diff --git a/metadata.rb b/metadata.rb
index facaaa6..4c2436c 100644
--- a/metadata.rb
+++ b/metadata.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 long_description 'Resource Cookbook for Managing Chef Software Inc Product Suite'
 issues_url 'https://github.com/ncerny/chef_stack/issues' if respond_to?(:issues_url)
 source_url 'https://github.com/ncerny/chef_stack' if respond_to?(:source_url)
-version '0.6.1'
+version '0.6.3'
 
 depends 'chef-ingredient'
diff --git a/resources/file.rb b/resources/file.rb
index 9b7473c..e616f59 100644
--- a/resources/file.rb
+++ b/resources/file.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 default_action :create
 
 property :filename, String, name_property: true
-property :source, String, required: true
+property :source, String
 property :user, String, default: 'root'
 property :group, String, default: 'root'
 property :mode, String, default: '0600'
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 end
 
 action :create do
+  new_resource.source = (property_is_set?(:source) ? new_resource.source : "cookbook_file://#{new_resource.filename}")
   if new_resource.source.start_with?('cookbook_file://')
     src = new_resource.source.split('://')[1].split('::')