diff --git a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Software/README.md b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Software/README.md
index f13d04c..e686076 100644
--- a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Software/README.md
+++ b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Software/README.md
@@ -159,6 +159,27 @@
 `ActivationState = Failed` or an `ActivateState = Active`` with a
 `RedundancyPriority = 0 (High)`.
 
+### Software Settings
+
+The `xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Settings` interface is provided
+to show the settings of the given software. The `Software.Settings`
+should be added to along side `Software.Version` to represent
+its state from the same service.
+
+```
+busctl introspect $SERVICE /xyz/openbmc_project/software/software_0
+...
+xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Version   interface   -
+.Purpose                               property    s
+.Version                               property    s
+xyz.openbmc_project.Software.Settings  interface   -
+.WriteProtected                        property    b
+...
+```
+
+The *ItemUpdater* manages the fields such as `WriteProtected` to help provide
+information on how the software is managed.
+
 ## REST use-cases
 
 ### Find all software versions on the system, either active or available.
diff --git a/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Software/Settings.interface.yaml b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Software/Settings.interface.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..52771df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/yaml/xyz/openbmc_project/Software/Settings.interface.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+description: >
+  Implement to provide software settings management.
+
+properties:
+  - name: WriteProtected
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    description: >
+      This property shall indicate whether the software image can be
+      overwritten, where a value `true` shall indicate that the software cannot
+      be altered or overwritten.