diff --git a/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1/metadata.yaml b/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1/metadata.yaml
index 10b169093..efc900e0e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1/metadata.yaml
+++ b/test/e2e/data/shared/v1beta1/metadata.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 # update this file only when a new major or minor version is released
 apiVersion: clusterctl.cluster.x-k8s.io/v1alpha3
 releaseSeries:
+  - major: 1
+    minor: 9
+    contract: v1beta1
   - major: 1
     minor: 8
     contract: v1beta1