diff --git a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshDeploymentManifestSchema.java b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshDeploymentManifestSchema.java
index 78a9a4c38..cbd3907d4 100644
--- a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshDeploymentManifestSchema.java
+++ b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/main/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/bosh/BoshDeploymentManifestSchema.java
@@ -50,18 +50,18 @@ public class BoshDeploymentManifestSchema implements YamlSchema {
 		TYPE_UTIL = f.TYPE_UTIL;
 		
 		TOPLEVEL_TYPE = f.ybean("BoshDeploymentManifest");
-		addProp(TOPLEVEL_TYPE, "name", t_ne_string);
-		addProp(TOPLEVEL_TYPE, "director_uuid", t_ne_string);
+		addProp(TOPLEVEL_TYPE, "name", t_ne_string).isRequired(true);
+		addProp(TOPLEVEL_TYPE, "director_uuid", t_ne_string).isRequired(true);
 
 		YAtomicType t_version = f.yatomic("Version");
 		t_version.addHints("latest");
 		t_version.parseWith(ValueParsers.NE_STRING);
 
 		YBeanType t_release = f.ybean("Release");
-		addProp(t_release, "name", t_ne_string);
-		addProp(t_release, "version", t_version);
+		addProp(t_release, "name", t_ne_string).isRequired(true);
+		addProp(t_release, "version", t_version).isRequired(true);
 		
-		addProp(TOPLEVEL_TYPE, "releases", f.yseq(t_release));
+		addProp(TOPLEVEL_TYPE, "releases", f.yseq(t_release)).isRequired(true);
 	}
 
 	@Override
diff --git a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/concourse/BoshEditorTest.java b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/concourse/BoshEditorTest.java
index defdc2e9c..7261103f0 100644
--- a/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/concourse/BoshEditorTest.java
+++ b/headless-services/bosh-language-server/src/test/java/org/springframework/ide/vscode/concourse/BoshEditorTest.java
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.bosh.BoshLanguageServer;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.util.text.LanguageId;
+import org.springframework.ide.vscode.commons.yaml.reconcile.YamlSchemaProblems;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.languageserver.testharness.Editor;
 import org.springframework.ide.vscode.languageserver.testharness.LanguageServerHarness;
 
@@ -70,4 +71,42 @@ public class BoshEditorTest {
 		);
 	}
 
+	@Test public void releasesBlockCompletions() throws Exception {
+		Editor editor = harness.newEditor(
+				"releases:\n" + 
+				"- <*>"
+		);
+		editor.ignoreProblem(YamlSchemaProblems.MISSING_PROPERTY);
+		editor.assertCompletions(
+				"releases:\n" + 
+				"- name: <*>"
+				, //========
+				"releases:\n" + 
+				"- version: <*>"
+		);
+	}
+		
+	@Test public void releasesBlockReconcileAndHovers() throws Exception {
+		Editor editor = harness.newEditor(
+				"releases:\n" + 
+				"- name: some-release\n" +
+				"  version: some-version\n" +
+				"  woot: dunno\n"
+		);
+		editor.ignoreProblem(YamlSchemaProblems.MISSING_PROPERTY);
+		editor.assertProblems(
+				"woot|Unknown property"
+		);
+		
+		editor.assertHoverContains("name", "Name of a release used in the deployment");
+		editor.assertHoverContains("version", "The version of the release to use");
+		
+		editor = harness.newEditor(
+				"releases:\n" + 
+				"- name: some-release\n" +
+				"  version: <*>\n" 
+		);
+		editor.assertCompletionLabels("latest");
+	}
+
 }