diff --git a/conf/telemetry/default_ardrone.xml b/conf/telemetry/default_ardrone.xml
index 1861a1a8eb..8d6557fa2c 100644
--- a/conf/telemetry/default_ardrone.xml
+++ b/conf/telemetry/default_ardrone.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <process name="Main">
 
     <mode name="default" key_press="d">
+      <message name="AUTOPILOT_VERSION"      period="11.1"/>
       <message name="DL_VALUE"               period="1.1"/>
       <message name="ROTORCRAFT_STATUS"      period="1.2"/>
       <message name="ROTORCRAFT_FP"          period="0.25"/>
diff --git a/conf/telemetry/default_fixedwing.xml b/conf/telemetry/default_fixedwing.xml
index 63b8e5745f..34c6cab549 100644
--- a/conf/telemetry/default_fixedwing.xml
+++ b/conf/telemetry/default_fixedwing.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <telemetry>
   <process name="Ap">
     <mode name="default">
+      <message name="AUTOPILOT_VERSION"   period="11.1"/>
       <message name="AIRSPEED"            period="1"/>
       <message name="ALIVE"               period="5"/>
       <message name="GPS"                 period="0.25"/>
diff --git a/conf/telemetry/default_fixedwing_imu.xml b/conf/telemetry/default_fixedwing_imu.xml
index 433b9965fa..5759b8b4d7 100644
--- a/conf/telemetry/default_fixedwing_imu.xml
+++ b/conf/telemetry/default_fixedwing_imu.xml
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 <telemetry>
   <process name="Ap">
     <mode name="default">
+      <message name="AUTOPILOT_VERSION"   period="11.1"/>
       <message name="AIRSPEED"            period="1"/>
       <message name="ALIVE"               period="5.1"/>
       <message name="GPS"                 period="0.25"/>
diff --git a/conf/telemetry/default_rotorcraft.xml b/conf/telemetry/default_rotorcraft.xml
index b23c636ecf..5e9232f2c6 100644
--- a/conf/telemetry/default_rotorcraft.xml
+++ b/conf/telemetry/default_rotorcraft.xml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
   <process name="Main">
 
     <mode name="default" key_press="d">
+      <message name="AUTOPILOT_VERSION"      period="11.1"/>
       <message name="DL_VALUE"               period="1.1"/>
       <message name="ROTORCRAFT_STATUS"      period="1.2"/>
       <message name="ROTORCRAFT_FP"          period="0.25"/>