diff --git a/config/metadata/adl_metadata.yaml b/config/metadata/adl_metadata.yaml
index edb8c73..732ab33 100644
--- a/config/metadata/adl_metadata.yaml
+++ b/config/metadata/adl_metadata.yaml
@@ -299,7 +299,7 @@ attributes:
     type: string
     multiple: true
     form:
-      required: true
+      required: false
       primary: true
       multiple: true
     index_keys:
diff --git a/config/metadata/generic_work_resource.yaml b/config/metadata/generic_work_resource.yaml
index 118467e..740bd58 100644
--- a/config/metadata/generic_work_resource.yaml
+++ b/config/metadata/generic_work_resource.yaml
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ attributes:
     type: string
     multiple: true
     form:
-      required: true
+      required: false
       primary: true
       multiple: true
     index_keys:
diff --git a/config/metadata/image_resource.yaml b/config/metadata/image_resource.yaml
index 4e9fa42..905344c 100644
--- a/config/metadata/image_resource.yaml
+++ b/config/metadata/image_resource.yaml
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ attributes:
     type: string
     multiple: true
     form:
-      required: true
+      required: false
       primary: true
       multiple: true
     index_keys: