diff --git a/cobigen/cobigen-propertyplugin/pom.xml b/cobigen/cobigen-propertyplugin/pom.xml
index 151aae46ff..ef163c65ac 100644
--- a/cobigen/cobigen-propertyplugin/pom.xml
+++ b/cobigen/cobigen-propertyplugin/pom.xml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
   <artifactId>propertyplugin</artifactId>
   <packaging>jar</packaging>
-  <version>2.1.0</version>
+  <version>7.0.0</version>
   <name>CobiGen - Property File Plug-In</name>
   <description>CobiGen - Property File Plug-In</description>
 
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.devonfw.cobigen</groupId>
       <artifactId>core-api</artifactId>
-      <version>5.0.0</version>
+      <version>[7.0.0,)</version>
     </dependency>
     
     <!-- Test dependencies -->
     <dependency>
       <groupId>com.devonfw.cobigen</groupId>
       <artifactId>core-test</artifactId>
-      <version>5.0.0</version>
+      <version>[7.0.0,)</version>
       <scope>test</scope>
     </dependency>
     <dependency>
diff --git a/cobigen/cobigen-propertyplugin/src/main/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/propertyplugin/PropertyMergerPluginActivator.java b/cobigen/cobigen-propertyplugin/src/main/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/propertyplugin/PropertyMergerPluginActivator.java
index bcf557e4c5..7b0640697b 100644
--- a/cobigen/cobigen-propertyplugin/src/main/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/propertyplugin/PropertyMergerPluginActivator.java
+++ b/cobigen/cobigen-propertyplugin/src/main/java/com/devonfw/cobigen/propertyplugin/PropertyMergerPluginActivator.java
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 import java.util.List;
 
+import com.devonfw.cobigen.api.annotation.Activation;
 import com.devonfw.cobigen.api.extension.GeneratorPluginActivator;
 import com.devonfw.cobigen.api.extension.Merger;
 import com.devonfw.cobigen.api.extension.TriggerInterpreter;
@@ -10,13 +11,21 @@
 /**
  * Plug-in activator to be registered in CobiGen's PluginRegistry
  */
+@Activation(byMergeStrategy = { PropertyMergerPluginActivator.PROPERTYMERGE,
+    PropertyMergerPluginActivator.PROPERTYMERGE_OVERRIDE })
 public class PropertyMergerPluginActivator implements GeneratorPluginActivator {
 
+    /** Property File Merge Strategy (prefer patch) */
+    static final String PROPERTYMERGE_OVERRIDE = "propertymerge_override";
+
+    /** Property File Merge Strategy (prefer base) */
+    static final String PROPERTYMERGE = "propertymerge";
+
     @Override
     public List<Merger> bindMerger() {
         List<Merger> merger = Lists.newLinkedList();
-        merger.add(new PropertyMerger("propertymerge", false));
-        merger.add(new PropertyMerger("propertymerge_override", true));
+        merger.add(new PropertyMerger(PROPERTYMERGE, false));
+        merger.add(new PropertyMerger(PROPERTYMERGE_OVERRIDE, true));
         return merger;
     }
 
diff --git a/documentation/master-cobigen.asciidoc b/documentation/master-cobigen.asciidoc
index 1beeb2070f..249c55cfaa 100644
--- a/documentation/master-cobigen.asciidoc
+++ b/documentation/master-cobigen.asciidoc
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ DISCLAIMER: All Cobigen plugins are compatible with the latest release of Devonf
 * CobiGen - Java Plug-in v7.0.0
 * CobiGen - XML Plug-in v7.0.0
 * CobiGen - TypeScript Plug-in v7.0.0
-* CobiGen - Property Plug-in v2.1.0
+* CobiGen - Property Plug-in v7.0.0
 * CobiGen - Text Merger v2.1.0
 * CobiGen - JSON Plug-in v7.0.0
 * CobiGen - HTML Plug-in v7.0.0