diff --git a/schema/firebase-config.json b/schema/firebase-config.json
index f5924a8d114..c0bfb33ebc5 100644
--- a/schema/firebase-config.json
+++ b/schema/firebase-config.json
@@ -705,9 +705,6 @@
                             "type": "boolean"
                         }
                     },
-                    "required": [
-                        "public"
-                    ],
                     "type": "object"
                 },
                 {
@@ -1057,7 +1054,6 @@
                                     }
                                 },
                                 "required": [
-                                    "public",
                                     "target"
                                 ],
                                 "type": "object"
@@ -1406,7 +1402,6 @@
                                     }
                                 },
                                 "required": [
-                                    "public",
                                     "site"
                                 ],
                                 "type": "object"
diff --git a/src/firebaseConfig.ts b/src/firebaseConfig.ts
index 16dd026adc3..547f5283539 100644
--- a/src/firebaseConfig.ts
+++ b/src/firebaseConfig.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ type HostingHeaders = HostingSource & {
 };
 
 type HostingBase = {
-  public: string;
+  public?: string;
   ignore?: string[];
   appAssociation?: string;
   cleanUrls?: boolean;