diff --git a/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/destination_definitions.yaml b/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/destination_definitions.yaml
index f03606ae76a8..ffe4bbffb624 100644
--- a/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/destination_definitions.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/destination_definitions.yaml
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@
 - name: Snowflake
   destinationDefinitionId: 424892c4-daac-4491-b35d-c6688ba547ba
   dockerRepository: airbyte/destination-snowflake
-  dockerImageTag: 0.4.40
+  dockerImageTag: 0.4.41
   documentationUrl: https://docs.airbyte.com/integrations/destinations/snowflake
   icon: snowflake.svg
   normalizationConfig:
diff --git a/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/destination_specs.yaml b/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/destination_specs.yaml
index 89b8ff9e8ce3..d84c6e0345ce 100644
--- a/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/destination_specs.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-config/init/src/main/resources/seed/destination_specs.yaml
@@ -5914,7 +5914,7 @@
     supported_destination_sync_modes:
     - "overwrite"
     - "append"
-- dockerImage: "airbyte/destination-snowflake:0.4.40"
+- dockerImage: "airbyte/destination-snowflake:0.4.41"
   spec:
     documentationUrl: "https://docs.airbyte.com/integrations/destinations/snowflake"
     connectionSpecification:
@@ -6049,6 +6049,13 @@
             - "password"
             order: 2
             properties:
+              auth_type:
+                type: "string"
+                const: "Username and Password"
+                enum:
+                - "Username and Password"
+                default: "Username and Password"
+                order: 0
               password:
                 description: "Enter the password associated with the username."
                 type: "string"
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-snowflake/Dockerfile b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-snowflake/Dockerfile
index 114ea3add10b..8d302c039a10 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-snowflake/Dockerfile
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-snowflake/Dockerfile
@@ -20,5 +20,5 @@ RUN tar xf ${APPLICATION}.tar --strip-components=1
 
 ENV ENABLE_SENTRY true
 
-LABEL io.airbyte.version=0.4.40
+LABEL io.airbyte.version=0.4.41
 LABEL io.airbyte.name=airbyte/destination-snowflake
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-snowflake/src/main/resources/spec.json b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-snowflake/src/main/resources/spec.json
index 3f374694a97a..f372a2606194 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-snowflake/src/main/resources/spec.json
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/destination-snowflake/src/main/resources/spec.json
@@ -134,6 +134,13 @@
             "required": ["password"],
             "order": 2,
             "properties": {
+              "auth_type": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "const": "Username and Password",
+                "enum": ["Username and Password"],
+                "default": "Username and Password",
+                "order": 0
+              },
               "password": {
                 "description": "Enter the password associated with the username.",
                 "type": "string",
diff --git a/docs/integrations/destinations/snowflake.md b/docs/integrations/destinations/snowflake.md
index 36428be42924..c148dba323df 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/destinations/snowflake.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/destinations/snowflake.md
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ Now that you have set up the Snowflake destination connector, check out the foll
 
 | Version | Date       | Pull Request                                               | Subject                                                                                                                                             |
 |:--------|:-----------|:-----------------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 0.4.41  | 2022-12-16 | [\#20566](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/20566) | Improve spec to adhere to standards                                                                     |
 | 0.4.40  | 2022-11-11 | [\#19302](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/19302) | Set jdbc application env variable depends on env - airbyte_oss or airbyte_cloud                                                                     |
 | 0.4.39  | 2022-11-09 | [\#18970](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/18970) | Updated "check" connection method to handle more errors                                                                                             |
 | 0.4.38  | 2022-09-26 | [\#17115](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/17115) | Added connection string identifier                                                                                                                  |