diff --git a/flyteidl/clients/go/assets/admin.swagger.json b/flyteidl/clients/go/assets/admin.swagger.json
index 4e944181b5..6b15593c08 100644
--- a/flyteidl/clients/go/assets/admin.swagger.json
+++ b/flyteidl/clients/go/assets/admin.swagger.json
@@ -7957,7 +7957,8 @@
         "DURATION",
         "BINARY",
         "ERROR",
-        "STRUCT"
+        "STRUCT",
+        "ANY"
       ],
       "default": "NONE",
       "description": "Define a set of simple types."
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-es/flyteidl/core/types_pb.ts b/flyteidl/gen/pb-es/flyteidl/core/types_pb.ts
index f311fa0692..59bb3a61b4 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-es/flyteidl/core/types_pb.ts
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-es/flyteidl/core/types_pb.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ export enum SimpleType {
    * @generated from enum value: STRUCT = 9;
    */
   STRUCT = 9,
+
+  /**
+   * @generated from enum value: ANY = 10;
+   */
+  ANY = 10,
 }
 // Retrieve enum metadata with: proto3.getEnumType(SimpleType)
 proto3.util.setEnumType(SimpleType, "flyteidl.core.SimpleType", [
@@ -74,6 +79,7 @@ proto3.util.setEnumType(SimpleType, "flyteidl.core.SimpleType", [
   { no: 7, name: "BINARY" },
   { no: 8, name: "ERROR" },
   { no: 9, name: "STRUCT" },
+  { no: 10, name: "ANY" },
 ]);
 
 /**
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core/types.pb.go b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core/types.pb.go
index b844e951c9..1391306a4a 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core/types.pb.go
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core/types.pb.go
@@ -35,21 +35,23 @@ const (
 	SimpleType_BINARY   SimpleType = 7
 	SimpleType_ERROR    SimpleType = 8
 	SimpleType_STRUCT   SimpleType = 9
+	SimpleType_ANY      SimpleType = 10
 )
 
 // Enum value maps for SimpleType.
 var (
 	SimpleType_name = map[int32]string{
-		0: "NONE",
-		1: "INTEGER",
-		2: "FLOAT",
-		3: "STRING",
-		4: "BOOLEAN",
-		5: "DATETIME",
-		6: "DURATION",
-		7: "BINARY",
-		8: "ERROR",
-		9: "STRUCT",
+		0:  "NONE",
+		1:  "INTEGER",
+		2:  "FLOAT",
+		3:  "STRING",
+		4:  "BOOLEAN",
+		5:  "DATETIME",
+		6:  "DURATION",
+		7:  "BINARY",
+		8:  "ERROR",
+		9:  "STRUCT",
+		10: "ANY",
 	}
 	SimpleType_value = map[string]int32{
 		"NONE":     0,
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ var (
 		"BINARY":   7,
 		"ERROR":    8,
 		"STRUCT":   9,
+		"ANY":      10,
 	}
 )
 
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 var (
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/cacheservice/cacheservice.swagger.json b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/cacheservice/cacheservice.swagger.json
index 79be0ba117..0b13d1af25 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/cacheservice/cacheservice.swagger.json
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/cacheservice/cacheservice.swagger.json
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@
         "DURATION",
         "BINARY",
         "ERROR",
-        "STRUCT"
+        "STRUCT",
+        "ANY"
       ],
       "default": "NONE",
       "description": "Define a set of simple types."
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/datacatalog/datacatalog.swagger.json b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/datacatalog/datacatalog.swagger.json
index 1f2f91d28b..042a6de4d2 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/datacatalog/datacatalog.swagger.json
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/datacatalog/datacatalog.swagger.json
@@ -335,7 +335,8 @@
         "DURATION",
         "BINARY",
         "ERROR",
-        "STRUCT"
+        "STRUCT",
+        "ANY"
       ],
       "default": "NONE",
       "description": "Define a set of simple types."
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/admin.swagger.json b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/admin.swagger.json
index 4e944181b5..6b15593c08 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/admin.swagger.json
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/admin.swagger.json
@@ -7957,7 +7957,8 @@
         "DURATION",
         "BINARY",
         "ERROR",
-        "STRUCT"
+        "STRUCT",
+        "ANY"
       ],
       "default": "NONE",
       "description": "Define a set of simple types."
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/agent.swagger.json b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/agent.swagger.json
index a2d429d019..45e36c65cb 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/agent.swagger.json
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/agent.swagger.json
@@ -1614,7 +1614,8 @@
         "DURATION",
         "BINARY",
         "ERROR",
-        "STRUCT"
+        "STRUCT",
+        "ANY"
       ],
       "default": "NONE",
       "description": "Define a set of simple types."
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/dataproxy.swagger.json b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/dataproxy.swagger.json
index 4798fc6c2d..d4f759dfa4 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/dataproxy.swagger.json
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/dataproxy.swagger.json
@@ -463,7 +463,8 @@
         "DURATION",
         "BINARY",
         "ERROR",
-        "STRUCT"
+        "STRUCT",
+        "ANY"
       ],
       "default": "NONE",
       "description": "Define a set of simple types."
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/external_plugin_service.swagger.json b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/external_plugin_service.swagger.json
index f488a49c00..c81bdda9db 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/external_plugin_service.swagger.json
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/external_plugin_service.swagger.json
@@ -918,7 +918,8 @@
         "DURATION",
         "BINARY",
         "ERROR",
-        "STRUCT"
+        "STRUCT",
+        "ANY"
       ],
       "default": "NONE",
       "description": "Define a set of simple types."
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/signal.swagger.json b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/signal.swagger.json
index 94c859bfcd..8bb84edae3 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/signal.swagger.json
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/gateway/flyteidl/service/signal.swagger.json
@@ -541,7 +541,8 @@
         "DURATION",
         "BINARY",
         "ERROR",
-        "STRUCT"
+        "STRUCT",
+        "ANY"
       ],
       "default": "NONE",
       "description": "Define a set of simple types."
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-js/flyteidl.d.ts b/flyteidl/gen/pb-js/flyteidl.d.ts
index cceab76647..a1bdc2d7ba 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-js/flyteidl.d.ts
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-js/flyteidl.d.ts
@@ -1906,7 +1906,8 @@ export namespace flyteidl {
             DURATION = 6,
             BINARY = 7,
             ERROR = 8,
-            STRUCT = 9
+            STRUCT = 9,
+            ANY = 10
         }
 
         /** Properties of a SchemaType. */
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb-js/flyteidl.js b/flyteidl/gen/pb-js/flyteidl.js
index e29f5fc9ff..cb4a73367b 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb-js/flyteidl.js
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb-js/flyteidl.js
@@ -4545,6 +4545,7 @@
              * @property {number} BINARY=7 BINARY value
              * @property {number} ERROR=8 ERROR value
              * @property {number} STRUCT=9 STRUCT value
+             * @property {number} ANY=10 ANY value
              */
             core.SimpleType = (function() {
                 var valuesById = {}, values = Object.create(valuesById);
@@ -4558,6 +4559,7 @@
                 values[valuesById[7] = "BINARY"] = 7;
                 values[valuesById[8] = "ERROR"] = 8;
                 values[valuesById[9] = "STRUCT"] = 9;
+                values[valuesById[10] = "ANY"] = 10;
                 return values;
             })();
     
@@ -6049,6 +6051,7 @@
                         case 7:
                         case 8:
                         case 9:
+                        case 10:
                             break;
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb_python/flyteidl/core/types_pb2.py b/flyteidl/gen/pb_python/flyteidl/core/types_pb2.py
index 3043a0cf6b..748e6b402f 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb_python/flyteidl/core/types_pb2.py
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb_python/flyteidl/core/types_pb2.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 from google.protobuf import struct_pb2 as google_dot_protobuf_dot_struct__pb2
 
 
-DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor_pool.Default().AddSerializedFile(b'\n\x19\x66lyteidl/core/types.proto\x12\rflyteidl.core\x1a\x1cgoogle/protobuf/struct.proto\"\xa1\x02\n\nSchemaType\x12@\n\x07\x63olumns\x18\x03 \x03(\x0b\x32&.flyteidl.core.SchemaType.SchemaColumnR\x07\x63olumns\x1a\xd0\x01\n\x0cSchemaColumn\x12\x12\n\x04name\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x04name\x12K\n\x04type\x18\x02 \x01(\x0e\x32\x37.flyteidl.core.SchemaType.SchemaColumn.SchemaColumnTypeR\x04type\"_\n\x10SchemaColumnType\x12\x0b\n\x07INTEGER\x10\x00\x12\t\n\x05\x46LOAT\x10\x01\x12\n\n\x06STRING\x10\x02\x12\x0b\n\x07\x42OOLEAN\x10\x03\x12\x0c\n\x08\x44\x41TETIME\x10\x04\x12\x0c\n\x08\x44URATION\x10\x05\"\xc7\x02\n\x15StructuredDatasetType\x12L\n\x07\x63olumns\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x32.flyteidl.core.StructuredDatasetType.DatasetColumnR\x07\x63olumns\x12\x16\n\x06\x66ormat\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x06\x66ormat\x12\x30\n\x14\x65xternal_schema_type\x18\x03 \x01(\tR\x12\x65xternalSchemaType\x12\x32\n\x15\x65xternal_schema_bytes\x18\x04 \x01(\x0cR\x13\x65xternalSchemaBytes\x1a\x62\n\rDatasetColumn\x12\x12\n\x04name\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x04name\x12=\n\x0cliteral_type\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeR\x0bliteralType\"\xa7\x01\n\x08\x42lobType\x12\x16\n\x06\x66ormat\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x06\x66ormat\x12R\n\x0e\x64imensionality\x18\x02 \x01(\x0e\x32*.flyteidl.core.BlobType.BlobDimensionalityR\x0e\x64imensionality\"/\n\x12\x42lobDimensionality\x12\n\n\x06SINGLE\x10\x00\x12\r\n\tMULTIPART\x10\x01\"\"\n\x08\x45numType\x12\x16\n\x06values\x18\x01 \x03(\tR\x06values\"C\n\tUnionType\x12\x36\n\x08variants\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeR\x08variants\"\xd7\x01\n\rTypeStructure\x12\x10\n\x03tag\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x03tag\x12V\n\x0e\x64\x61taclass_type\x18\x02 \x03(\x0b\x32/.flyteidl.core.TypeStructure.DataclassTypeEntryR\rdataclassType\x1a\\\n\x12\x44\x61taclassTypeEntry\x12\x10\n\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x03key\x12\x30\n\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeR\x05value:\x02\x38\x01\"K\n\x0eTypeAnnotation\x12\x39\n\x0b\x61nnotations\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x17.google.protobuf.StructR\x0b\x61nnotations\"\xbc\x05\n\x0bLiteralType\x12\x33\n\x06simple\x18\x01 \x01(\x0e\x32\x19.flyteidl.core.SimpleTypeH\x00R\x06simple\x12\x33\n\x06schema\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32\x19.flyteidl.core.SchemaTypeH\x00R\x06schema\x12\x45\n\x0f\x63ollection_type\x18\x03 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeH\x00R\x0e\x63ollectionType\x12\x42\n\x0emap_value_type\x18\x04 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeH\x00R\x0cmapValueType\x12-\n\x04\x62lob\x18\x05 \x01(\x0b\x32\x17.flyteidl.core.BlobTypeH\x00R\x04\x62lob\x12\x36\n\tenum_type\x18\x07 \x01(\x0b\x32\x17.flyteidl.core.EnumTypeH\x00R\x08\x65numType\x12^\n\x17structured_dataset_type\x18\x08 \x01(\x0b\x32$.flyteidl.core.StructuredDatasetTypeH\x00R\x15structuredDatasetType\x12\x39\n\nunion_type\x18\n \x01(\x0b\x32\x18.flyteidl.core.UnionTypeH\x00R\tunionType\x12\x33\n\x08metadata\x18\x06 \x01(\x0b\x32\x17.google.protobuf.StructR\x08metadata\x12=\n\nannotation\x18\t \x01(\x0b\x32\x1d.flyteidl.core.TypeAnnotationR\nannotation\x12:\n\tstructure\x18\x0b \x01(\x0b\x32\x1c.flyteidl.core.TypeStructureR\tstructureB\x06\n\x04type\"z\n\x0fOutputReference\x12\x17\n\x07node_id\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x06nodeId\x12\x10\n\x03var\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x03var\x12<\n\tattr_path\x18\x03 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1f.flyteidl.core.PromiseAttributeR\x08\x61ttrPath\"_\n\x10PromiseAttribute\x12#\n\x0cstring_value\x18\x01 \x01(\tH\x00R\x0bstringValue\x12\x1d\n\tint_value\x18\x02 \x01(\x05H\x00R\x08intValueB\x07\n\x05value\"G\n\x05\x45rror\x12$\n\x0e\x66\x61iled_node_id\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x0c\x66\x61iledNodeId\x12\x18\n\x07message\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x07message*\x86\x01\n\nSimpleType\x12\x08\n\x04NONE\x10\x00\x12\x0b\n\x07INTEGER\x10\x01\x12\t\n\x05\x46LOAT\x10\x02\x12\n\n\x06STRING\x10\x03\x12\x0b\n\x07\x42OOLEAN\x10\x04\x12\x0c\n\x08\x44\x41TETIME\x10\x05\x12\x0c\n\x08\x44URATION\x10\x06\x12\n\n\x06\x42INARY\x10\x07\x12\t\n\x05\x45RROR\x10\x08\x12\n\n\x06STRUCT\x10\tB\xb0\x01\n\x11\x63om.flyteidl.coreB\nTypesProtoP\x01Z:github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core\xa2\x02\x03\x46\x43X\xaa\x02\rFlyteidl.Core\xca\x02\rFlyteidl\\Core\xe2\x02\x19\x46lyteidl\\Core\\GPBMetadata\xea\x02\x0e\x46lyteidl::Coreb\x06proto3')
+DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor_pool.Default().AddSerializedFile(b'\n\x19\x66lyteidl/core/types.proto\x12\rflyteidl.core\x1a\x1cgoogle/protobuf/struct.proto\"\xa1\x02\n\nSchemaType\x12@\n\x07\x63olumns\x18\x03 \x03(\x0b\x32&.flyteidl.core.SchemaType.SchemaColumnR\x07\x63olumns\x1a\xd0\x01\n\x0cSchemaColumn\x12\x12\n\x04name\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x04name\x12K\n\x04type\x18\x02 \x01(\x0e\x32\x37.flyteidl.core.SchemaType.SchemaColumn.SchemaColumnTypeR\x04type\"_\n\x10SchemaColumnType\x12\x0b\n\x07INTEGER\x10\x00\x12\t\n\x05\x46LOAT\x10\x01\x12\n\n\x06STRING\x10\x02\x12\x0b\n\x07\x42OOLEAN\x10\x03\x12\x0c\n\x08\x44\x41TETIME\x10\x04\x12\x0c\n\x08\x44URATION\x10\x05\"\xc7\x02\n\x15StructuredDatasetType\x12L\n\x07\x63olumns\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x32.flyteidl.core.StructuredDatasetType.DatasetColumnR\x07\x63olumns\x12\x16\n\x06\x66ormat\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x06\x66ormat\x12\x30\n\x14\x65xternal_schema_type\x18\x03 \x01(\tR\x12\x65xternalSchemaType\x12\x32\n\x15\x65xternal_schema_bytes\x18\x04 \x01(\x0cR\x13\x65xternalSchemaBytes\x1a\x62\n\rDatasetColumn\x12\x12\n\x04name\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x04name\x12=\n\x0cliteral_type\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeR\x0bliteralType\"\xa7\x01\n\x08\x42lobType\x12\x16\n\x06\x66ormat\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x06\x66ormat\x12R\n\x0e\x64imensionality\x18\x02 \x01(\x0e\x32*.flyteidl.core.BlobType.BlobDimensionalityR\x0e\x64imensionality\"/\n\x12\x42lobDimensionality\x12\n\n\x06SINGLE\x10\x00\x12\r\n\tMULTIPART\x10\x01\"\"\n\x08\x45numType\x12\x16\n\x06values\x18\x01 \x03(\tR\x06values\"C\n\tUnionType\x12\x36\n\x08variants\x18\x01 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeR\x08variants\"\xd7\x01\n\rTypeStructure\x12\x10\n\x03tag\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x03tag\x12V\n\x0e\x64\x61taclass_type\x18\x02 \x03(\x0b\x32/.flyteidl.core.TypeStructure.DataclassTypeEntryR\rdataclassType\x1a\\\n\x12\x44\x61taclassTypeEntry\x12\x10\n\x03key\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x03key\x12\x30\n\x05value\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeR\x05value:\x02\x38\x01\"K\n\x0eTypeAnnotation\x12\x39\n\x0b\x61nnotations\x18\x01 \x01(\x0b\x32\x17.google.protobuf.StructR\x0b\x61nnotations\"\xbc\x05\n\x0bLiteralType\x12\x33\n\x06simple\x18\x01 \x01(\x0e\x32\x19.flyteidl.core.SimpleTypeH\x00R\x06simple\x12\x33\n\x06schema\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32\x19.flyteidl.core.SchemaTypeH\x00R\x06schema\x12\x45\n\x0f\x63ollection_type\x18\x03 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeH\x00R\x0e\x63ollectionType\x12\x42\n\x0emap_value_type\x18\x04 \x01(\x0b\x32\x1a.flyteidl.core.LiteralTypeH\x00R\x0cmapValueType\x12-\n\x04\x62lob\x18\x05 \x01(\x0b\x32\x17.flyteidl.core.BlobTypeH\x00R\x04\x62lob\x12\x36\n\tenum_type\x18\x07 \x01(\x0b\x32\x17.flyteidl.core.EnumTypeH\x00R\x08\x65numType\x12^\n\x17structured_dataset_type\x18\x08 \x01(\x0b\x32$.flyteidl.core.StructuredDatasetTypeH\x00R\x15structuredDatasetType\x12\x39\n\nunion_type\x18\n \x01(\x0b\x32\x18.flyteidl.core.UnionTypeH\x00R\tunionType\x12\x33\n\x08metadata\x18\x06 \x01(\x0b\x32\x17.google.protobuf.StructR\x08metadata\x12=\n\nannotation\x18\t \x01(\x0b\x32\x1d.flyteidl.core.TypeAnnotationR\nannotation\x12:\n\tstructure\x18\x0b \x01(\x0b\x32\x1c.flyteidl.core.TypeStructureR\tstructureB\x06\n\x04type\"z\n\x0fOutputReference\x12\x17\n\x07node_id\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x06nodeId\x12\x10\n\x03var\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x03var\x12<\n\tattr_path\x18\x03 \x03(\x0b\x32\x1f.flyteidl.core.PromiseAttributeR\x08\x61ttrPath\"_\n\x10PromiseAttribute\x12#\n\x0cstring_value\x18\x01 \x01(\tH\x00R\x0bstringValue\x12\x1d\n\tint_value\x18\x02 \x01(\x05H\x00R\x08intValueB\x07\n\x05value\"G\n\x05\x45rror\x12$\n\x0e\x66\x61iled_node_id\x18\x01 \x01(\tR\x0c\x66\x61iledNodeId\x12\x18\n\x07message\x18\x02 \x01(\tR\x07message*\x8f\x01\n\nSimpleType\x12\x08\n\x04NONE\x10\x00\x12\x0b\n\x07INTEGER\x10\x01\x12\t\n\x05\x46LOAT\x10\x02\x12\n\n\x06STRING\x10\x03\x12\x0b\n\x07\x42OOLEAN\x10\x04\x12\x0c\n\x08\x44\x41TETIME\x10\x05\x12\x0c\n\x08\x44URATION\x10\x06\x12\n\n\x06\x42INARY\x10\x07\x12\t\n\x05\x45RROR\x10\x08\x12\n\n\x06STRUCT\x10\t\x12\x07\n\x03\x41NY\x10\nB\xb0\x01\n\x11\x63om.flyteidl.coreB\nTypesProtoP\x01Z:github.com/flyteorg/flyte/flyteidl/gen/pb-go/flyteidl/core\xa2\x02\x03\x46\x43X\xaa\x02\rFlyteidl.Core\xca\x02\rFlyteidl\\Core\xe2\x02\x19\x46lyteidl\\Core\\GPBMetadata\xea\x02\x0e\x46lyteidl::Coreb\x06proto3')
 
 _globals = globals()
 _builder.BuildMessageAndEnumDescriptors(DESCRIPTOR, _globals)
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
   _TYPESTRUCTURE_DATACLASSTYPEENTRY._options = None
   _TYPESTRUCTURE_DATACLASSTYPEENTRY._serialized_options = b'8\001'
   _globals['_SIMPLETYPE']._serialized_start=2264
-  _globals['_SIMPLETYPE']._serialized_end=2398
+  _globals['_SIMPLETYPE']._serialized_end=2407
   _globals['_SCHEMATYPE']._serialized_start=75
   _globals['_SCHEMATYPE']._serialized_end=364
   _globals['_SCHEMATYPE_SCHEMACOLUMN']._serialized_start=156
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb_python/flyteidl/core/types_pb2.pyi b/flyteidl/gen/pb_python/flyteidl/core/types_pb2.pyi
index 9028afabd5..62e3447510 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb_python/flyteidl/core/types_pb2.pyi
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb_python/flyteidl/core/types_pb2.pyi
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ class SimpleType(int, metaclass=_enum_type_wrapper.EnumTypeWrapper):
     BINARY: _ClassVar[SimpleType]
     ERROR: _ClassVar[SimpleType]
     STRUCT: _ClassVar[SimpleType]
+    ANY: _ClassVar[SimpleType]
 NONE: SimpleType
 INTEGER: SimpleType
 FLOAT: SimpleType
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ DURATION: SimpleType
 BINARY: SimpleType
 ERROR: SimpleType
 STRUCT: SimpleType
+ANY: SimpleType
 
 class SchemaType(_message.Message):
     __slots__ = ["columns"]
diff --git a/flyteidl/gen/pb_rust/flyteidl.core.rs b/flyteidl/gen/pb_rust/flyteidl.core.rs
index 215fa60f82..e6338d28a3 100644
--- a/flyteidl/gen/pb_rust/flyteidl.core.rs
+++ b/flyteidl/gen/pb_rust/flyteidl.core.rs
@@ -305,6 +305,7 @@ pub enum SimpleType {
     Binary = 7,
     Error = 8,
     Struct = 9,
+    Any = 10,
 }
 impl SimpleType {
     /// String value of the enum field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -323,6 +324,7 @@ impl SimpleType {
             SimpleType::Binary => "BINARY",
             SimpleType::Error => "ERROR",
             SimpleType::Struct => "STRUCT",
+            SimpleType::Any => "ANY",
         }
     }
     /// Creates an enum from field names used in the ProtoBuf definition.
@@ -338,6 +340,7 @@ impl SimpleType {
             "BINARY" => Some(Self::Binary),
             "ERROR" => Some(Self::Error),
             "STRUCT" => Some(Self::Struct),
+            "ANY" => Some(Self::Any),
             _ => None,
         }
     }
diff --git a/flyteidl/protos/flyteidl/core/types.proto b/flyteidl/protos/flyteidl/core/types.proto
index 3580eea9f0..44daf4dbee 100644
--- a/flyteidl/protos/flyteidl/core/types.proto
+++ b/flyteidl/protos/flyteidl/core/types.proto
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ enum SimpleType {
     BINARY = 7;
     ERROR = 8;
     STRUCT = 9;
+    ANY = 10;
 }
 
 // Defines schema columns and types to strongly type-validate schemas interoperability.
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/typing.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/typing.go
index 388cb32123..2c036e42c2 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/typing.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/typing.go
@@ -356,7 +356,19 @@ func getTypeChecker(t *flyte.LiteralType) typeChecker {
 	}
 }
 
-func AreTypesCastable(upstreamType, downstreamType *flyte.LiteralType) bool {
+func isTypeAny(t *flyte.LiteralType) bool {
+	if simpleType, ok := t.GetType().(*flyte.LiteralType_Simple); ok {
+		return simpleType.Simple == flyte.SimpleType_ANY
+	}
+
+	return false
+}
+
+func AreTypesCastable(upstreamType *flyte.LiteralType, downstreamType *flyte.LiteralType) bool {
+	if isTypeAny(downstreamType) {
+		return true
+	}
+
 	typeChecker := getTypeChecker(downstreamType)
 
 	// if upstream is a singular union we check if the downstream type is castable from the union variant
diff --git a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/typing_test.go b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/typing_test.go
index 17e55b1e0a..0f310d1efd 100644
--- a/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/typing_test.go
+++ b/flytepropeller/pkg/compiler/validators/typing_test.go
@@ -22,6 +22,18 @@ func TestSimpleLiteralCasting(t *testing.T) {
 		assert.True(t, castable, "Integers should be castable to other integers")
 	})
 
+	t.Run("IntegerToAny", func(t *testing.T) {
+		castable := AreTypesCastable(
+			&core.LiteralType{
+				Type: &core.LiteralType_Simple{Simple: core.SimpleType_INTEGER},
+			},
+			&core.LiteralType{
+				Type: &core.LiteralType_Simple{Simple: core.SimpleType_ANY},
+			},
+		)
+		assert.True(t, castable, "Integers should be castable to Any")
+	})
+
 	t.Run("IntegerToFloat", func(t *testing.T) {
 		castable := AreTypesCastable(
 			&core.LiteralType{