diff --git a/packages/decap-cms-core/index.d.ts b/packages/decap-cms-core/index.d.ts
index 2fcd45aa83c4..edb8748a73d2 100644
--- a/packages/decap-cms-core/index.d.ts
+++ b/packages/decap-cms-core/index.d.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ declare module 'decap-cms-core' {
 
   export type CmsAuthScope = 'repo' | 'public_repo';
 
-  export type CmsPublishMode = 'simple' | 'editorial_workflow';
+  export type CmsPublishMode = 'simple' | 'editorial_workflow' | '';
 
   export type CmsSlugEncoding = 'unicode' | 'ascii';
 
diff --git a/packages/decap-cms-core/src/constants/configSchema.js b/packages/decap-cms-core/src/constants/configSchema.js
index d3f6de491aab..5efd2cd4c172 100644
--- a/packages/decap-cms-core/src/constants/configSchema.js
+++ b/packages/decap-cms-core/src/constants/configSchema.js
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ function getConfigSchema() {
       },
       publish_mode: {
         type: 'string',
-        enum: ['simple', 'editorial_workflow'],
+        enum: ['simple', 'editorial_workflow', ''],
         examples: ['editorial_workflow'],
       },
       slug: {