diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1203c88e..2d00810e 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "utopia-ui",
-  "version": "3.0.30",
+  "version": "3.0.32",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "utopia-ui",
-      "version": "3.0.30",
+      "version": "3.0.32",
       "license": "GPL-3.0-only",
       "dependencies": {
         "@heroicons/react": "^2.0.17",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b7cdb45c..afbb5f8a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "utopia-ui",
-  "version": "3.0.30",
+  "version": "3.0.32",
   "description": "Reuseable React Components to build mapping apps for real life communities and networks",
   "repository": "https://github.com/utopia-os/utopia-ui",
   "homepage:": "https://utopia-os.org/",
diff --git a/src/Components/Input/TextAreaInput.tsx b/src/Components/Input/TextAreaInput.tsx
index 91642f0e..3369e792 100644
--- a/src/Components/Input/TextAreaInput.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Input/TextAreaInput.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ type TextAreaProps = {
   inputStyle?: string
   defaultValue: string
   placeholder?: string
+  required?: boolean
   updateFormValue?: (value: string) => void
 }
 
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export function TextAreaInput({
   inputStyle,
   defaultValue,
   placeholder,
+  required = true,
   updateFormValue,
 }: TextAreaProps) {
   const ref = useRef<HTMLTextAreaElement>(null)
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ export function TextAreaInput({
         </label>
       ) : null}
       <textarea
-        required
+        required={required}
         ref={ref}
         value={inputValue}
         name={dataField}
diff --git a/src/Components/Profile/Subcomponents/ProfileTextForm.tsx b/src/Components/Profile/Subcomponents/ProfileTextForm.tsx
index 9509d92f..1d72a3b3 100644
--- a/src/Components/Profile/Subcomponents/ProfileTextForm.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Profile/Subcomponents/ProfileTextForm.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ export const ProfileTextForm = ({
   heading,
   size,
   hideInputLabel,
+  required,
 }: {
   state: FormState
   setState: React.Dispatch<React.SetStateAction<any>>
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export const ProfileTextForm = ({
   heading: string
   size: string
   hideInputLabel: boolean
+  required?: boolean
 }) => {
   const [field, setField] = useState<string>(dataField || 'text')
 
@@ -57,6 +59,7 @@ export const ProfileTextForm = ({
         labelStyle={hideInputLabel ? 'tw-hidden' : ''}
         containerStyle={size === 'full' ? 'tw-grow tw-h-full' : ''}
         inputStyle={size === 'full' ? 'tw-h-full' : 'tw-h-24'}
+        required={required}
       />
     </div>
   )