diff --git a/wp8/template/Properties/WMAppManifest.xml b/wp8/template/Properties/WMAppManifest.xml
index 687dedbc..40787d1e 100644
--- a/wp8/template/Properties/WMAppManifest.xml
+++ b/wp8/template/Properties/WMAppManifest.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<Deployment xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windowsphone/2012/deployment" AppPlatformVersion="8.0">
 <!-- 
     Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
     you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -12,7 +13,6 @@
     See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     limitations under the License.
 -->
-<Deployment xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/windowsphone/2012/deployment" AppPlatformVersion="8.0">
   <DefaultLanguage xmlns="" code="en-US" />
   <Languages xmlns="">
     <Language code="en-US" />