diff --git a/metadata.yaml b/metadata.yaml
index 66a8f630819..03c1a05fbc6 100644
--- a/metadata.yaml
+++ b/metadata.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #
 # update this file only when a new major or minor version is released
 apiVersion: clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
+kind: Metadata
 releaseSeries:
   - major: 0
     minor: 3