diff --git a/_custom_modules/vdm_standard_dashboard/providers.tf b/_custom_modules/vdm_standard_dashboard/providers.tf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..745247a6
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+++ b/_custom_modules/vdm_standard_dashboard/providers.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+terraform {
+  required_providers {
+    dynatrace = {
+      version = "1.25.1"
+      source = "dynatrace-oss/dynatrace"
+    }
+  }
+}
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