diff --git a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/buildagent/dto/BuildAgentDTO.java b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/buildagent/dto/BuildAgentDTO.java
index 2ffa0f2daa61..dc68b89e18ab 100644
--- a/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/buildagent/dto/BuildAgentDTO.java
+++ b/src/main/java/de/tum/cit/aet/artemis/buildagent/dto/BuildAgentDTO.java
@@ -3,6 +3,13 @@
 import java.io.Serial;
 import java.io.Serializable;
 
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonIgnoreProperties;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonInclude;
+
+// NOTE: this data structure is used in shared code between core and build agent nodes. Changing it requires that the shared data structures in Hazelcast (or potentially Redis)
+// in the future are migrated or cleared. Changes should be communicated in release notes as potentially breaking changes.
+@JsonIgnoreProperties(ignoreUnknown = true)
+@JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_EMPTY)
 public record BuildAgentDTO(String name, String memberAddress, String displayName) implements Serializable {
 
     @Serial