diff --git a/meta/classes/create-spdx-2.2.bbclass b/meta/classes/create-spdx-2.2.bbclass
index 2351a3d5a1..aaa2e78fe2 100644
--- a/meta/classes/create-spdx-2.2.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/create-spdx-2.2.bbclass
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
 #
 
+SPDX_VERSION = "2.2"
+
 DEPLOY_DIR_SPDX ??= "${DEPLOY_DIR}/spdx/${SPDX_VERSION}"
 
 # The product name that the CVE database uses.  Defaults to BPN, but may need to