diff --git a/pkg/kotsclient/channel.go b/pkg/kotsclient/channel.go
index 89da4aa8..8c2d0f17 100644
--- a/pkg/kotsclient/channel.go
+++ b/pkg/kotsclient/channel.go
@@ -93,18 +93,16 @@ func (c *VendorV3Client) ArchiveChannel(appID, channelID string) error {
 }
 
 func (c *VendorV3Client) UpdateSemanticVersioning(appID string, channel *types.Channel, enableSemver bool) error {
-	request := types.UpdateChannelRequest{
-		Name:           channel.Name,
-		SemverRequired: enableSemver,
+	request := types.PatchChannelRequest{
+		SemverRequired: &enableSemver,
 	}
 
-	type updateChannelResponse struct {
+	response := struct {
 		Channel types.KotsChannel `json:"channel"`
-	}
-	var response updateChannelResponse
+	}{}
 
 	url := fmt.Sprintf("/v3/app/%s/channel/%s", appID, channel.ID)
-	err := c.DoJSON("PUT", url, http.StatusOK, request, &response)
+	err := c.DoJSON("PATCH", url, http.StatusOK, request, &response)
 	if err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "edit semantic versioning for channel")
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/kotsclient/channel_test.go b/pkg/kotsclient/channel_test.go
index 70a4b049..8ab4492a 100644
--- a/pkg/kotsclient/channel_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kotsclient/channel_test.go
@@ -233,14 +233,13 @@ func Test_AddRemoveSemver(t *testing.T) {
 		Given("Add Semver to a KOTS app channel").
 		UponReceiving("A request to add semver to kots app channel").
 		WithRequest(dsl.Request{
-			Method: "PUT",
+			Method: "PATCH",
 			Path:   dsl.String("/v3/app/replicated-cli-semver-channel-app/channel/replicated-cli-semver-channel-unstable"),
 			Headers: dsl.MapMatcher{
 				"Authorization": dsl.String("replicated-cli-semver-channel-token"),
 				"Content-Type":  dsl.String("application/json"),
 			},
 			Body: map[string]interface{}{
-				"name":           "Unstable",
 				"semverRequired": true,
 			},
 		}).
diff --git a/pkg/types/channel.go b/pkg/types/channel.go
index a45b63e5..aaa6ff71 100644
--- a/pkg/types/channel.go
+++ b/pkg/types/channel.go
@@ -86,10 +86,8 @@ type CreateChannelRequest struct {
 	Name                       string `json:"name"`
 }
 
-type UpdateChannelRequest struct {
-	// Description of the channel that is to be created.
-	Name           string `json:"name"`
-	SemverRequired bool   `json:"semverRequired,omitempty"`
+type PatchChannelRequest struct {
+	SemverRequired *bool `json:"semverRequired,omitempty"`
 }
 
 type Channel struct {