diff --git a/azure.yaml b/azure.yaml
index ee4810b1c..f41dc0dc6 100644
--- a/azure.yaml
+++ b/azure.yaml
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # yaml-language-server: $schema=https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-dev/main/schemas/v1.0/azure.yaml.json
 name: multi-agent-custom-automation-engine-solution-accelerator
 metadata:
-  template: multi-agent-custom-automation-engine-solution-accelerator@1.0
\ No newline at end of file
+  template: multi-agent-custom-automation-engine-solution-accelerator@1.0
+requiredVersions:
+  azd: '>= 1.15.0'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/DeploymentGuide.md b/docs/DeploymentGuide.md
index be514be59..94e94e254 100644
--- a/docs/DeploymentGuide.md
+++ b/docs/DeploymentGuide.md
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ If you're not using one of the above options for opening the project, then you'l
 1. Make sure the following tools are installed:
 
    - [PowerShell](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/scripting/install/installing-powershell?view=powershell-7.5) <small>(v7.0+)</small> - available for Windows, macOS, and Linux.
-   - [Azure Developer CLI (azd)](https://aka.ms/install-azd)
+   - [Azure Developer CLI (azd)](https://aka.ms/install-azd) <small>(v1.15.0+)</small> - version
    - [Python 3.9+](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
    - [Docker Desktop](https://www.docker.com/products/docker-desktop/)
    - [Git](https://git-scm.com/downloads)