diff --git a/lib/bpmn-moddle.js b/lib/bpmn-moddle.js
index a2862ca..04ff7a3 100644
--- a/lib/bpmn-moddle.js
+++ b/lib/bpmn-moddle.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import {
  * @param {Object} [options] additional options to pass over
  */
 export default function BpmnModdle(packages, options) {
-  Moddle.call(this, packages, options);
+  Moddle.call(this, packages, options || { strict: true });
 }
 
 BpmnModdle.prototype = Object.create(Moddle.prototype);
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 3e760ab..f0c6c7d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
       "license": "MIT",
       "dependencies": {
         "min-dash": "^4.2.1",
-        "moddle": "^7.0.0",
-        "moddle-xml": "^11.0.0"
+        "moddle": "^7.0.0-exp.1",
+        "moddle-xml": "^11.0.0-exp.0"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
         "@babel/eslint-parser": "^7.23.10",
@@ -2875,26 +2875,21 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/moddle": {
-      "version": "7.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle/-/moddle-7.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Hpte2hfKDwoZWPvDngsEHjloPnO+sKMUVkAPc0r9PrpnVLqsyPUTV0ZQU8CAp87YmRZ9QzeQMJxdKbaP9vEIKA==",
+      "version": "7.0.0-exp.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle/-/moddle-7.0.0-exp.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qnMO5DHDpt+qpdokXlRoj4V5z+YJjnFBvV+YOJo7n3V66E/0rSRZi2hWp9sdSBfS84ZxIWCH62nXX8sEYhNZNA==",
       "dependencies": {
         "min-dash": "^4.2.1"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/moddle-xml": {
-      "version": "11.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle-xml/-/moddle-xml-11.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-L3Sseepfcq9Uy0iIfqEDTXSoYLva1Y/JGbN/4AMOeQ6cqbu8Ma/SDJIdOFm7smsAa64j2z3SwCGG3FIilQVnUg==",
+      "version": "11.0.0-exp.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle-xml/-/moddle-xml-11.0.0-exp.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aKL0JicRT7n+Zlz48HXKxGAkKA1cpxsK0tniSTYDBKsh8XHsGgO0dIT0K6oXYsvDvXOYYkDtylIRmi1Etq3Llg==",
       "dependencies": {
         "min-dash": "^4.0.0",
-        "saxen": "^10.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 18"
-      },
-      "peerDependencies": {
-        "moddle": ">= 6.2.0"
+        "moddle": "^7.0.0-exp.0",
+        "saxen": "^8.1.2"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/ms": {
@@ -5885,20 +5880,21 @@
       }
     },
     "moddle": {
-      "version": "7.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle/-/moddle-7.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Hpte2hfKDwoZWPvDngsEHjloPnO+sKMUVkAPc0r9PrpnVLqsyPUTV0ZQU8CAp87YmRZ9QzeQMJxdKbaP9vEIKA==",
+      "version": "7.0.0-exp.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle/-/moddle-7.0.0-exp.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qnMO5DHDpt+qpdokXlRoj4V5z+YJjnFBvV+YOJo7n3V66E/0rSRZi2hWp9sdSBfS84ZxIWCH62nXX8sEYhNZNA==",
       "requires": {
         "min-dash": "^4.2.1"
       }
     },
     "moddle-xml": {
-      "version": "11.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle-xml/-/moddle-xml-11.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-L3Sseepfcq9Uy0iIfqEDTXSoYLva1Y/JGbN/4AMOeQ6cqbu8Ma/SDJIdOFm7smsAa64j2z3SwCGG3FIilQVnUg==",
+      "version": "11.0.0-exp.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/moddle-xml/-/moddle-xml-11.0.0-exp.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aKL0JicRT7n+Zlz48HXKxGAkKA1cpxsK0tniSTYDBKsh8XHsGgO0dIT0K6oXYsvDvXOYYkDtylIRmi1Etq3Llg==",
       "requires": {
         "min-dash": "^4.0.0",
-        "saxen": "^10.0.0"
+        "moddle": "^7.0.0-exp.0",
+        "saxen": "^8.1.2"
       }
     },
     "ms": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 28ddee9..f3e795b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "min-dash": "^4.2.1",
-    "moddle": "^7.0.0",
-    "moddle-xml": "^11.0.0"
+    "moddle": "^7.0.0-exp.1",
+    "moddle-xml": "^11.0.0-exp.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "dist",
diff --git a/test/helper.js b/test/helper.js
index 251d714..92e09d3 100644
--- a/test/helper.js
+++ b/test/helper.js
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ export function readFile(filename) {
 }
 
 export function createModdle(additionalPackages, options) {
-  return new BpmnModdle(additionalPackages, options);
+  return new BpmnModdle(additionalPackages, options || { strict: true });
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/integration/camunda/write.js b/test/integration/camunda/write.js
index 75e3867..6ae2bb9 100644
--- a/test/integration/camunda/write.js
+++ b/test/integration/camunda/write.js
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ describe('bpmn-moddle - integration', function() {
         it('ServiceTaskLike', async function() {
 
           // given
-          var serviceTask = moddle.create('bpmn:ServiceTask', { javaDelegate: 'FOO' });
+          var serviceTask = moddle.create('bpmn:ServiceTask', {
+            'camunda:javaDelegate': 'FOO'
+          });
 
           // assume
           expect(serviceTask.$instanceOf('camunda:ServiceTaskLike')).to.be.true;
diff --git a/test/spec/xml/write.js b/test/spec/xml/write.js
index 0ec5771..e08db59 100644
--- a/test/spec/xml/write.js
+++ b/test/spec/xml/write.js
@@ -692,8 +692,8 @@ describe('bpmn-moddle - write', function() {
 
         // given
         var bpmnShape = moddle.create('bpmndi:BPMNShape', {
-          fill: '#ff0000',
-          stroke: '#00ff00'
+          'bioc:fill': '#ff0000',
+          'bioc:stroke': '#00ff00'
         });
 
         var expectedXML =
@@ -713,8 +713,8 @@ describe('bpmn-moddle - write', function() {
 
         // given
         var bpmnEdge = moddle.create('bpmndi:BPMNEdge', {
-          fill: '#ff0000',
-          stroke: '#00ff00'
+          'bioc:fill': '#ff0000',
+          'bioc:stroke': '#00ff00'
         });
 
         var expectedXML =