diff --git a/meta/argument_specs.yml b/meta/argument_specs.yml
index daf11152d866a67459fc5e389905280c3587b3b3..68f22562718449dd3fd2e560245ce0af836e8427 100644
--- a/meta/argument_specs.yml
+++ b/meta/argument_specs.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@ argument_specs:
         type: str
         required: true
         description: String that will be present in the apt cache policy when backports are enabled.
+      valkey_enabled:
+        type: bool
+        required: true
+        description: Enable and start Valkey.
       valkey_pkgs:
         type: list
         elements: dict