diff --git a/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json b/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
index 7cde088ea..59ebd48aa 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
+++ b/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
@@ -2912,7 +2912,6 @@
     "version": {
       "description": "A single disjunctive version identifier, for a component or service.",
       "type": "string",
-      "minLength": 1,
       "maxLength": 1024,
       "examples": [
         "9.0.14",
diff --git a/schema/bom-1.6.xsd b/schema/bom-1.6.xsd
index d55c183c5..12e24e263 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.6.xsd
+++ b/schema/bom-1.6.xsd
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@ limitations under the License.
             ]]>
             </xs:documentation>
         </xs:annotation>
-        <xs:restriction base="xs:normalizedString"/>
+        <xs:restriction base="xs:normalizedString">
+            <xs:maxLength value="1024"/>
+        </xs:restriction>
     </xs:simpleType>
     <xs:simpleType name="versionRangeType">
         <xs:annotation>