diff --git a/template/app_template.xml b/template/app_template.xml
index 7d53c3d..f4b7ae4 100644
--- a/template/app_template.xml
+++ b/template/app_template.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <!--
   Copyright (c) 2016 OpenPOWER Foundation
   
@@ -14,7 +15,6 @@
   limitations under the License.
   
 -->
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <appendix xmlns="http://docbook.org/ns/docbook"
   xmlns:xi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"
   xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"