diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e944b2731..4ba21dab3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 > * [README](./README.md) (title, description)
 > * [Element Template](./element-templates/template-connector.json)
 > * [POM](./pom.xml) (artifact name, id, description)
-> * [Connector Function](./src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/MyConnectorFunction.java) (rename, implement)
+> * [Connector Function](./src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/MyConnectorFunction.java) (rename, implement, update `OutboundConnector` annotation)
 > * [Service Provider Interface (SPI)](./src/main/resources/META-INF/services/io.camunda.connector.api.ConnectorFunction#L1) (rename)
 >
 > ...and delete this hint.
diff --git a/src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/MyConnectorFunction.java b/src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/MyConnectorFunction.java
index a9fd1113a..81664b2e3 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/MyConnectorFunction.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/camunda/connector/MyConnectorFunction.java
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
 package io.camunda.connector;
 
+import io.camunda.connector.api.annotation.OutboundConnector;
 import io.camunda.connector.api.outbound.OutboundConnectorContext;
 import io.camunda.connector.api.outbound.OutboundConnectorFunction;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
+@OutboundConnector(
+    name = "MYCONNECTOR",
+    inputVariables = {"myProperty", "authentication"},
+    type = "io.camunda:my-connector:1")
 public class MyConnectorFunction implements OutboundConnectorFunction {
 
   private static final Logger LOGGER = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MyConnectorFunction.class);