diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index a741440d..2adb41cc 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -114,3 +114,6 @@ AUTHORS
 
 # Ansible
 *.retry
+
+# Linux
+~
diff --git a/pegleg/engine/site.py b/pegleg/engine/site.py
index 66fe2c7f..adccd793 100644
--- a/pegleg/engine/site.py
+++ b/pegleg/engine/site.py
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ def _collect_to_stdout(site_name):
                 click.echo("\n".join(line.splitlines()))
         add_representer_ordered_dict()
         res = yaml.safe_dump(
-            _get_deployment_data_doc(),
+            get_deployment_data_doc(),
             explicit_start=True,
             explicit_end=True,
             default_flow_style=False)
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ def _collect_to_file(site_name, save_location):
         add_representer_ordered_dict()
         save_files[curr_site_repo].writelines(
             yaml.safe_dump(
-                _get_deployment_data_doc(),
+                get_deployment_data_doc(),
                 default_flow_style=False,
                 explicit_start=True,
                 explicit_end=True))
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ def collect(site_name, save_location):
 
 def render(site_name, output_stream, validate):
     rendered_documents = get_rendered_docs(site_name, validate=validate)
-
+    rendered_documents.append(get_deployment_data_doc())
     if output_stream:
         files.dump_all(
             rendered_documents,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ def show(site_name, output_stream):
         click.echo(msg)
 
 
-def _get_deployment_data_doc():
+def get_deployment_data_doc():
     stanzas = {
         files.path_leaf(repo): _get_repo_deployment_data_stanza(repo)
         for repo in config.all_repos()
diff --git a/pegleg/engine/util/shipyard_helper.py b/pegleg/engine/util/shipyard_helper.py
index 33106a14..13c5fe43 100644
--- a/pegleg/engine/util/shipyard_helper.py
+++ b/pegleg/engine/util/shipyard_helper.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from shipyard_client.api_client.shipyardclient_context import \
 import yaml
 
 from pegleg.engine import exceptions
+from pegleg.engine import site
 from pegleg.engine.util import files
 from pegleg.engine.util.files import add_representer_ordered_dict
 from pegleg.engine.util.pegleg_secret_management import PeglegSecretManagement
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ class ShipyardHelper(object):
 
         collected_documents = files.collect_files_by_repo(self.site_name)
 
-        collection_data = []
+        collection_data = [site.get_deployment_data_doc()]
         LOG.info("Processing %d collection(s)", len(collected_documents))
         for idx, document in enumerate(collected_documents):
             # Decrypt the documents if encrypted
diff --git a/tests/unit/engine/util/test_shipyard_helper.py b/tests/unit/engine/util/test_shipyard_helper.py
index 5a23fae4..9704d633 100644
--- a/tests/unit/engine/util/test_shipyard_helper.py
+++ b/tests/unit/engine/util/test_shipyard_helper.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import pytest
 import yaml
 
 from pegleg.engine import util
+from pegleg.engine.site import get_deployment_data_doc
 from pegleg.engine.util.shipyard_helper import ShipyardHelper
 from pegleg.engine.util.shipyard_helper import ShipyardClient
 
@@ -151,6 +152,10 @@ def _get_data_as_collection(data):
     return yaml.dump_all(collection, Dumper=yaml.SafeDumper)
 
 
+def _get_deployment_data_as_yaml():
+    return yaml.safe_dump(get_deployment_data_doc())
+
+
 def test_shipyard_helper_init_():
     """ Tests ShipyardHelper init method """
     # Scenario:
@@ -197,7 +202,11 @@ def test_upload_documents(*args):
 
         # Validate Shipyard call to post configdocs was invoked with correct
         # collection name and buffer mode.
-        expected_data = _get_data_as_collection(MULTI_REPO_DATA)
+        expected_data = '---\n'.join(
+            [
+                _get_deployment_data_as_yaml(),
+                _get_data_as_collection(MULTI_REPO_DATA)
+            ])
         mock_api_client.post_configdocs.assert_called_with(
             collection_id='test-site',
             buffer_mode='replace',