diff --git a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/catalog_types.go b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/catalog_types.go
index 60a2debd..2276d84a 100644
--- a/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/catalog_types.go
+++ b/apis/management.cattle.io/v3/catalog_types.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ type Catalog struct {
 
 type CatalogSpec struct {
 	Description string `json:"description"`
-	URL         string `json:"url,omitempty"`
+	URL         string `json:"url,omitempty" norman:"required"`
 	Branch      string `json:"branch,omitempty"`
 	CatalogKind string `json:"catalogKind,omitempty"`
 }