diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/metadata_service/validators/metadata_validator.py b/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/metadata_service/validators/metadata_validator.py
index 8c71c394a750..5941033142cd 100644
--- a/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/metadata_service/validators/metadata_validator.py
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/metadata_service/validators/metadata_validator.py
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ class ValidatorOptions:
 ValidationResult = Tuple[bool, Optional[Union[ValidationError, str]]]
 Validator = Callable[[ConnectorMetadataDefinitionV0, ValidatorOptions], ValidationResult]
 
+_SOURCE_DECLARATIVE_MANIFEST_DEFINITION_ID = "64a2f99c-542f-4af8-9a6f-355f1217b436"
+
 
 def validate_metadata_images_in_dockerhub(
     metadata_definition: ConnectorMetadataDefinitionV0, validator_opts: ValidatorOptions
@@ -102,6 +104,13 @@ def validate_major_version_bump_has_breaking_change_entry(
     if not is_major_version(image_tag):
         return True, None
 
+    # We are updating the same version since connector builder projects have a different concept of
+    # versioning.
+    # We do not check for breaking changes for source-declarative-connector in the metadata because the conenctor isn't directly used by any workspace.
+    # Breaking changes are instead tracked at the CDK level
+    if str(metadata_definition.data.definitionId) == _SOURCE_DECLARATIVE_MANIFEST_DEFINITION_ID:
+        return True, None
+
     docker_repo = get(metadata_definition_dict, "data.dockerRepository")
     releases = get(metadata_definition_dict, "data.releases")
     if not releases:
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/tests/fixtures/metadata_validate/invalid/metadata_major_bump_no_breaking_changes.yaml b/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/tests/fixtures/metadata_validate/invalid/metadata_major_bump_no_breaking_changes.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9d26a7480bed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/tests/fixtures/metadata_validate/invalid/metadata_major_bump_no_breaking_changes.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+metadataSpecVersion: 1.0
+data:
+  name: Low-code
+  definitionId: 1fa90628-2b9e-11ed-a261-0242ac120002
+  connectorType: source
+  dockerRepository: airbyte/image-exists-1
+  githubIssueLabel: source-alloydb-strict-encrypt
+  dockerImageTag: 1.0.0
+  documentationUrl: https://docs.airbyte.com/integrations/sources/existingsource
+  connectorSubtype: database
+  releaseStage: generally_available
+  license: MIT
+  tags:
+    - language:java
diff --git a/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/tests/fixtures/metadata_validate/valid/metadata_declarative_manifest_major_bump_no_breaking_change.yaml b/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/tests/fixtures/metadata_validate/valid/metadata_declarative_manifest_major_bump_no_breaking_change.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cde8a6cedd85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/airbyte-ci/connectors/metadata_service/lib/tests/fixtures/metadata_validate/valid/metadata_declarative_manifest_major_bump_no_breaking_change.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+metadataSpecVersion: 1.0
+data:
+  name: Low-code
+  definitionId: 64a2f99c-542f-4af8-9a6f-355f1217b436
+  connectorType: source
+  dockerRepository: airbyte/image-exists-1
+  githubIssueLabel: source-alloydb-strict-encrypt
+  dockerImageTag: 1.0.0
+  documentationUrl: https://docs.airbyte.com/integrations/sources/existingsource
+  connectorSubtype: database
+  releaseStage: generally_available
+  license: MIT
+  tags:
+    - language:java