diff --git a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/canvas.js b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/canvas.js
index b4c92c4f0..ae4088d6c 100644
--- a/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/canvas.js
+++ b/src/public/app/widgets/type_widgets/canvas.js
@@ -285,6 +285,8 @@ export default class ExcalidrawTypeWidget extends TypeWidget {
         })
 
         const content = {
+            type: "excalidraw",
+            version: 2,
             _meta: "This note has type `canvas`. It uses excalidraw and stores an exported svg alongside.",
             elements, // excalidraw
             appState, // excalidraw