diff --git a/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.32/03-add-routes-hash-setting.js b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.32/03-add-routes-hash-setting.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c1d51d881c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/server/data/migrations/versions/3.32/03-add-routes-hash-setting.js
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+const logging = require('../../../../../shared/logging');
+module.exports = {
+    config: {
+        transaction: true
+    },
+
+    async up({transacting: knex}) {
+        logging.info('Updating routes_hash to group: core, type: string, flags: null');
+
+        await knex('settings')
+            .update({
+                group: 'core',
+                type: 'string',
+                flags: null
+            })
+            .where('key', 'routes_hash');
+    },
+
+    async down() {}
+};
diff --git a/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json b/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
index 50f3615f49..1a4c34d60e 100644
--- a/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
+++ b/core/server/data/schema/default-settings.json
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@
             "defaultValue": null,
             "type": "string"
         },
+        "routes_hash": {
+            "defaultValue": null,
+            "type": "string"
+        },
         "next_update_check": {
             "defaultValue": null,
             "type": "number"
diff --git a/test/regression/settings/settings_spec.js b/test/regression/settings/settings_spec.js
index a8c13be6d2..06878a173e 100644
--- a/test/regression/settings/settings_spec.js
+++ b/test/regression/settings/settings_spec.js
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ describe('Settings', function () {
         return testUtils.startGhost();
     });
 
-    // Whitelist: Only this list needs updating when a core setting is added/removed/renamed
+    // Allowlist: Only this list needs updating when a core setting is added/removed/renamed
     const coreSettingKeys = [
         'db_hash',
+        'routes_hash',
         'next_update_check',
         'notifications',
         'session_secret',
@@ -31,7 +32,7 @@ describe('Settings', function () {
         'members_stripe_webhook_secret'
     ];
     // If this test is failing, then it is likely a new setting has been added without group migration
-    // In case of `core` setting modifications, whitelist above needs to be updated
+    // In case of `core` setting modifications, allowlist above needs to be updated
     it('should not modify core keys without fixing this test', function () {
         return db.knex('settings')
             .where('group', 'core')
diff --git a/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js b/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
index c08a105809..4c0174d0ed 100644
--- a/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/data/schema/integrity_spec.js
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('DB version integrity', function () {
     // Only these variables should need updating
     const currentSchemaHash = '42a966364eb4b5851e807133374821da';
     const currentFixturesHash = '29148c40dfaf4f828c5fca95666f6545';
-    const currentSettingsHash = 'a079e294592f6effe0738e671d053e20';
+    const currentSettingsHash = 'c8daa2c9632bb75f9d60655de09ae3bd';
 
     // If this test is failing, then it is likely a change has been made that requires a DB version bump,
     // and the values above will need updating as confirmation