diff --git a/schemas/manifest.v2.schema.json b/schemas/manifest.v2.schema.json
index 6f38292e92..e30bedea70 100644
--- a/schemas/manifest.v2.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/manifest.v2.schema.json
@@ -579,6 +579,10 @@
                                         "allow_prereleases": {
                                             "type": "boolean",
                                             "description": "Allow prereleases when using strategy = latest_X_release"
+                                        },
+                                        "needs_manual_tweaks": {
+                                            "type": "boolean",
+                                            "description": "Inform the maintainer of manual steps to make autoupdate PRs work"
                                         }
                                     }
                                 }