diff --git a/build.pkr.hcl b/build.pkr.hcl
index 6cd6ffd..e0c4d74 100644
--- a/build.pkr.hcl
+++ b/build.pkr.hcl
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ variable project_name {
   default = "my-project"
 }
 
+variable region {
+  type = string
+}
+
 # ecr_repository_name
 data amazon-parameterstore dest_image {
   name = "/image-pipeline/${var.project_name}/dest_image"