diff --git a/specs.json b/specs.json
index 19031e2..256acc0 100644
--- a/specs.json
+++ b/specs.json
@@ -495,6 +495,7 @@
   "recognizer": {
     "properties": {
       "vendor": "string",
+      "label": "string",
       "language": "string",
       "vad": "#vad",
       "hints": "array",
diff --git a/test/jambonz-verb-test.js b/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
index 9288ee6..ba8d86d 100644
--- a/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
+++ b/test/jambonz-verb-test.js
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ test("validate correct verbs", async (t) => {
       },
       "recognizer": {
         "vendor": "google",
-        "language": "de-DE"
+        "language": "de-DE",
+        "label": "label1"
       },
       "bargeIn": {
         "enable": true,