diff --git a/cmsswdata.spec b/cmsswdata.spec
index 9a874a77860..eba6a52c032 100644
--- a/cmsswdata.spec
+++ b/cmsswdata.spec
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Source: none
 %define BaseTool %(echo %n | tr '[a-z-]' '[A-Z_]')
 
 Requires: data-CondTools-SiPhase2Tracker
+Requires: data-Geometry-TestReference
 Requires: data-RecoMTD-TimingIDTools
 Requires: data-MagneticField-Engine
 Requires: data-PhysicsTools-PatUtils
@@ -99,4 +100,4 @@ for DATA_PATH in %directpkgreqs; do
   if [ ! -L $SOURCE/$PKG_DATA ] ; then
     rm -rf $SOURCE/$PKG_DATA && ln -fs ../../../../share/$DATA_PATH/$PKG_DATA $SOURCE/$PKG_DATA
   fi
-done
+done
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/data/cmsswdata.txt b/data/cmsswdata.txt
index 2186cc504e8..1bfa2b3466e 100644
--- a/data/cmsswdata.txt
+++ b/data/cmsswdata.txt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #Once a non-default section is empty then cleanup that section and remove its cmsdist/${PACKAGE_TYPE}.file
 #If there is no customization for the packae then remove its .spec and .file
 [default]
+Geometry-TestReference=V00-01-00
 RecoMET-METPUSubtraction=V01-01-00
 EgammaAnalysis-ElectronTools=V00-02-00
 L1Trigger-L1THGCal=V01-01-00