diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/extension/apiregions/api/config/ConfigurableEntity.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/extension/apiregions/api/config/ConfigurableEntity.java
index 15e1319..a6f820d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/extension/apiregions/api/config/ConfigurableEntity.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/sling/feature/extension/apiregions/api/config/ConfigurableEntity.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 public abstract class ConfigurableEntity extends DescribableEntity {
 	
     /** The properties */
+    @SuppressWarnings({"unchecked", "rawtypes"})
     private final Map<String, PropertyDescription> properties = (Map)Configurations.newConfiguration();
 
     /**