diff --git a/meta-multimedia/conf/layer.conf b/meta-multimedia/conf/layer.conf
index 64a0a443c2..d68b13f7fe 100644
--- a/meta-multimedia/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-multimedia/conf/layer.conf
@@ -23,3 +23,9 @@ BBFILE_PATTERN_multimedia-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 
 BBFILE_PRIORITY_multimedia-layer = "6"
 
+# This should only be incremented on significant changes that will
+# cause compatibility issues with other layers
+LAYERVERSION_multimedia-layer = "1"
+
+LAYERDEPENDS_multimedia-layer = "core"
+