diff --git a/docs/sources/developers/plugins/plugin.schema.json b/docs/sources/developers/plugins/plugin.schema.json
index cae948ce4f3..0a81448a68a 100644
--- a/docs/sources/developers/plugins/plugin.schema.json
+++ b/docs/sources/developers/plugins/plugin.schema.json
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@
       "items": {
         "type": "object",
         "description": "For data source plugins. Proxy routes used for plugin authentication and adding headers to HTTP requests made by the plugin. For more information, refer to [Authentication for data source plugins](https://grafana.com/developers/plugin-tools/how-to-guides/data-source-plugins/add-authentication-for-data-source-plugins).",
+        "required": ["path"],
         "additionalProperties": false,
         "properties": {
           "path": {