diff --git a/specification/resources/resource-manager/Microsoft.Resources/stable/2019-08-01/resources.json b/specification/resources/resource-manager/Microsoft.Resources/stable/2019-08-01/resources.json
index 222453e5cd16..65c0482675e1 100644
--- a/specification/resources/resource-manager/Microsoft.Resources/stable/2019-08-01/resources.json
+++ b/specification/resources/resource-manager/Microsoft.Resources/stable/2019-08-01/resources.json
@@ -2726,11 +2726,7 @@
             "description": "The name of the resource to check whether it exists."
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           },
           {
             "$ref": "#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter"
@@ -2799,11 +2795,7 @@
             "description": "The name of the resource to delete."
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           },
           {
             "$ref": "#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter"
@@ -2876,11 +2868,7 @@
             "description": "The name of the resource to create."
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           },
           {
             "name": "parameters",
@@ -2968,11 +2956,7 @@
             "description": "The name of the resource to update."
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           },
           {
             "name": "parameters",
@@ -3054,11 +3038,7 @@
             "description": "The name of the resource to get."
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           },
           {
             "$ref": "#/parameters/SubscriptionIdParameter"
@@ -3097,11 +3077,7 @@
             "x-ms-skip-url-encoding": true
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           }
         ],
         "responses": {
@@ -3135,11 +3111,7 @@
             "x-ms-skip-url-encoding": true
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           }
         ],
         "responses": {
@@ -3177,11 +3149,7 @@
             "x-ms-skip-url-encoding": true
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           },
           {
             "name": "parameters",
@@ -3234,11 +3202,7 @@
             "x-ms-skip-url-encoding": true
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           },
           {
             "name": "parameters",
@@ -3285,11 +3249,7 @@
             "x-ms-skip-url-encoding": true
           },
           {
-            "name": "api-version",
-            "in": "query",
-            "required": true,
-            "type": "string",
-            "description": "The API version to use for the operation."
+            "$ref": "#/parameters/ApiVersionParameter"
           }
         ],
         "responses": {