diff --git a/db/docs/design_management_designs_versions.yml b/db/docs/design_management_designs_versions.yml
index 3adff979ff555a36f5665d7f4f9ac70fd69d8b1f..bf67b8ad5d4234b3cb790f86e21691d1738db437 100644
--- a/db/docs/design_management_designs_versions.yml
+++ b/db/docs/design_management_designs_versions.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,19 @@ feature_categories:
 description: The SHA referencing changes to a single design or multiple design files
 introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/10552
 milestone: '11.10'
-gitlab_schema: gitlab_main
+gitlab_schema: gitlab_main_cell
+allow_cross_joins:
+- gitlab_main_clusterwide
+allow_cross_transactions:
+- gitlab_main_clusterwide
+allow_cross_foreign_keys:
+- gitlab_main_clusterwide
+desired_sharding_key:
+  project_id:
+    references: projects
+    backfill_via:
+      parent:
+        foreign_key: design_id
+        table: design_management_designs
+        sharding_key: project_id
+        belongs_to: design