diff --git a/bin/configs/powershell.yaml b/bin/configs/powershell.yaml
index 2ef633c994f4..62a6dab02e14 100644
--- a/bin/configs/powershell.yaml
+++ b/bin/configs/powershell.yaml
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ additionalProperties:
   packageName: PSPetstore
   powershellGalleryUrl: https://www.powershellgallery.com/packages/PSPetstore
   apiNamePrefix: PS
+  powershellVersion: "5.0"
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/PowerShellClientCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/PowerShellClientCodegen.java
index 2b3e4922838b..7f166b6a241e 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/PowerShellClientCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/PowerShellClientCodegen.java
@@ -501,6 +501,12 @@ public PowerShellClientCodegen() {
         cliOptions.add(new CliOption("commonVerbs", "PS common verb mappings. e.g. Delete=Remove:Patch=Update to map Delete with Remove and Patch with Update accordingly."));
         cliOptions.add(new CliOption(CodegenConstants.USE_ONEOF_DISCRIMINATOR_LOOKUP, CodegenConstants.USE_ONEOF_DISCRIMINATOR_LOOKUP_DESC));
         cliOptions.add(new CliOption("discardReadOnly", "Set discardReadonly to true to generate the Initialize cmdlet without readonly parameters"));
+
+        // default value in the template
+        additionalProperties.put("powershellVersion", "6.2"); // minimal PS version
+        additionalProperties.put("author", "OpenAPI Generator Team");
+        additionalProperties.put("companyName", "openapitools.org");
+        additionalProperties.put("psData", null);
     }
 
     public CodegenType getTag() {
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/powershell/Build.ps1.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/powershell/Build.ps1.mustache
index ed875bc5e827..31fd8a32a838 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/powershell/Build.ps1.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/powershell/Build.ps1.mustache
@@ -44,16 +44,24 @@ $FunctionPath = 'Api', 'Model', 'Client' | ForEach-Object {Join-Path "$ScriptDir
 $Manifest = @{
     Path = "$ScriptDir\src\{{{packageName}}}\{{{packageName}}}.psd1"
 
-    Author = 'OpenAPI Generator Team'
-    CompanyName = 'openapitools.org'
+    Author = '{{{author}}}'
+    CompanyName = '{{{companyName}}}'
     Description = '{{{packageName}}} - the PowerShell module for {{{appName}}}'
 
+    {{#psData}}
+    PrivateData = @{
+        PSData = @{
+            {{{.}}}
+        }
+    }
+
+    {{/psData}}
     ModuleVersion = '{{{packageVersion}}}'
 
     RootModule = '{{{packageName}}}.psm1'
     Guid = '{{packageGuid}}' # Has to be static, otherwise each new build will be considered different module
 
-    PowerShellVersion = '3.0'
+    PowerShellVersion = '{{{powershellVersion}}}'
 
     FunctionsToExport = $FunctionPath | Get-ChildItem -Filter *.ps1 | Get-FunctionsToExport
 
diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/powershell/README.mustache b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/powershell/README.mustache
index 357274b65430..92a130fbddd5 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/powershell/README.mustache
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/resources/powershell/README.mustache
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ This PowerShell module is automatically generated by the [OpenAPI Generator](htt
 
 <a name="frameworks-supported"></a>
 ## Frameworks supported
-- PowerShell 5.0 or later
+- PowerShell {{{powershellVersion}}} or later
 
 <a name="dependencies"></a>
 ## Dependencies
diff --git a/samples/client/petstore/powershell/Build.ps1 b/samples/client/petstore/powershell/Build.ps1
index 72aa4fe183b6..c6cc0b75d958 100644
--- a/samples/client/petstore/powershell/Build.ps1
+++ b/samples/client/petstore/powershell/Build.ps1
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ $Manifest = @{
     RootModule = 'PSPetstore.psm1'
     Guid = 'a27b908d-2a20-467f-bc32-af6f3a654ac5' # Has to be static, otherwise each new build will be considered different module
 
-    PowerShellVersion = '3.0'
+    PowerShellVersion = '5.0'
 
     FunctionsToExport = $FunctionPath | Get-ChildItem -Filter *.ps1 | Get-FunctionsToExport