diff --git a/lib/templateConfigValidator.js b/lib/templateConfigValidator.js
index bf39db25c..614185d07 100644
--- a/lib/templateConfigValidator.js
+++ b/lib/templateConfigValidator.js
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ const levenshtein = require('levenshtein-edit-distance');
 
 const ajv = new Ajv({ allErrors: true });
 
+// See https://github.com/asyncapi/parser-api
+const supportedParserAPIMajorVersions = [
+  'v1',
+];
+
 /**
    * Validates the template configuration.
    *
@@ -14,10 +19,10 @@ const ajv = new Ajv({ allErrors: true });
    * @return {Boolean}
    */
 module.exports.validateTemplateConfig = (templateConfig, templateParams, asyncapiDocument) => {
-  const { parameters, supportedProtocols, conditionalFiles, generator } = templateConfig;
-  
+  const { parameters, supportedProtocols, conditionalFiles, generator, apiVersion } = templateConfig;
+
   validateConditionalFiles(conditionalFiles);
-  isTemplateCompatible(generator);
+  isTemplateCompatible(generator, apiVersion);
   isRequiredParamProvided(parameters, templateParams);
   isProvidedTemplateRendererSupported(templateConfig);
   if (asyncapiDocument) {
@@ -34,24 +39,29 @@ module.exports.validateTemplateConfig = (templateConfig, templateParams, asyncap
  * Checks if template is compatible with the version of the generator that is used
  * @private
  * @param {String} generator Information about supported generator version that is part of the template configuration
+ * @param {String} generator Information about supported Parser-API version that is part of the template configuration
  */
-function isTemplateCompatible(generator) {
+function isTemplateCompatible(generator, apiVersion) {
   const generatorVersion = getGeneratorVersion();
   if (typeof generator === 'string' && !semver.satisfies(generatorVersion, generator, {includePrerelease: true})) {
     throw new Error(`This template is not compatible with the current version of the generator (${generatorVersion}). This template is compatible with the following version range: ${generator}.`);
-  }  
+  }
+
+  if (typeof apiVersion === 'string' && !supportedParserAPIMajorVersions.includes(apiVersion)) {
+    throw new Error(`The version specified in apiVersion is not supported by this Generator version. Supported versions are: ${supportedParserAPIMajorVersions.toString()}`);
+  }
 }
 
 /**
  * Checks if parameters described in template configuration as required are passed to the generator
  * @private
  * @param {Object} configParams Parameters specified in template configuration
- * @param {Object} templateParams All parameters provided to generator 
+ * @param {Object} templateParams All parameters provided to generator
  */
 function isRequiredParamProvided(configParams, templateParams) {
   const missingParams = Object.keys(configParams || {})
     .filter(key => configParams[key].required && !templateParams[key]);
-    
+
   if (missingParams.length) {
     throw new Error(`This template requires the following missing params: ${missingParams}.`);
   }
@@ -74,29 +84,29 @@ function getParamSuggestion(wrongParam, configParams) {
  * Checks if parameters provided to generator is supported by the template
  * @private
  * @param {Object} configParams Parameters specified in template configuration
- * @param {Object} templateParams All parameters provided to generator 
+ * @param {Object} templateParams All parameters provided to generator
  */
 function isProvidedParameterSupported(configParams, templateParams) {
   const wrongParams = Object.keys(templateParams || {}).filter(key => !configParams || !configParams[key]);
-  
+
   if (!wrongParams.length) return;
   if (!configParams) throw new Error('This template doesn\'t have any params.');
 
   let suggestionsString = '';
-  
-  wrongParams.forEach(wp => { 
+
+  wrongParams.forEach(wp => {
     suggestionsString += `\nDid you mean "${getParamSuggestion(wp,configParams)}" instead of "${wp}"?`;
   });
 
   throw new Error(`This template doesn't have the following params: ${wrongParams}.${suggestionsString}`);
 }
-  
+
 /**
  * Checks if given AsyncAPI document has servers with protocol that is supported by the template
  * @private
  * @param {Object} server Server object from AsyncAPI file
  * @param {String[]} supportedProtocols Supported protocols specified in template configuration
- * @param {String} paramsServerName Name of the server specified as a param for the generator 
+ * @param {String} paramsServerName Name of the server specified as a param for the generator
  */
 function isServerProtocolSupported(server, supportedProtocols, paramsServerName) {
   if (server && Array.isArray(supportedProtocols) && !supportedProtocols.includes(server.protocol())) {
@@ -106,7 +116,7 @@ function isServerProtocolSupported(server, supportedProtocols, paramsServerName)
 
 /**
  * Checks if the the provided renderer are supported (no renderer are also supported, defaults to nunjucks)
- * 
+ *
  * @param  {Object} templateConfig Template configuration.
  */
 function isProvidedTemplateRendererSupported(templateConfig) {
@@ -114,7 +124,7 @@ function isProvidedTemplateRendererSupported(templateConfig) {
   if (supportedRenderers.includes(templateConfig.renderer)) {
     return;
   }
-  
+
   throw new Error(`We do not support '${templateConfig.renderer}' as a renderer for a template. Only 'react' or 'nunjucks' are supported.`);
 }
 
@@ -136,7 +146,7 @@ function isServerProvidedInDocument(server, paramsServerName) {
 function validateConditionalFiles(conditionalFiles) {
   if (typeof conditionalFiles === 'object') {
     const fileNames = Object.keys(conditionalFiles);
-    
+
     fileNames.forEach(fileName => {
       const def = conditionalFiles[fileName];
       if (typeof def.subject !== 'string') throw new Error(`Invalid conditional file subject for ${fileName}: ${def.subject}.`);
@@ -144,4 +154,4 @@ function validateConditionalFiles(conditionalFiles) {
       conditionalFiles[fileName].validate = ajv.compile(conditionalFiles[fileName].validation);
     });
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/test/templateConfigValidator.test.js b/test/templateConfigValidator.test.js
index 2044ee6f9..e366b52bc 100644
--- a/test/templateConfigValidator.test.js
+++ b/test/templateConfigValidator.test.js
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('Template Configuration Validator', () => {
     const { document } = await parser.parse(dummyYAML);
     asyncapiDocument = document;
   });
-      
+
   it('Validation doesn\'t throw errors if params are not passed and template has no config', () => {
     const templateParams = {};
     const templateConfig  = {};
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('Template Configuration Validator', () => {
     expect(() => validateTemplateConfig(templateConfig, templateParams)).toThrow('We do not support \'non_existing\' as a renderer for a template. Only \'react\' or \'nunjucks\' are supported.');
   });
 
-  it('Validation throw error if template is not compatible', () => {
+  it('Validation throw error if template is not compatible because of generator version', () => {
     const utils = require('../lib/utils');
     utils.__generatorVersion = '1.0.0';
 
@@ -60,6 +60,18 @@ describe('Template Configuration Validator', () => {
     expect(() => validateTemplateConfig(templateConfig, templateParams)).toThrow('This template is not compatible with the current version of the generator (1.0.0). This template is compatible with the following version range: >1.0.1.');
   });
 
+  it('Validation throw error if template is not compatible because of non-supported apiVersion value', () => {
+    const utils = require('../lib/utils');
+    utils.__generatorVersion = '1.0.0';
+
+    const templateParams = {};
+    const templateConfig  = {
+      apiVersion: '999999'
+    };
+
+    expect(() => validateTemplateConfig(templateConfig, templateParams)).toThrow('The version specified in apiVersion is not supported by this Generator version. Supported versions are: v1');
+  });
+
   it('Validation throw error if required params not provided', () => {
     const templateParams = {};
     const templateConfig  = {