diff --git a/schemas/ingest-spans.v1.schema.json b/schemas/ingest-spans.v1.schema.json
index 44ee6662..b169ca75 100644
--- a/schemas/ingest-spans.v1.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/ingest-spans.v1.schema.json
@@ -70,6 +70,9 @@
         },
         "attributes": {
           "$ref": "file://ingest-spans.v1.schema.json#/definitions/Attributes"
+        },
+        "_meta": {
+          "type": "object"
         }
       },
       "required": [