diff --git a/myreco/item_types/swagger.json b/myreco/item_types/swagger.json
index 0b42465..ace5b3a 100644
--- a/myreco/item_types/swagger.json
+++ b/myreco/item_types/swagger.json
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
                 },{
                     "name": "stores",
                     "in": "query",
-                    "required": true,
                     "type": "array",
                     "items": {
                         "type": "object",
@@ -250,7 +249,7 @@
             "items": {
                 "type": "object",
                 "additionalProperties": false,
-                "required": ["name", "schema", "stores"],
+                "required": ["name", "schema"],
                 "properties": {
                     "name": {"type": "string"},
                     "schema": {"$ref": "#/definitions/items"},
diff --git a/tests/integration/item_types/test_item_types_integration.py b/tests/integration/item_types/test_item_types_integration.py
index 686524e..3da99c2 100644
--- a/tests/integration/item_types/test_item_types_integration.py
+++ b/tests/integration/item_types/test_item_types_integration.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ async def test_post_with_invalid_body(self, init_db, headers, client):
             'schema': {
                 'type': 'object',
                 'additionalProperties': False,
-                'required': ['name', 'schema', 'stores'],
+                'required': ['name', 'schema'],
                 'properties': {
                     'name': {'type': 'string'},
                     'stores': {'$ref': '#/definitions/ItemTypesModel.stores'},
diff --git a/version.py b/version.py
index 54603b3..e090c8c 100644
--- a/version.py
+++ b/version.py
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@
 # SOFTWARE.
 
 
-VERSION = '0.54.0'
+VERSION = '0.55.1'