipnl\|fold\)\>"
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynMtchGroup
 
 " Syntax: off and on {{{2
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	enable	list	manual	off	on	reset
@@ -627,7 +623,6 @@
 syn region	vimSynPatRange	contained	start="\["	skip="\\\\\|\\]"   end="]"
 syn match	vimSynNotPatRange	contained	"\\\\\|\\\["
 syn match	vimMtchComment	contained	'"[^"]\+$'
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynType
 
 " Syntax: sync {{{2
 " ============
@@ -700,7 +695,6 @@
 " see tst24 (hi def vs hi) (Jul 06, 2018)
 "syn region	vimHiLink	contained oneline matchgroup=vimCommand start="\(\<hi\%[ghlight]\s\+\)\@<=\(\(def\%[ault]\s\+\)\=link\>\|\<def\>\)" end="$"	contains=vimHiGroup,vimGroup,vimHLGroup,vimNotation
 syn region	vimHiLink	contained oneline matchgroup=vimCommand start="\(\<hi\%[ghlight]\s\+\)\@<=\(\(def\%[ault]\s\+\)\=link\>\|\<def\>\)" end="$"	contains=@vimHiCluster
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimHiLink
 
 " Control Characters: {{{2
 " ==================
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_00.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_00.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..916f96d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_00.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_01.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_01.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..800e4a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_01.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_02.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_02.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54d8734
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_02.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_03.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_03.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f0a2481
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_03.dump
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_04.dump b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_04.dump
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2298efb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/dumps/vim_ex_syntax_04.dump
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diff --git a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_syntax.vim b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_syntax.vim
similarity index 93%
rename from runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_syntax.vim
rename to runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_syntax.vim
index 197d4ac..79437ff 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_syntax.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/testdir/input/vim_ex_syntax.vim
@@ -162,3 +162,16 @@
       \ keyword5
       \ keyword6
 
+
+" leaking contained groups
+
+" Example: runtime/syntax/zsh.vim
+"   "cluster" should not be highlighted outside of :syntax commands
+
+function! s:ContainedGroup()
+  " ...
+  for cluster in ['markdownHighlight_zsh', 'zsh']
+    " ...
+  endfor
+  " ...
+endfunction
diff --git a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
index c5db912..cc062f4 100644
--- a/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
+++ b/runtime/syntax/vim.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 " Maintainer:	Hirohito Higashi <h.east.727 ATMARK gmail.com>
 " 	Doug Kearns <dougkearns@gmail.com>
 " URL:	https://github.com/vim-jp/syntax-vim-ex
-" Last Change:	Mar 04, 2024
+" Last Change:	2024 Mar 04
 " Former Maintainer: Charles E. Campbell
 " Base File URL:     http://www.drchip.org/astronaut/vim/index.html#SYNTAX_VIM
 " Base File Version: 9.0-25
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 
 " Augroup : vimAugroupError removed because long augroups caused sync'ing problems. {{{2
 " ======= : Trade-off: Increasing synclines with slower editing vs augroup END error checking.
-syn cluster vimAugroupList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimFilter,vimFunc,vimLineComment,vimSpecFile,vimOper,vimNumber,vimOperParen,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimString,vimSubst,vimRegister,vimCmplxRepeat,vimRegion,vimSynLine,vimNotation,vimCtrlChar,vimFuncVar,vimContinue
+syn cluster vimAugroupList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimFilter,vimFunc,vimLineComment,vimSpecFile,vimOper,vimNumber,vimOperParen,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimString,vimSubst,vimRegister,vimCmplxRepeat,vimRegion,vimNotation,vimCtrlChar,vimFuncVar,vimContinue
 syn match   vimAugroup	"\<aug\%[roup]\>" contains=vimAugroupKey,vimAugroupBang skipwhite nextgroup=vimAugroupBang,vimAutoCmdGroup
 if exists("g:vimsyn_folding") && g:vimsyn_folding =~# 'a'
   syn region  vimAugroup  fold	start="\<aug\%[roup]\>\ze\s\+\%([eE][nN][dD]\)\@!\S\+" matchgroup=vimAugroupKey end="\<aug\%[roup]\>\ze\s\+[eE][nN][dD]\>" contains=vimAutoCmd,@vimAugroupList,vimAugroupkey skipwhite nextgroup=vimAugroupEnd
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@
 " Functions : Tag is provided for those who wish to highlight tagged functions {{{2
 " =========
 syn cluster	vimFuncList	contains=vimCommand,vimFunctionError,vimFuncKey,Tag,vimFuncSID
-syn cluster	vimFuncBodyList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimEnvvar,vimFBVar,vimFunc,vimFunction,vimFuncVar,vimLetHereDoc,vimLineComment,vimNotation,vimNotFunc,vimNumber,vimOper,vimOperParen,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSearch,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst,vimSynLine
+syn cluster	vimFuncBodyList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimContinue,vimCtrlChar,vimEnvvar,vimFBVar,vimFunc,vimFunction,vimFuncVar,vimLetHereDoc,vimLineComment,vimNotation,vimNotFunc,vimNumber,vimOper,vimOperParen,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSearch,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst
 syn match	vimFunction	"\<\(fu\%[nction]\)!\=\s\+\%(<[sS][iI][dD]>\|[sSgGbBwWtTlL]:\)\=\%(\i\|[#.]\|{.\{-1,}}\)*\ze\s*("	contains=@vimFuncList nextgroup=vimFuncBody
 syn match	vimFunction	"\<def\s\+new\i\{-}(" contains=@vimFuncList nextgroup=vimFuncBody
 syn match	vimFunction	"\<def!\=\s\+\%(\i\|[#.]\|{.\{-1,}}\)*\ze\s*(" contains=@vimFuncList nextgroup=vimFuncBody
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@
 
 " User-Specified Commands: {{{2
 " =======================
-syn cluster	vimUserCmdList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimCtrlChar,vimEscapeBrace,vimFunc,vimNotation,vimNumber,vimOper,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst,vimSubstRep,vimSubstRange,vimSynLine
+syn cluster	vimUserCmdList	contains=@vimCmdList,vimCmplxRepeat,vimComment,vim9Comment,vimCtrlChar,vimEscapeBrace,vimFunc,vimNotation,vimNumber,vimOper,vimRegion,vimRegister,vimSpecFile,vimString,vimSubst,vimSubstRep,vimSubstRange
 syn keyword	vimUserCommand	contained	com[mand]
 syn match	vimUserCmd	"\<com\%[mand]!\=\>.*$"	contains=vimUserAttrb,vimUserAttrbError,vimUserCommand,@vimUserCmdList,vimComFilter
 syn match	vimUserAttrbError	contained	"-\a\+\ze\s"
@@ -621,7 +621,6 @@
 syn region	vimClusterName	contained keepend	matchgroup=vimGroupName start="\h\w*\>" skip=+\\\\\|\\\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="$\||" contains=@vimContinue,vimGroupAdd,vimGroupRem,vimSynContains,vimSynError
 syn match	vimGroupAdd	contained keepend	"\<add="	skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimGroupList
 syn match	vimGroupRem	contained keepend	"\<remove="	skipwhite skipnl nextgroup=vimGroupList
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynType,vimGroupAdd,vimGroupRem
 
 " Syntax: foldlevel {{{2
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	foldlevel	skipwhite nextgroup=vimSynFoldMethod,vimSynFoldMethodError
@@ -637,21 +636,18 @@
 
 " Syntax: include {{{2
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	include	skipwhite nextgroup=vimGroupList
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynType
 
 " Syntax: keyword {{{2
 syn cluster	vimSynKeyGroup	contains=@vimContinue,vimSynCchar,vimSynNextgroup,vimSynKeyOpt,vimSynKeyContainedin
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	keyword	skipwhite nextgroup=vimSynKeyRegion
 syn region	vimSynKeyRegion	contained         keepend	matchgroup=vimGroupName start="\h\w*\>" skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|\|$" contains=@vimSynKeyGroup
 syn match	vimSynKeyOpt	contained	"\%#=1\<\(conceal\|contained\|transparent\|skipempty\|skipwhite\|skipnl\)\>"
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynType
 
 " Syntax: match {{{2
 syn cluster	vimSynMtchGroup	contains=@vimContinue,vimSynCchar,vimSynContains,vimSynError,vimSynMtchOpt,vimSynNextgroup,vimSynRegPat,vimNotation,vimMtchComment
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	match	skipwhite nextgroup=vimSynMatchRegion
 syn region	vimSynMatchRegion	contained keepend	matchgroup=vimGroupName start="\h\w*\>" skip=+\\\\\|\\|\|\n\s*\\\|\n\s*"\\ + matchgroup=vimCmdSep end="|\|$" contains=@vimSynMtchGroup
 syn match	vimSynMtchOpt	contained	"\%#=1\<\(conceal\|transparent\|contained\|excludenl\|keepend\|skipempty\|skipwhite\|display\|extend\|skipnl\|fold\)\>"
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynMtchGroup
 
 " Syntax: off and on {{{2
 syn keyword	vimSynType	contained	enable	list	manual	off	on	reset
@@ -672,7 +668,6 @@
 syn region	vimSynPatRange	contained	start="\["	skip="\\\\\|\\]"   end="]"
 syn match	vimSynNotPatRange	contained	"\\\\\|\\\["
 syn match	vimMtchComment	contained	'"[^"]\+$'
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimSynType
 
 " Syntax: sync {{{2
 " ============
@@ -745,7 +740,6 @@
 " see tst24 (hi def vs hi) (Jul 06, 2018)
 "syn region	vimHiLink	contained oneline matchgroup=vimCommand start="\(\<hi\%[ghlight]\s\+\)\@<=\(\(def\%[ault]\s\+\)\=link\>\|\<def\>\)" end="$"	contains=vimHiGroup,vimGroup,vimHLGroup,vimNotation
 syn region	vimHiLink	contained oneline matchgroup=vimCommand start="\(\<hi\%[ghlight]\s\+\)\@<=\(\(def\%[ault]\s\+\)\=link\>\|\<def\>\)" end="$"	contains=@vimHiCluster
-syn cluster vimFuncBodyList add=vimHiLink
 
 " Control Characters: {{{2
 " ==================