Truffle config solc version pragma not found

Question

I'm trying to compile a smart contract, truffle cannot find the solc when using this compiler configuration. It cannot autodetect the solc version from the source files.

module.exports = {
    compilers: {
        solc: {
            version: 'pragma',
            optimizer: {
                enabled: true,
                runs: 200,
            },
        },
    },
};

Result of truffle compile execution

Error: Could not find a compiler version matching pragma. compilers.solc.version option must be a string specifying:
   - a path to a locally installed solcjs
   - a solc version or range (ex: '0.4.22' or '^0.5.0')
   - a docker image name (ex: 'stable')
   - 'native' to use natively installed solc

truffle solc documentation

solc¶
Solidity compiler settings. Supports optimizer settings for solc, as well as other settings such as debug and metadata settings.

You may specify... 
+ any solc-js version (using semver) listed at solc-bin. Specify the one you want and Truffle will get it for you. 
+ "native" to use a natively compiled solc binary (you'll need to install this yourself, links to help below). 
+ a dockerized solc tag from one of images published here. 
+ a path to a locally available solc 
+ "pragma" to have Truffle autodetect solc versions from your source files. This can be used to compile using multiple versions of solc. 
+ a solc-js parser for faster docker and native compilations