diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/Dockerfile b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/Dockerfile
index 8ce00031e8b7..49be16577813 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/Dockerfile
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/Dockerfile
@@ -12,5 +12,5 @@ RUN pip install .
 ENV AIRBYTE_ENTRYPOINT "python /airbyte/integration_code/main.py"
 ENTRYPOINT ["python", "/airbyte/integration_code/main.py"]
 
-LABEL io.airbyte.version=0.1.2
+LABEL io.airbyte.version=0.1.3
 LABEL io.airbyte.name=airbyte/source-us-census
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/metadata.yaml b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/metadata.yaml
index 47c5e9e77e8b..e08c93411869 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/metadata.yaml
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/metadata.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ data:
   connectorSubtype: api
   connectorType: source
   definitionId: c4cfaeda-c757-489a-8aba-859fb08b6970
-  dockerImageTag: 0.1.2
+  dockerImageTag: 0.1.3
   dockerRepository: airbyte/source-us-census
   githubIssueLabel: source-us-census
   icon: uscensus.svg
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/setup.py b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/setup.py
index 6b00267e73c8..7b2b4ebc83ec 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/setup.py
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 from setuptools import find_packages, setup
 
 MAIN_REQUIREMENTS = [
-    "airbyte-cdk~=0.1",
+    "airbyte-cdk",
 ]
 
 TEST_REQUIREMENTS = [
diff --git a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/source_us_census/spec.json b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/source_us_census/spec.json
index b8c67bbff6af..1c2115ecdd30 100644
--- a/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/source_us_census/spec.json
+++ b/airbyte-integrations/connectors/source-us-census/source_us_census/spec.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
     "title": "https://api.census.gov/ Source Spec",
     "type": "object",
     "required": ["api_key", "query_path"],
-    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "additionalProperties": true,
     "properties": {
       "query_params": {
         "type": "string",
diff --git a/docs/integrations/sources/us-census.md b/docs/integrations/sources/us-census.md
index 2242f3fceda5..374c9ac16a19 100644
--- a/docs/integrations/sources/us-census.md
+++ b/docs/integrations/sources/us-census.md
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@ In addition, to understand how to configure the dataset path and query parameter
 
 ## Changelog
 
-| Version | Date       | Pull Request                                           | Subject                                           |
-| :------ | :--------- | :----------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------ |
-| 0.1.2   | 2021-12-28 | [8628](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/8628) | Update fields in source-connectors specifications |
-| 0.1.1   | 2021-11-08 | [7499](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/7499) | Remove base-python dependencies                   |
-| 0.1.0   | 2021-07-20 | [4228](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/4228) | Initial release                                   |
+| Version | Date       | Pull Request                                             | Subject                                           |
+| :------ | :--------- | :------------------------------------------------------- | :------------------------------------------------ |
+| 0.1.3   | 2024-01-03 | [33890](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/33890) | Allow additional properties in connector spec     |
+| 0.1.2   | 2021-12-28 | [8628](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/8628)   | Update fields in source-connectors specifications |
+| 0.1.1   | 2021-11-08 | [7499](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/7499)   | Remove base-python dependencies                   |
+| 0.1.0   | 2021-07-20 | [4228](https://github.com/airbytehq/airbyte/pull/4228)   | Initial release                                   |