diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 3e36393..af90336 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "dbt-jobs-as-code"
-version = "0.9.0"
+version = "0.10.0"
 description = "A CLI to allow defining dbt Cloud jobs as code"
 authors = ["dbt Labs <info@dbtlabs.com>"]
 license = "Apache License 2.0"
diff --git a/src/dbt_jobs_as_code/schemas/job.py b/src/dbt_jobs_as_code/schemas/job.py
index 7b8c34f..a480c08 100644
--- a/src/dbt_jobs_as_code/schemas/job.py
+++ b/src/dbt_jobs_as_code/schemas/job.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ class JobDefinition(BaseModel):
     description: str = ""
     state: int = 1
     run_compare_changes: bool = False
+    compare_changes_flags: str = "--select state:modified"
     # we don't want to enforce the list in case we add more, but still want to get those in the JSON schema
     job_type: str = Field(
         json_schema_extra={"enum": ["scheduled", "merge", "ci", "other"]},
diff --git a/src/dbt_jobs_as_code/schemas/load_job_schema.json b/src/dbt_jobs_as_code/schemas/load_job_schema.json
index 2f7341c..19b5648 100644
--- a/src/dbt_jobs_as_code/schemas/load_job_schema.json
+++ b/src/dbt_jobs_as_code/schemas/load_job_schema.json
@@ -178,11 +178,7 @@
           "$ref": "#/$defs/Settings"
         },
         "execution": {
-          "allOf": [
-            {
-              "$ref": "#/$defs/Execution"
-            }
-          ],
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/Execution",
           "default": {
             "timeout_seconds": 0
           }
@@ -253,6 +249,11 @@
           "title": "Run Compare Changes",
           "type": "boolean"
         },
+        "compare_changes_flags": {
+          "default": "--select state:modified",
+          "title": "Compare Changes Flags",
+          "type": "string"
+        },
         "job_type": {
           "default": "scheduled",
           "enum": [
diff --git a/tests/exporter/test_export.py b/tests/exporter/test_export.py
index 263df2b..818fdfc 100644
--- a/tests/exporter/test_export.py
+++ b/tests/exporter/test_export.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def test_export_jobs_yml(capsys):
       on_merge: false
     description: ''
     run_compare_changes: false
+    compare_changes_flags: --select state:modified
     job_type: scheduled
     triggers_on_draft_pr: false
     job_completion_trigger_condition:
diff --git a/tests/loader/test_loader.py b/tests/loader/test_loader.py
index ad28b97..8ab07b8 100644
--- a/tests/loader/test_loader.py
+++ b/tests/loader/test_loader.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
     "jobs": {
         "job1": {
             "account_id": 43791,
+            "compare_changes_flags": "--select state:modified",
             "custom_environment_variables": [],
             "dbt_version": None,
             "deferring_environment_id": None,
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
         },
         "job2": {
             "account_id": 43791,
+            "compare_changes_flags": "--select state:modified",
             "custom_environment_variables": [
                 {
                     "display_value": None,