diff --git a/.changelog/1283.txt b/.changelog/1283.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5cd0fa691
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/1283.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:bug
+Fix hcp_waypoint_template documentation example - variable_options argument requires variable_type
+```
diff --git a/docs/resources/waypoint_template.md b/docs/resources/waypoint_template.md
index f9fdc768c..050058b7b 100644
--- a/docs/resources/waypoint_template.md
+++ b/docs/resources/waypoint_template.md
@@ -32,11 +32,13 @@ EOF
       name          = "resource_size"
       user_editable = true
       options       = ["small", "medium", "large"]
+      variable_type = "string"
     },
     {
       name          = "service_port"
       user_editable = false
       options       = ["8080"]
+      variable_type = "string"
     },
   ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/resources/hcp_waypoint_template/resource.tf b/examples/resources/hcp_waypoint_template/resource.tf
index 7b2013374..978f7e54f 100644
--- a/examples/resources/hcp_waypoint_template/resource.tf
+++ b/examples/resources/hcp_waypoint_template/resource.tf
@@ -16,11 +16,13 @@ EOF
       name          = "resource_size"
       user_editable = true
       options       = ["small", "medium", "large"]
+      variable_type = "string"
     },
     {
       name          = "service_port"
       user_editable = false
       options       = ["8080"]
+      variable_type = "string"
     },
   ]
 }