diff --git a/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties b/examples/lib/bld/bld-wrapper.properties
index 1b2f976..f98d857 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:0.9.6
+bld.extension=com.uwyn.rife2:bld-property-file:0.9.7-SNAPSHOT
 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 7cc4319..dc57ddc 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, 10, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)));
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.jupiter", "junit-jupiter", version(5, 11, 0)))
+                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 11, 0)));
     }
 
     public static void main(String[] args) {
diff --git a/examples/version.properties b/examples/version.properties
index 8a1539b..1a586ce 100644
--- a/examples/version.properties
+++ b/examples/version.properties
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #
-#Sun Jul 28 22:07:37 PDT 2024
-build.date=2024-07-28
+#Wed Aug 28 14:44:44 PDT 2024
+build.date=2024-08-28
 release=beta.20240728220737
-version.major=1
+version.major=3
 version.minor=1
-version.patch=20
+version.patch=10
diff --git a/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java b/src/bld/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileBuild.java
index a0b3afb..da8b063 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, 6);
+        version = version(0, 9, 7, "SNAPSHOT");
 
         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, 10, 3)))
-                .include(dependency("org.junit.platform", "junit-platform-console-standalone", version(1, 10, 3)))
+                .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.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 c86204e..ec5df99 100644
--- a/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
+++ b/src/main/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperation.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ 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;
@@ -152,8 +153,26 @@ public class PropertyFileOperation extends AbstractOperation<PropertyFileOperati
      * @return this instance
      */
     public PropertyFileOperation file(String file) {
-        file_ = new File(file);
-        return this;
+        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());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
index 6314fbc..8fba1d0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/rife/bld/extension/propertyfile/PropertyFileOperationTest.java
@@ -84,4 +84,18 @@ 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);
+    }
 }