diff --git a/docs/docs/schema/defaults.json b/docs/docs/schema/defaults.json
index 9c34c0344..7ed023a1d 100644
--- a/docs/docs/schema/defaults.json
+++ b/docs/docs/schema/defaults.json
@@ -2211,7 +2211,7 @@
                     "anyOf": [
                         {
                             "items": {
-                                "type": "string"
+                                "type": "object"
                             },
                             "type": "array"
                         },
@@ -3398,7 +3398,7 @@
                     "anyOf": [
                         {
                             "items": {
-                                "type": "string"
+                                "type": "object"
                             },
                             "type": "array"
                         },
@@ -4019,7 +4019,7 @@
                     "anyOf": [
                         {
                             "items": {
-                                "type": "string"
+                                "type": "object"
                             },
                             "type": "array"
                         },
diff --git a/docs/docs/schema/pipeline.json b/docs/docs/schema/pipeline.json
index e47f31ffe..858163dbb 100644
--- a/docs/docs/schema/pipeline.json
+++ b/docs/docs/schema/pipeline.json
@@ -1866,7 +1866,7 @@
                     "anyOf": [
                         {
                             "items": {
-                                "type": "string"
+                                "type": "object"
                             },
                             "type": "array"
                         },
@@ -3053,7 +3053,7 @@
                     "anyOf": [
                         {
                             "items": {
-                                "type": "string"
+                                "type": "object"
                             },
                             "type": "array"
                         },
diff --git a/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/model.py b/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/model.py
index 96f6d473c..58d25cb3a 100644
--- a/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/model.py
+++ b/kpops/components/streams_bootstrap/model.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class StreamsBootstrapValues(SerializeAsOptionalModel, HelmAppValues):
     env: SerializeAsOptional[dict[str, str]] = {}
     secrets: SerializeAsOptional[dict[str, str]] = {}
     secret_refs: SerializeAsOptional[dict[str, Any]] = {}
-    secret_files_refs: SerializeAsOptional[list[str]] = []
+    secret_files_refs: SerializeAsOptional[list[dict[str, Any]]] = []
     files: SerializeAsOptional[dict[str, Any]] = {}
     java_options: JavaOptions | None = None
     pod_annotations: SerializeAsOptional[dict[str, str]] = {}
diff --git a/tests/components/streams_bootstrap/test_streams_bootstrap.py b/tests/components/streams_bootstrap/test_streams_bootstrap.py
index 1b4eac36d..783c9343d 100644
--- a/tests/components/streams_bootstrap/test_streams_bootstrap.py
+++ b/tests/components/streams_bootstrap/test_streams_bootstrap.py
@@ -289,3 +289,26 @@ def test_node_affinity(self):
                 }
             ],
         }
+
+    def test_secret_files_refs(self):
+        model = StreamsBootstrap.model_validate(
+            {
+                "name": "example-name",
+                "namespace": "test-namespace",
+                "values": {
+                    "image": "streamsBootstrap",
+                    "kafka": {
+                        "bootstrapServers": "localhost:9092",
+                    },
+                    "secretFilesRefs": [
+                        {
+                            "name": "foo",
+                            "volume": "bar",
+                            "mountPath": "/some/path/",
+                            "readOnly": True,
+                        }
+                    ],
+                },
+            },
+        )
+        assert model.values.secret_files_refs