diff --git a/schemas/appdef.schema.json b/schemas/appdef.schema.json
index 0023b19ae..2d26d36f9 100644
--- a/schemas/appdef.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/appdef.schema.json
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@
     },
     "solutionDescriptor": {
       "type": "boolean"
+    },
+    "metadata" : {
+      "$ref": "#/definitions/metaString"
     }
   },
   "definitions": {
@@ -34,6 +37,16 @@
       "additionalProperties": {
         "type": "string"
       }
+    },
+    "metaString": {
+      "type": ["object", "null"],
+      "properties": {
+        "helmReleaseNameStrategy": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "enum": ["perApplication", "perVersion", "perDeployment"]
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
     }
   },
   "required": [
@@ -45,4 +58,4 @@
     "deployParameters",
     "technicalConfigurationParameters"
   ]
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_data/test_environments/cluster-01/env-01/AppDefs/application-2.yml b/test_data/test_environments/cluster-01/env-01/AppDefs/application-2.yml
index 3a1b23893..9a0f9302e 100644
--- a/test_data/test_environments/cluster-01/env-01/AppDefs/application-2.yml
+++ b/test_data/test_environments/cluster-01/env-01/AppDefs/application-2.yml
@@ -5,3 +5,4 @@ groupId: "org.qubership"
 supportParallelDeploy: true
 deployParameters: {}
 technicalConfigurationParameters: {}
+metadata: {}
diff --git a/test_data/test_environments/cluster-01/env-01/AppDefs/application-3.yml b/test_data/test_environments/cluster-01/env-01/AppDefs/application-3.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7089d815f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_data/test_environments/cluster-01/env-01/AppDefs/application-3.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: "application-3"
+registryName: "registry-2"
+artifactId: "application-3"
+groupId: "org.qubership"
+supportParallelDeploy: true
+deployParameters: {}
+technicalConfigurationParameters: {}
+metadata:
+  helmReleaseNameStrategy: perApplication
diff --git a/test_data/test_environments/cluster03/rpo-replacement-mode/AppDefs/application-2.yml b/test_data/test_environments/cluster03/rpo-replacement-mode/AppDefs/application-2.yml
index 3a1b23893..f88d42173 100644
--- a/test_data/test_environments/cluster03/rpo-replacement-mode/AppDefs/application-2.yml
+++ b/test_data/test_environments/cluster03/rpo-replacement-mode/AppDefs/application-2.yml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ artifactId: "application-2"
 groupId: "org.qubership"
 supportParallelDeploy: true
 deployParameters: {}
-technicalConfigurationParameters: {}
+technicalConfigurationParameters: {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_data/test_templates/appdefs/application-2.yaml b/test_data/test_templates/appdefs/application-2.yaml
index 3a1b23893..f88d42173 100644
--- a/test_data/test_templates/appdefs/application-2.yaml
+++ b/test_data/test_templates/appdefs/application-2.yaml
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ artifactId: "application-2"
 groupId: "org.qubership"
 supportParallelDeploy: true
 deployParameters: {}
-technicalConfigurationParameters: {}
+technicalConfigurationParameters: {}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test_data/test_templates/appdefs/application-3.yaml b/test_data/test_templates/appdefs/application-3.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0ee4ccdc6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test_data/test_templates/appdefs/application-3.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+name: "application-3"
+registryName: "registry-2"
+artifactId: "application-3"
+groupId: "org.qubership"
+supportParallelDeploy: true
+deployParameters: {}
+technicalConfigurationParameters: {}
+metadata:
+  helmReleaseNameStrategy: perApplication
\ No newline at end of file