diff --git a/source-airtable/source_airtable/spec.json b/source-airtable/source_airtable/spec.json
index d9ffedc757..b68103066b 100644
--- a/source-airtable/source_airtable/spec.json
+++ b/source-airtable/source_airtable/spec.json
@@ -11,11 +11,17 @@
         "type": "object",
         "required": ["api_key"],
         "properties": {
+          "auth_method": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "const": "api_key",
+            "default": "api_key",
+            "order": 0
+          },
           "api_key": {
             "type": "string",
             "description": "The Personal Access Token for the Airtable account. See https://airtable.com/developers/web/guides/personal-access-tokens for more information on how to obtain this token.",
             "title": "Personal Access Token",
-            "airbyte_secret": true
+            "secret": true
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/source-airtable/tests/snapshots/snapshots__spec__capture.stdout.json b/source-airtable/tests/snapshots/snapshots__spec__capture.stdout.json
index e4f48b2ce7..f910bb02c4 100644
--- a/source-airtable/tests/snapshots/snapshots__spec__capture.stdout.json
+++ b/source-airtable/tests/snapshots/snapshots__spec__capture.stdout.json
@@ -14,11 +14,17 @@
             "api_key"
           ],
           "properties": {
+            "auth_method": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "const": "api_key",
+              "default": "api_key",
+              "order": 0
+            },
             "api_key": {
               "type": "string",
               "description": "The Personal Access Token for the Airtable account. See https://airtable.com/developers/web/guides/personal-access-tokens for more information on how to obtain this token.",
               "title": "Personal Access Token",
-              "airbyte_secret": true
+              "secret": true
             }
           }
         }