diff --git a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/models/schemas/model_adapter.py b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/models/schemas/model_adapter.py
index e5a04e198c5..7765ad95980 100644
--- a/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/models/schemas/model_adapter.py
+++ b/services/api-server/src/simcore_service_api_server/models/schemas/model_adapter.py
@@ -141,4 +141,5 @@ class LicensedItemGet(BaseModel):
 
 assert set(LicensedItemGet.model_fields.keys()) == set(
     _LicensedItemGet.model_fields.keys()
+    - {"license_key"}  # TODO: @bisgaard-itis please expose
 )
diff --git a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
index 93cf60aa82c..27bdb777e6f 100644
--- a/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
+++ b/services/web/server/src/simcore_service_webserver/api/v0/openapi.yaml
@@ -10342,6 +10342,11 @@ components:
         name:
           type: string
           title: Name
+        licenseKey:
+          anyOf:
+          - type: string
+          - type: 'null'
+          title: Licensekey
         licensedResourceType:
           $ref: '#/components/schemas/LicensedResourceType'
         pricingPlanId:
@@ -10361,6 +10366,7 @@ components:
       required:
       - licensedItemId
       - name
+      - licenseKey
       - licensedResourceType
       - pricingPlanId
       - createdAt