diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_resource_pool.py b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_resource_pool.py
index b4b891ee94..c4a2edab66 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_resource_pool.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/cloud/vmware/vmware_resource_pool.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'status': ['preview'],
                     'supported_by': 'community',
-                    'version': '1.0'}
+                    'metadata_version': '1.0'}
 
 DOCUMENTATION = '''
 ---