diff --git a/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py b/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
index 3f7d43f0ef..dc941c34ee 100644
--- a/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
+++ b/pyiceberg/table/update/__init__.py
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from datetime import datetime
 from functools import singledispatch
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Annotated, Any, Dict, Generic, List, Literal, Optional, Tuple, TypeVar, Union, cast
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Annotated, Any, Dict, Generic, List, Literal, Optional, Set, Tuple, TypeVar, Union, cast
 
 from pydantic import Field, field_validator, model_validator
 
@@ -756,6 +756,13 @@ def validate(self, base_metadata: Optional[TableMetadata]) -> None:
         elif self.snapshot_id is not None:
             raise CommitFailedException(f"Requirement failed: branch or tag {self.ref} is missing, expected {self.snapshot_id}")
 
+    # override the override method, allowing None to serialize to `null` instead of being omitted.
+    def model_dump_json(
+        self, exclude_none: bool = False, exclude: Optional[Set[str]] = None, by_alias: bool = True, **kwargs: Any
+    ) -> str:
+        # `snapshot-id` is required in json response, even if null
+        return super().model_dump_json(exclude_none=False)
+
 
 class AssertLastAssignedFieldId(ValidatableTableRequirement):
     """The table's last assigned column id must match the requirement's `last-assigned-field-id`."""
diff --git a/tests/table/test_init.py b/tests/table/test_init.py
index 748a77eee0..9d284e77f4 100644
--- a/tests/table/test_init.py
+++ b/tests/table/test_init.py
@@ -1039,6 +1039,9 @@ def test_assert_ref_snapshot_id(table_v2: Table) -> None:
     ):
         AssertRefSnapshotId(ref="test", snapshot_id=3055729675574597004).validate(base_metadata)
 
+    expected_json = '{"type":"assert-ref-snapshot-id","ref":"main","snapshot-id":null}'
+    assert AssertRefSnapshotId(ref="main").model_dump_json() == expected_json
+
 
 def test_assert_last_assigned_field_id(table_v2: Table) -> None:
     base_metadata = table_v2.metadata