diff --git a/roles/varnish/files/proxy.vcl.stg b/roles/varnish/files/proxy.vcl.stg
index d51867992c..a57280b708 100644
--- a/roles/varnish/files/proxy.vcl.stg
+++ b/roles/varnish/files/proxy.vcl.stg
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+vcl 4.0;
 #This is a basic VCL configuration file for varnish.  See the vcl(7)
 #man page for details on VCL syntax and semantics.
 #