diff --git a/nova/auth/novarc.template b/nova/auth/novarc.template
index d05c099d..978ffb21 100644
--- a/nova/auth/novarc.template
+++ b/nova/auth/novarc.template
@@ -16,3 +16,4 @@ export NOVA_API_KEY="%(access)s"
 export NOVA_USERNAME="%(user)s"
 export NOVA_PROJECT_ID="%(project)s"
 export NOVA_URL="%(os)s"
+export NOVA_VERSION="1.1"