diff --git a/tools/config/scalp_firmware.json b/tools/config/scalp_firmware.json
index 747420d17d14474c85bbacc658a39df436b56e7c..1e8d8d5a22bcb9ee9885bc461e80f21af1fd26a7 100644
--- a/tools/config/scalp_firmware.json
+++ b/tools/config/scalp_firmware.json
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
         "type"            : "DESIGN_PRJ_TYPE",
         "category"        : "DESIGNS",
         "vivado_version"  : "2019.2",
-        "target_language" : "VHDL"
+        "target_language" : "VHDL",
+        "vhdl_version"    : "VHDL 2008"
     },
     "hardware" : {
         "part_name"  : "xc7z015clg485-2",