diff --git a/api/openapi.yaml b/api/openapi.yaml
index 1cb1dd9..1d8b816 100644
--- a/api/openapi.yaml
+++ b/api/openapi.yaml
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ components:
           type: string
           description: VM name
           example: macos-tahoe-base
-          readOnly: true
         generation:
           type: number
           description: Incremented by the controller each time a VM's specification changes