diff --git a/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/virtualnode/VirtualNodeAsynchronousRequest.avsc b/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/virtualnode/VirtualNodeAsynchronousRequest.avsc
index 4faf0de97d..6d6fd71d7e 100644
--- a/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/virtualnode/VirtualNodeAsynchronousRequest.avsc
+++ b/data/avro-schema/src/main/resources/avro/net/corda/data/virtualnode/VirtualNodeAsynchronousRequest.avsc
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
       "type": [
         "net.corda.data.virtualnode.VirtualNodeCreateRequest",
         "net.corda.data.virtualnode.VirtualNodeDbConnectionUpdateRequest",
+        "net.corda.data.virtualnode.VirtualNodeUpgradeRequest"
       ]
     }
   ]