diff --git a/examples/simple_example/versions.tf b/examples/simple_example/versions.tf
index 29704272..b6ea2261 100644
--- a/examples/simple_example/versions.tf
+++ b/examples/simple_example/versions.tf
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@
  * limitations under the License.
  */
 
+provider "google" {
+  version = "~> 2.18.0"
+}
+
 terraform {
   required_version = ">= 0.12"
 }