diff --git a/versions-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/recording/ChangeRecorder.java b/versions-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/recording/ChangeRecorder.java
index 33104769f..deb32955a 100644
--- a/versions-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/recording/ChangeRecorder.java
+++ b/versions-api/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/api/recording/ChangeRecorder.java
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
-import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.change.VersionChange;
-
 /**
  * Interface for implement a recorder of version changes.
  *
@@ -32,11 +30,18 @@ public interface ChangeRecorder {
     /**
      * Record that a dependency was updated.
      *
-     * @param changeRecord a record described change
+     * @param changeRecord a dependency record described change
+     * @since 2.14.0
+     */
+    void recordChange(DependencyChangeRecord changeRecord);
+
+    /**
+     * Record that a dependency was updated.
+     *
+     * @param changeRecord a dependency record described change
      * @since 2.14.0
-     * @param <T> concrete {@link VersionChange} sub-interface
      */
-    <T extends VersionChange> void recordChange(ChangeRecord<T> changeRecord);
+    void recordChange(PropertyChangeRecord changeRecord);
 
     /**
      * Write the current set of changes to the given output path.
diff --git a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/recording/ChangeRecorderNull.java b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/recording/ChangeRecorderNull.java
index d53025b4e..a1f98ef66 100644
--- a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/recording/ChangeRecorderNull.java
+++ b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/recording/ChangeRecorderNull.java
@@ -23,8 +23,9 @@
 
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
-import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.ChangeRecord;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.ChangeRecorder;
+import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.DependencyChangeRecord;
+import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.PropertyChangeRecord;
 
 /**
  * A recorder that ignores updates.
@@ -37,7 +38,10 @@ public class ChangeRecorderNull implements ChangeRecorder {
     public ChangeRecorderNull() {}
 
     @Override
-    public final void recordChange(ChangeRecord changeRecord) {}
+    public final void recordChange(PropertyChangeRecord changeRecord) {}
+
+    @Override
+    public final void recordChange(DependencyChangeRecord changeRecord) {}
 
     @Override
     public final void writeReport(final Path outputPath) {}
diff --git a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/recording/ChangeRecorderXML.java b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/recording/ChangeRecorderXML.java
index f1dbec396..f772719e8 100644
--- a/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/recording/ChangeRecorderXML.java
+++ b/versions-common/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/recording/ChangeRecorderXML.java
@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@
 
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.change.DependencyVersionChange;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.change.PropertyVersionChange;
-import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.ChangeRecord;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.ChangeRecorder;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.DependencyChangeRecord;
+import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.PropertyChangeRecord;
 import org.w3c.dom.DOMException;
 import org.w3c.dom.Document;
 import org.w3c.dom.Element;
@@ -78,27 +78,29 @@ public ChangeRecorderXML() {
     }
 
     @Override
-    public final void recordChange(ChangeRecord changeRecord) {
+    public final void recordChange(DependencyChangeRecord changeRecord) {
         Element update;
-        if (changeRecord.getVersionChange() instanceof DependencyVersionChange) {
-            update = this.document.createElementNS(CHANGES_NAMESPACE, "dependencyUpdate");
-            update.setAttribute(
-                    "kind", ((DependencyChangeRecord) changeRecord).getKind().getLabel());
-            DependencyVersionChange change = (DependencyVersionChange) changeRecord.getVersionChange();
-            update.setAttribute("groupId", change.getGroupId());
-            update.setAttribute("artifactId", change.getArtifactId());
-            update.setAttribute("oldVersion", change.getOldVersion());
-            update.setAttribute("newVersion", change.getNewVersion());
-        } else if (changeRecord.getVersionChange() instanceof PropertyVersionChange) {
-            update = this.document.createElementNS(CHANGES_NAMESPACE, "propertyUpdate");
-            PropertyVersionChange change = (PropertyVersionChange) changeRecord.getVersionChange();
-            update.setAttribute("property", change.getProperty());
-            update.setAttribute("oldValue", change.getOldValue());
-            update.setAttribute("newValue", change.getNewValue());
-        } else {
-            throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-                    "Illegal change type: " + changeRecord.getVersionChange().getClass());
-        }
+        update = this.document.createElementNS(CHANGES_NAMESPACE, "dependencyUpdate");
+        update.setAttribute(
+                "kind", ((DependencyChangeRecord) changeRecord).getKind().getLabel());
+        DependencyVersionChange change = (DependencyVersionChange) changeRecord.getVersionChange();
+        update.setAttribute("groupId", change.getGroupId());
+        update.setAttribute("artifactId", change.getArtifactId());
+        update.setAttribute("oldVersion", change.getOldVersion());
+        update.setAttribute("newVersion", change.getNewVersion());
+
+        this.root.appendChild(update);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void recordChange(PropertyChangeRecord changeRecord) {
+        Element update;
+        update = this.document.createElementNS(CHANGES_NAMESPACE, "propertyUpdate");
+        PropertyVersionChange change = (PropertyVersionChange) changeRecord.getVersionChange();
+        update.setAttribute("property", change.getProperty());
+        update.setAttribute("oldValue", change.getOldValue());
+        update.setAttribute("newValue", change.getNewValue());
+
         this.root.appendChild(update);
     }
 
diff --git a/versions-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/utils/TestChangeRecorder.java b/versions-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/utils/TestChangeRecorder.java
index b591d600b..c9086c451 100644
--- a/versions-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/utils/TestChangeRecorder.java
+++ b/versions-test/src/main/java/org/codehaus/mojo/versions/utils/TestChangeRecorder.java
@@ -28,15 +28,21 @@
 import java.util.Map;
 
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.change.VersionChange;
-import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.ChangeRecord;
 import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.ChangeRecorder;
+import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.DependencyChangeRecord;
+import org.codehaus.mojo.versions.api.recording.PropertyChangeRecord;
 
 @Named("test")
 public class TestChangeRecorder implements ChangeRecorder {
     private final List<VersionChange> changes = new LinkedList<>();
 
     @Override
-    public void recordChange(ChangeRecord changeRecord) {
+    public void recordChange(DependencyChangeRecord changeRecord) {
+        changes.add(changeRecord.getVersionChange());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void recordChange(PropertyChangeRecord changeRecord) {
         changes.add(changeRecord.getVersionChange());
     }