diff --git a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
index 406e9a620962..8cea46679b8b 100644
--- a/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
+++ b/packages/@angular/cli/blueprints/ng2/files/angular-cli.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
+  "$schema": "./node_modules/@angular/cli/lib/config/schema.json",
   "project": {
     "version": "<%= version %>",
     "name": "<%= htmlComponentName %>"