diff --git a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 62275f5..f6bfca2 100644
--- a/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/tools/package/archetypes/rest/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -33,4 +33,9 @@
             </includes>
         </fileSet>
     </fileSets>
+    <requiredProperties>
+        <requiredProperty key="onosVersion">
+            <defaultValue>2.2.1-SNAPSHOT</defaultValue>
+        </requiredProperty>
+    </requiredProperties>
 </archetype-descriptor>