diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index baa00c20073..a22bf37a9c0 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -64966,7 +64966,7 @@
 		},
 		"packages/common": {
 			"name": "@esri/hub-common",
-			"version": "13.4.1",
+			"version": "13.7.0",
 			"license": "Apache-2.0",
 			"dependencies": {
 				"abab": "^2.0.5",
diff --git a/packages/common/src/discussions/_internal/DiscussionSchema.ts b/packages/common/src/discussions/_internal/DiscussionSchema.ts
index 94c98ca1618..7a7a62fbac0 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/discussions/_internal/DiscussionSchema.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/discussions/_internal/DiscussionSchema.ts
@@ -16,12 +16,13 @@ export const DiscussionEditorTypes = [
  * defines the JSON schema for a Discussion's editable fields
  */
 export const DiscussionSchema: IConfigurationSchema = {
-  required: ["name", "prompt"],
+  required: ["name"],
   type: "object",
   properties: {
     name: ENTITY_NAME_SCHEMA,
     prompt: {
       type: "string",
+      default: "We want to hear from you!",
     },
     summary: {
       type: "string",
diff --git a/packages/common/src/discussions/defaults.ts b/packages/common/src/discussions/defaults.ts
index 86f632a28c3..e5286e5001b 100644
--- a/packages/common/src/discussions/defaults.ts
+++ b/packages/common/src/discussions/defaults.ts
@@ -30,5 +30,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_DISCUSSION_MODEL: IModel = {
       schemaVersion: 1,
     },
   },
-  data: {},
+  data: {
+    prompt: "We want to hear from you!",
+  },
 } as unknown as IModel;