diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index f98d857..1b2f976 100644
--- a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
+++ b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #Sun Apr 02 10:32:44 PDT 2023
 bld.downloadExtensionSources=true
 bld.downloadLocation=
-bld.extension=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-property-file:0.9.7-SNAPSHOT
+bld.extension=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-property-file:0.9.6
 bld.repositories=MAVEN_LOCAL,RIFE2_SNAPSHOTS,RIFE2_RELEASES
 bld.version=2.0.1
diff --git a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
index dc57ddc..7cc4319 100644
--- a/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
+++ b/examples/src/bld/java/com/example/PropertyFileExampleBuild.java
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@ public class PropertyFileExampleBuild extends Project {
         repositories = List.of(MAVEN_CENTRAL, RIFE2_RELEASES);
 
         scope(test)
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)));
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/examples/version.properties b/examples/version.properties
index 1a586ce..8a1539b 100644
--- a/examples/version.properties
+++ b/examples/version.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-#Wed Aug 28 14:44:44 PDT 2024
-build.date=2024-08-28
+#Sun Jul 28 22:07:37 PDT 2024
+build.date=2024-07-28
 release=beta.20240728220737
-version.major=3
+version.major=1
 version.minor=1
-version.patch=10
+version.patch=20
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java
index da8b063..a0b3afb 100644
--- a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java
+++ b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ public class PropertyFileBuild extends Project {
     public PropertyFileBuild() {
         pkg = "rife.bld.extension";
         name = "bld-property-file";
-        version = version(0, 9, 7, "SNAPSHOT");
+        version = version(0, 9, 6);
 
         javaRelease = 17;
         downloadSources = true;
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ public class PropertyFileBuild extends Project {
                 .include(dependency("com.uwyn.rife2", "bld", version(2, 0, 1)));
         scope(test)
                 .include(dependency("org.jsoup", "jsoup", version(1, 18, 1)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 10, 3)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)))
                 .include(dependency("org.assertj:assertj-joda-time:2.2.0"));
 
         javadocOperation()
diff --git a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
index ec5df99..c86204e 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ import rife.bld.operations.AbstractOperation;
 import rife.bld.operations.exceptions.ExitStatusException;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.nio.file.Path;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Properties;
@@ -153,26 +152,8 @@ public class PropertyFileOperation extends AbstractOperation<PropertyFileOperati
      * @return this instance
      */
     public PropertyFileOperation file(String file) {
-        return file(new File(file));
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieves the location of the {@link java.util.Properties} file to be edited.
-     *
-     * @return the properties file
-     */
-    public File file() {
-        return file_;
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the location of the {@link java.util.Properties} file to be edited.
-     *
-     * @param file the file to be edited
-     * @return this instance
-     */
-    public PropertyFileOperation file(Path file) {
-        return file(file.toFile());
+        file_ = new File(file);
+        return this;
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
index 8fba1d0..6314fbc 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
@@ -84,18 +84,4 @@ class PropertyFileOperationTest {
         var op = new PropertyFileOperation();
         assertThatCode(op::execute).isInstanceOf(ExitStatusException.class);
     }
-
-    @Test
-    void testFile() {
-        var foo = new File("foo");
-
-        var op = new PropertyFileOperation().file("foo");
-        assertThat(op.file()).as("as string").isEqualTo(foo);
-
-        op = new PropertyFileOperation().file(foo);
-        assertThat(op.file()).as("as file").isEqualTo(foo);
-
-        op = new PropertyFileOperation().file(foo.toPath());
-        assertThat(op.file()).as("as path").isEqualTo(foo);
-    }
 }