diff --git a/kubernetes/loculus/values.schema.json b/kubernetes/loculus/values.schema.json
index 1b485c84e7..076bbf7abc 100644
--- a/kubernetes/loculus/values.schema.json
+++ b/kubernetes/loculus/values.schema.json
@@ -1011,15 +1011,15 @@
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
     "branch": {
-      "type": "string",
+      "type": ["string", "integer"],
       "description": "TODO"
     },
     "sha": {
-      "type": "string",
+      "type": ["string", "integer"],
       "description": "TODO"
     },
     "shortbranch": {
-      "type": "string",
+      "type": ["string", "integer"],
       "description": "TODO - this is required/set by ArgoCD"
     },
     "podPriorityClassName": {
@@ -1028,4 +1028,4 @@
     }
   },
   "required": ["name"]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}