diff --git a/packages/shared/src/validators/secret.test.ts b/packages/shared/src/validators/secret.test.ts
index 4c2cfe02901..8c03375d4bd 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/validators/secret.test.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/validators/secret.test.ts
@@ -63,12 +63,15 @@ describe("secret validators", () => {
     });
   });
 
-  it("requires secret rotation payloads to include new material", () => {
-    expect(() => rotateSecretSchema.parse({})).toThrow(/requires value or externalRef/);
-    expect(() => rotateUserSecretValueSchema.parse({})).toThrow(/requires value or externalRef/);
+  it("requires secret rotation payloads to include rotation input", () => {
+    expect(() => rotateSecretSchema.parse({})).toThrow(/requires value, externalRef/);
+    expect(() => rotateUserSecretValueSchema.parse({})).toThrow(/requires value, externalRef/);
     expect(rotateUserSecretValueSchema.parse({ value: "new-secret" })).toEqual({
       value: "new-secret",
     });
+    expect(rotateUserSecretValueSchema.parse({ providerVersionRef: "version-2" })).toEqual({
+      providerVersionRef: "version-2",
+    });
   });
 
   it("rejects externalRef on managed secrets", () => {
diff --git a/packages/shared/src/validators/secret.ts b/packages/shared/src/validators/secret.ts
index 01f75b09f42..bb6bf4e04cf 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/validators/secret.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/validators/secret.ts
@@ -79,15 +79,25 @@ export const createSecretSchema = z.object({
 
 export type CreateSecret = z.infer<typeof createSecretSchema>;
 
-function requireSecretRotationMaterial(
-  value: { value?: string | null; externalRef?: string | null },
+function requireSecretRotationInput(
+  value: {
+    value?: string | null;
+    externalRef?: string | null;
+    providerVersionRef?: string | null;
+    providerConfigId?: string | null;
+  },
   ctx: z.RefinementCtx,
 ) {
-  if (!value.value?.trim() && !value.externalRef?.trim()) {
+  if (
+    !value.value?.trim() &&
+    !value.externalRef?.trim() &&
+    value.providerVersionRef === undefined &&
+    value.providerConfigId === undefined
+  ) {
     ctx.addIssue({
       code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
       path: ["value"],
-      message: "Secret rotation requires value or externalRef",
+      message: "Secret rotation requires value, externalRef, providerVersionRef, or providerConfigId",
     });
   }
 }
@@ -97,7 +107,7 @@ export const rotateSecretSchema = z.object({
   externalRef: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   providerVersionRef: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   providerConfigId: z.string().uuid().optional().nullable(),
-}).superRefine(requireSecretRotationMaterial);
+}).superRefine(requireSecretRotationInput);
 
 export type RotateSecret = z.infer<typeof rotateSecretSchema>;
 
@@ -194,7 +204,7 @@ export const rotateUserSecretValueSchema = z.object({
   externalRef: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   providerVersionRef: z.string().optional().nullable(),
   providerConfigId: z.string().uuid().optional().nullable(),
-}).superRefine(requireSecretRotationMaterial);
+}).superRefine(requireSecretRotationInput);
 
 export type RotateUserSecretValue = z.infer<typeof rotateUserSecretValueSchema>;
 
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/secrets-routes.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/secrets-routes.test.ts
index 450dba3a305..fb2be0591a5 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/secrets-routes.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/secrets-routes.test.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ describe("secret routes", () => {
       .send({});
 
     expect(res.status).toBe(400);
-    expect(JSON.stringify(res.body)).toMatch(/requires value or externalRef/);
+    expect(JSON.stringify(res.body)).toMatch(/requires value, externalRef/);
     expect(mockSecretService.rotateCurrentUserSecretValue).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });