diff --git a/payara-micro-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml b/payara-micro-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
index 6cc0b13d..43791372 100644
--- a/payara-micro-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
+++ b/payara-micro-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/META-INF/maven/archetype-metadata.xml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@
         <requiredProperty key="javaeeVersion">
             <defaultValue>8.0</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
+        <requiredProperty key="microprofileVersion">
+            <defaultValue>2.0.1</defaultValue>
+        </requiredProperty>
         <requiredProperty key="payaraMicroVersion">
             <defaultValue>5.183</defaultValue>
         </requiredProperty>
diff --git a/payara-micro-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml b/payara-micro-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
index 6017de4a..be949dc2 100644
--- a/payara-micro-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
+++ b/payara-micro-maven-archetype/src/main/resources/archetype-resources/pom.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@
         <endorsed.dir>${project.build.directory}/endorsed</endorsed.dir>
         <project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
         <version.javaee>${javaeeVersion}</version.javaee>
-        <version.payara.micro>${payaraMicroVersion}</version.payara.micro>
+        <version.payara>${payaraMicroVersion}</version.payara>
+        <version.microprofile>${microprofileVersion}</version.microprofile>
     </properties>
     
     <dependencies>
@@ -23,6 +24,13 @@
             <version>${version.javaee}</version>
             <scope>provided</scope>
         </dependency>
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.eclipse.microprofile</groupId>
+            <artifactId>microprofile</artifactId>
+            <version>${version.microprofile}</version>
+            <scope>provided</scope>
+            <type>pom</type>
+        </dependency>
     </dependencies>
 
     <build>
@@ -52,7 +60,7 @@
                 <artifactId>payara-micro-maven-plugin</artifactId>
                 <version>1.0.1</version>
                 <configuration>
-                    <payaraVersion>${version.payara.micro}</payaraVersion>
+                    <payaraVersion>${version.payara}</payaraVersion>
                     <deployWar>true</deployWar>
 #if (${autoBindHttp} == "true")
                     <commandLineOptions>