diff --git a/schemas/1.5/dbt_yml_files-1.5.json b/schemas/1.5/dbt_yml_files-1.5.json
index 6cd15d7..1af84c8 100644
--- a/schemas/1.5/dbt_yml_files-1.5.json
+++ b/schemas/1.5/dbt_yml_files-1.5.json
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@
           },
           "owner": {
             "type": "object",
-            "required": ["email"],
+            "anyOf": [
+              {"required": ["email"]},
+              {"required": ["name"]}
+              ],
             "properties": {
               "name": {
                 "type": "string"
diff --git a/schemas/1.6/dbt_yml_files-1.6.json b/schemas/1.6/dbt_yml_files-1.6.json
index c7f0c71..30a849e 100644
--- a/schemas/1.6/dbt_yml_files-1.6.json
+++ b/schemas/1.6/dbt_yml_files-1.6.json
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@
           },
           "owner": {
             "type": "object",
-            "required": ["email"],
+            "anyOf": [
+              {"required": ["email"]},
+              {"required": ["name"]}
+              ],
             "properties": {
               "name": {
                 "type": "string"
diff --git a/schemas/1.7/dbt_yml_files-1.7.json b/schemas/1.7/dbt_yml_files-1.7.json
index c7f0c71..30a849e 100644
--- a/schemas/1.7/dbt_yml_files-1.7.json
+++ b/schemas/1.7/dbt_yml_files-1.7.json
@@ -92,7 +92,10 @@
           },
           "owner": {
             "type": "object",
-            "required": ["email"],
+            "anyOf": [
+              {"required": ["email"]},
+              {"required": ["name"]}
+              ],
             "properties": {
               "name": {
                 "type": "string"
diff --git a/schemas/latest/dbt_yml_files-latest.json b/schemas/latest/dbt_yml_files-latest.json
index 5c38a0d..7792f84 100644
--- a/schemas/latest/dbt_yml_files-latest.json
+++ b/schemas/latest/dbt_yml_files-latest.json
@@ -111,9 +111,10 @@
           },
           "owner": {
             "type": "object",
-            "required": [
-              "email"
-            ],
+            "anyOf": [
+              {"required": ["email"]},
+              {"required": ["name"]}
+              ],
             "properties": {
               "name": {
                 "type": "string"