diff --git a/beat/web/dataformats/tests/tests_api.py b/beat/web/dataformats/tests/tests_api.py
index b0b5201a64fadc36bf7be3c323cc5e2c2251593a..79f93fd7bd9657e7397e0a752c1e013927e1b34f 100644
--- a/beat/web/dataformats/tests/tests_api.py
+++ b/beat/web/dataformats/tests/tests_api.py
@@ -293,7 +293,9 @@ class DataFormatCreation(DataFormatsAPIBase):
 
         response = self.client.post(
             self.url,
-            json.dumps({"name": "valid-name1", "short_description": "blah"}),
+            json.dumps(
+                {"name": "valid-name1", "version": 1, "short_description": "blah"}
+            ),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
@@ -319,7 +321,7 @@ class DataFormatCreation(DataFormatsAPIBase):
 
         response = self.client.post(
             self.url,
-            json.dumps({"name": "valid-name1"}),
+            json.dumps({"name": "valid-name1", "version": 1}),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
@@ -345,7 +347,9 @@ class DataFormatCreation(DataFormatsAPIBase):
 
         response = self.client.post(
             self.url,
-            json.dumps({"name": "invalid name1", "short_description": "blah"}),
+            json.dumps(
+                {"name": "invalid name1", "version": 1, "short_description": "blah"}
+            ),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
@@ -371,7 +375,7 @@ class DataFormatCreation(DataFormatsAPIBase):
 
         response = self.client.post(
             self.url,
-            json.dumps({"name": "invalid name1"}),
+            json.dumps({"name": "invalid name1", "version": 1}),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
@@ -397,7 +401,7 @@ class DataFormatCreation(DataFormatsAPIBase):
 
         response = self.client.post(
             self.url,
-            json.dumps({"name": "format2", "description": "blah"}),
+            json.dumps({"name": "format2", "version": 1, "description": "blah"}),
             content_type="application/json",
         )
 
@@ -440,6 +444,7 @@ class DataFormatCreation(DataFormatsAPIBase):
             json.dumps(
                 {
                     "name": "valid-name1",
+                    "version": 1,
                     "short_description": "blah",
                     "declaration": {"value": "int32"},
                 }