diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 6ed9885..512d004 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ deploy:
   provider: releases
   api_key:
     secure: aoVXZyLOBmB4Q2lLKLaqEN8zcqN3K3/3agRBA1znM1PLeqXSE3CwQe6sHkX6BrfMoDDtjqeepDMgJ9TsqJFq+lPY+HuVFzOqGlrWlIZHBUKI3hmfjgM/61CkdK2eBO42Ym4tqCQ4L1Tp42fcrB6M/a/0TGI5ENW2bJk8+ofRT8M=
-  file: build/libs/xlr-xldeploy-plugin-2.6.2.jar
+  file: build/libs/xlr-xldeploy-plugin-3.0.0.jar
   skip_cleanup: true
   on:
     all_branches: true
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd08fb6..642574a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ permission java.io.FilePermission "plugins/*", "read";
 permission java.io.FilePermission "conf/logback.xml", "read";
 ```
 
-This plugin (2.x.x+) requires XLR 4.8
+This plugin (3.x.x+) requires XLR 4.8
 
 ## Types ##
 
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ This plugin (2.x.x+) requires XLR 4.8
   * `environment` (ID of the environment to deploy to e.g.: `Environments/Xl Release/XL Release`)
   * `orchestrators` (Comma separated list of orchestrators to be used: `parallel-by-deployment-group, parallel-by-container`)
   * `deployedApplicationProperties` (Dictionary containing all the deployed application properties to be set (except orchestrators). e.g.: `{"maxContainersInParallel": "2"}`)
-  * `deployedProperties` (Dictionary containing all the properties to be set. Remark: Each key is an xlrTag in the deployeds - See also [https://github.com/xebialabs-community/xld-xlrelease-plugin](https://github.com/xebialabs-community/xld-xlrelease-plugin), e.g.: `{"Gate1": "{'taskId':'1234567890'}"}`)
+  * `overrideDeployedProps` (Map contain xpath expression to override deployed properties.) e.g.: {'deployeds/openshift.ResourceModule[@id="Infrastructure/Server/Openshift/project/myapp"]/placeholders/entry[@key="openshift.placeholder"]', 'value'}
+  * `deployedProperties` DEPRECATED - (use overrideDeployedProps)(Dictionary containing all the properties to be set. Remark: Each key is an xlrTag in the deployeds - See also [https://github.com/xebialabs-community/xld-xlrelease-plugin](https://github.com/xebialabs-community/xld-xlrelease-plugin), e.g.: `{"Gate1": "{'taskId':'1234567890'}"}`)
   * `continueIfStepFails` (Will try to continue if a step in the deployment task fails)
   * `numberOfContinueRetrials` (Number of times to retry a step)
   * `rollbackOnError` (Whether rollback should be done if the deployment fails)
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index cb87f08..f7ae736 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ plugins {
   id "com.xebialabs.xl.docker" version "1.0.0"
 }
 
-version = "2.6.2"
+version = "3.0.0"
 
 apply plugin: 'java'
 apply plugin: 'idea'
@@ -22,4 +22,4 @@ license {
   header rootProject.file('src/main/license/xebialabs_community.license')
   strictCheck false
 }
-1
+
diff --git a/src/main/resources/synthetic.xml b/src/main/resources/synthetic.xml
index 78cf82d..e957d4e 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/synthetic.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/synthetic.xml
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
         <property name="environment" category="input" default="" required="true" />
         <property name="orchestrators" category="input" default="" required="false" />
         <property name="deployedApplicationProperties" category="input" default="" required="false" description="A dictionary with key value pairs" />
-        <property name="deployedProperties" category="input" default="" required="false" description="A dictionary with key value pairs" />
+        <property name="overrideDeployedProps" category="input" default="" label="Deployed Properties" kind="string" required="false" description="A dictionary with key value pairs. The key being an xpath expression, the value overriding the deployed properties." />
+        <property name="deployedProperties" category="input" default="" label="Deployed Props (deprecated)" required="false" description="A dictionary with key value pairs - DEPRECATED" />
         <property name="rollbackOnError" category="input" kind="boolean" required="false" description="Perform rollback in XL Deploy if the task fails."/>
         <property name="cancelOnError" category="input" kind="boolean" required="false" label="Cancel If Not Rollbacking" default="true" description="Cancel the task in XL Deploy if the tasks fails and Rollback On Error is not selected."/>
         <property name="failOnPause" category="input" kind="boolean" required="false" default="true" />
diff --git a/src/main/resources/xldeploy/XLDeployClient.py b/src/main/resources/xldeploy/XLDeployClient.py
index 9c38302..85871d9 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/xldeploy/XLDeployClient.py
+++ b/src/main/resources/xldeploy/XLDeployClient.py
@@ -49,7 +49,17 @@ def set_deployed_application_properties(deployment_xml, deployed_application_pro
             pkey_xml.text = deployeds_application_properties_dict[key]
     return ET.tostring(root)
 
+# deployed_properties must be a string, as the map_string_string type has a bug when putting the '=' in the key.
+def override_deployed_properties(deployment_xml, deployed_properties):
+    root = ET.fromstring(deployment_xml)
+    if deployed_properties:
+        deployeds_properties_dict = dict(ast.literal_eval(deployed_properties))
+        for key in deployeds_properties_dict:
+            pkey_xml = root.find(key)
+            pkey_xml.text = deployeds_properties_dict[key]
+    return ET.tostring(root)
 
+# Deprecated, should be removed starting version 3.1.0
 def set_deployed_properties(deployment_xml, deployed_properties):
     root = ET.fromstring(deployment_xml)
     if deployed_properties:
@@ -170,7 +180,7 @@ def deployment_prepare_initial(self, deployment_package, environment):
         deployment_prepare_initial_response = self.http_request.get(deployment_prepare_initial_url, contentType='application/xml')
         return deployment_prepare_initial_response.getResponse()
 
-    def deployment_prepare_deployeds(self, deployment, orchestrators=None, deployed_application_properties=None, deployed_properties=None):
+    def deployment_prepare_deployeds(self, deployment, orchestrators=None, deployed_application_properties=None, overrideDeployedProps=None, deployed_properties=None):
         deployment_prepare_deployeds = "/deployit/deployment/prepare/deployeds"
         deployment_prepare_deployeds_response = self.http_request.post(deployment_prepare_deployeds, deployment, contentType='application/xml')
         if not deployment_prepare_deployeds_response.isSuccessful():
@@ -178,7 +188,8 @@ def deployment_prepare_deployeds(self, deployment, orchestrators=None, deployed_
         deployment_xml = deployment_prepare_deployeds_response.getResponse()
         deployment_xml = add_orchestrators(deployment_xml, orchestrators)
         deployment_xml = set_deployed_application_properties(deployment_xml, deployed_application_properties)
-        deployment_xml = set_deployed_properties(deployment_xml, deployed_properties)
+        deployment_xml = override_deployed_properties(deployment_xml, overrideDeployedProps)
+        deployment_xml = set_deployed_properties(deployment_xml, deployed_properties) # Deprecated. Should be remove starting 3.1.0
         return deployment_xml
 
     def validate(self, deployment):
diff --git a/src/main/resources/xldeploy/deployTask.py b/src/main/resources/xldeploy/deployTask.py
index 5612a3c..a802e7b 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/xldeploy/deployTask.py
+++ b/src/main/resources/xldeploy/deployTask.py
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 # Mapping deployables to the target environment
 # deploymentProperties + configure orchestrators
 print "Mapping all deployables \n"
-deployment = xldClient.deployment_prepare_deployeds(deployment, orchestrators, deployedApplicationProperties, deployedProperties)
+deployment = xldClient.deployment_prepare_deployeds(deployment, orchestrators, deployedApplicationProperties, overrideDeployedProps, deployedProperties)
 
 print"Validating the deployment\n"
 validation_messages = xldClient.validate(deployment)