diff --git a/1-CONTRIBUTION-GUIDE/best-practices.md b/1-CONTRIBUTION-GUIDE/best-practices.md
index 76a0e2f95ec9..db7afaca60ce 100644
--- a/1-CONTRIBUTION-GUIDE/best-practices.md
+++ b/1-CONTRIBUTION-GUIDE/best-practices.md
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ The common properties should be authored consistently to provide for understanda
             "kind": "",
             "scale": "",
             "plan": {},
+            "identity": {},
             "copy": {
                 "name": "vmLoop",
                 "count": "[parameters('numberOfVMs')]"