diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d1909a6..e39b758 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ pipeline_config = {
           "http://my.kafka.broker:9093"
         ],
         "protocol": "PLAINTEXT",
-        "skip_auth": True
+        "mechanism": "NO_AUTH"
       },
       "topics": [
         {
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index d5c0c99..87ce492 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.5.1
+3.5.2
diff --git a/src/glassflow/etl/models/source.py b/src/glassflow/etl/models/source.py
index d7d32a4..d991d83 100644
--- a/src/glassflow/etl/models/source.py
+++ b/src/glassflow/etl/models/source.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import warnings
 from typing import Any, List, Optional
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ValidationInfo, field_validator, model_validator
@@ -18,6 +19,7 @@ class KafkaMechanism(CaseInsensitiveStrEnum):
     SCRAM_SHA_512 = "SCRAM-SHA-512"
     PLAIN = "PLAIN"
     GSSAPI = "GSSAPI"
+    NO_AUTH = "NO_AUTH"
 
 
 class SchemaField(BaseModel):
@@ -163,7 +165,13 @@ class KafkaConnectionParams(BaseModel):
     kerberos_keytab: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     kerberos_realm: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
     kerberos_config: Optional[str] = Field(default=None)
-    skip_auth: bool = Field(default=False)
+    skip_auth: bool = Field(
+        default=False,
+        exclude=True,
+        description='skip_auth is deprecated, use mechanism "NO_AUTH" instead or \
+        set skip_tls_verification to True if you want to skip TLS verification',
+    )
+    skip_tls_verification: bool = Field(default=False)
 
     @model_validator(mode="before")
     def empty_str_to_none(values):
@@ -178,6 +186,23 @@ def update(self, patch: "KafkaConnectionParamsPatch") -> "KafkaConnectionParams"
         merged_dict = {**current_dict, **patch_dict}
         return KafkaConnectionParams.model_validate(merged_dict)
 
+    @model_validator(mode="after")
+    def correct_skip_auth(self) -> "KafkaConnectionParams":
+        """
+        While the skip_auth field is deprecated,
+        we need to make sure the mechanism is NO_AUTH if skip_auth is True
+        """
+        if self.skip_auth:
+            if self.mechanism is not None and self.mechanism != KafkaMechanism.NO_AUTH:
+                warnings.warn(
+                    f"Mechanism is set to {self.mechanism}, but skip_auth is True. \
+                    Setting mechanism to NO_AUTH.",
+                    category=RuntimeWarning,
+                    stacklevel=1,
+                )
+            self.mechanism = KafkaMechanism.NO_AUTH
+        return self
+
 
 class SourceType(CaseInsensitiveStrEnum):
     KAFKA = "kafka"