diff --git a/src/main/resources/db/migration/V5.13.0.3__9728-universe-variablemetadata.sql b/src/main/resources/db/migration/V5.13.0.3__9728-universe-variablemetadata.sql
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+-- increase field universe from 255 to text
+ALTER TABLE variablemetadata ALTER COLUMN universe TYPE text;