diff --git a/templates/component.ros2.j2 b/templates/component.ros2.j2
index c77750c..3e5445b 100644
--- a/templates/component.ros2.j2
+++ b/templates/component.ros2.j2
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {{ model.name }}:
+  {% if model.fromGitRepo != none %}
+  fromGitRepo: '{{ model.fromGitRepo }}'
+  {% endif %}
   artifacts:
   {% for artifact in model.artifact %}
     {{ artifact.name }}:
diff --git a/test/outputs/test_model.ros2 b/test/outputs/test_model.ros2
index 1d1fd29..125afd7 100644
--- a/test/outputs/test_model.ros2
+++ b/test/outputs/test_model.ros2
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 test_model:
+  fromGitRepo: 'git_url'
   artifacts:
     map_server:
       node: /map_server
diff --git a/test/unittest/test_generate_component.py b/test/unittest/test_generate_component.py
index a2d7790..190b939 100644
--- a/test/unittest/test_generate_component.py
+++ b/test/unittest/test_generate_component.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 test_model = Package(
     name="test_model",
+    fromGitRepo="git_url",
     artifact=[
         Artifact(
             name="map_server",
@@ -48,6 +49,7 @@
 
 expect_result = """
 test_model:
+  fromGitRepo: 'git_url'
   artifacts:
     map_server:
       node: /map_server