diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 67ab51f6..869868ba 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "@adobe/aio-cli-plugin-api-mesh",
-	"version": "5.3.1",
+	"version": "5.3.2-beta.1",
 	"description": "Adobe I/O CLI plugin to develop and manage API mesh sources",
 	"keywords": [
 		"oclif-plugin"
diff --git a/src/commands/api-mesh/__tests__/set-log-forwarding.test.js b/src/commands/api-mesh/__tests__/set-log-forwarding.test.js
index 52973194..e8ac0f61 100644
--- a/src/commands/api-mesh/__tests__/set-log-forwarding.test.js
+++ b/src/commands/api-mesh/__tests__/set-log-forwarding.test.js
@@ -115,15 +115,6 @@ describe('SetLogForwardingCommand', () => {
 			);
 		});
 
-		test('throws an error if license key has wrong format', async () => {
-			promptInputSecret.mockResolvedValueOnce('wrongformat'); // Too short
-
-			const command = new SetLogForwardingCommand([], {});
-			await expect(command.run()).rejects.toThrow(
-				`The license key is in the wrong format. Expected: 40 characters (received: ${11})`,
-			);
-		});
-
 		test('prompts for missing destination', async () => {
 			parseSpy.mockResolvedValueOnce({
 				flags: {
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index 0946777f..92d462a9 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -132,11 +132,6 @@ const destinations = {
 					if (!value) {
 						throw new Error('License key is required');
 					}
-					if (value.length !== 40) {
-						throw new Error(
-							`The license key is in the wrong format. Expected: 40 characters (received: ${value.length})`,
-						);
-					}
 				},
 			},
 		],
@@ -777,7 +772,7 @@ async function localToUTCTime(timeString) {
 	try {
 		//Get the local timezone
 		// takes the timezone where the javascript runtime is running
-		// reference https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/DateTimeFormat/resolvedOptions#browser_compatibility:~:text=The%20value%20provided%20for%20this%20property%20in%20the%20options%20argument%2C%20with%20default%20filled%20in%20as%20needed.%20It%20is%20an%20IANA%20time%20zone%20name.%20The%20default%20is%20the%20runtime%27s%20default%20time%20zone.
+		// reference https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Intl/DateTimeFormat/resolvedOptions#browser_compatibility:~:text=The%20value%20provided%20for%20this%20property%20in%20the%20options%20argument%2C%20with%20default%20filled%20in%20as%20needed.%20It%20is%20an%20IANA%20time%20zone.%20The%20default%20is%20the%20runtime%27s%20default%20time%20zone.
 		const timeZone = Intl.DateTimeFormat().resolvedOptions().timeZone;
 
 		// Create a Date object from the formatted time string