diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 610a415c..41f26eb9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ https://github.com/databricks/mlops-stacks/assets/87999496/0d220d55-465e-4a69-bd
 
 ### Prerequisites
  - Python 3.8+
- - [Databricks CLI](https://docs.databricks.com/en/dev-tools/cli/databricks-cli.html) >= v0.221.0
+ - [Databricks CLI](https://docs.databricks.com/en/dev-tools/cli/databricks-cli.html) >= v0.227.1
 
 [Databricks CLI](https://docs.databricks.com/en/dev-tools/cli/databricks-cli.html) contains [Databricks asset bundle templates](https://docs.databricks.com/en/dev-tools/bundles/templates.html) for the purpose of project creation.
 
diff --git a/databricks_template_schema.json b/databricks_template_schema.json
index f845ef34..b777760b 100644
--- a/databricks_template_schema.json
+++ b/databricks_template_schema.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "welcome_message": "Welcome to MLOps Stacks. For detailed information on project generation, see the README at https://github.com/databricks/mlops-stacks/blob/main/README.md.",
-  "min_databricks_cli_version": "v0.221.0",
+  "min_databricks_cli_version": "v0.227.1",
   "properties": {
     "input_setup_cicd_and_project": {
       "order": 1,
diff --git a/library/template_variables.tmpl b/library/template_variables.tmpl
index c3106f4a..59adc594 100644
--- a/library/template_variables.tmpl
+++ b/library/template_variables.tmpl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
 {{- end }}
 
 {{ define `cli_version` -}}
-    v0.221.0
+    v0.227.1
 {{- end }}
 
 {{ define `stacks_version` -}}
diff --git a/template/{{.input_root_dir}}/.stacks_metadata.yml.tmpl b/template/{{.input_root_dir}}/.stacks_metadata.yml.tmpl
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..945501dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/{{.input_root_dir}}/.stacks_metadata.yml.tmpl
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# DO NOT MODIFY THIS AUTO-GENERATED FILE. 
+# MODIFYING THIS FILE MAY CAUSE YOUR STACK TO NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY
+uuid: "{{ uuid }}"
+input_setup_cicd_and_project: "{{ .input_setup_cicd_and_project }}"
+input_cloud: "{{ .input_cloud }}"
+input_cicd_platform: "{{ .input_cicd_platform }}"
+input_include_models_in_unity_catalog: "{{ .input_include_models_in_unity_catalog }}"
+input_include_feature_store: "{{ .input_include_feature_store }}"
+input_include_mlflow_recipes: "{{ .input_include_mlflow_recipes }}"
+input_cli_version: "{{template `cli_version` .}}"
+stacks_version: "{{template `stacks_version` .}}"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/install.sh b/tests/install.sh
index 8d0f4b8a..1c831dc7 100755
--- a/tests/install.sh
+++ b/tests/install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Usage in the wild uses the "curl | sh" approach and we need that to continue working.
 set -e
 
-VERSION="0.221.0"
+VERSION="0.227.1"
 FILE="databricks_cli_$VERSION"
 
 # Include operating system in file name.