diff --git a/packages/zeebe-element-templates-json-schema/src/defs/examples.json b/packages/zeebe-element-templates-json-schema/src/defs/examples.json
index 8637678..40e444f 100644
--- a/packages/zeebe-element-templates-json-schema/src/defs/examples.json
+++ b/packages/zeebe-element-templates-json-schema/src/defs/examples.json
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@
         "type": "zeebe:property",
         "name": "property"
       },
-      {
-        "type": "zeebe:taskDefinition:type"
-      },
       {
         "type": "zeebe:taskHeader",
         "key": "key"
@@ -27,6 +24,10 @@
       {
         "type": "zeebe:taskDefinition",
         "property": "retries"
+      },
+      {
+        "type": "zeebe:taskDefinition",
+        "property": "type"
       }
     ]
   }
diff --git a/packages/zeebe-element-templates-json-schema/src/defs/properties.json b/packages/zeebe-element-templates-json-schema/src/defs/properties.json
index 6b3e206..80eaa7f 100644
--- a/packages/zeebe-element-templates-json-schema/src/defs/properties.json
+++ b/packages/zeebe-element-templates-json-schema/src/defs/properties.json
@@ -303,11 +303,34 @@
               ]
             },
             "then": {
+              "properties": {
+                "property": {
+                  "enum": [
+                    "type",
+                    "retries"
+                  ]
+                }
+              },
               "required": [
                 "property"
               ]
             }
           },
+          {
+            "if": {
+              "properties": {
+                "type": {
+                  "const": "zeebe:taskDefinition:type"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": [
+                "type"
+              ]
+            },
+            "then": {
+              "deprecated": true
+            }
+          },
           {
             "$ref": "examples.json#/binding"
           }