diff --git a/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/migration/versions/307017ee1a49_add_deprecated_submit_column.py b/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/migration/versions/307017ee1a49_add_deprecated_submit_column.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a93d032b8e83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/migration/versions/307017ee1a49_add_deprecated_submit_column.py
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+"""add deprecated submit column
+
+Revision ID: 307017ee1a49
+Revises: 1e3c9c804fec
+Create Date: 2025-01-06 12:53:51.604189+00:00
+
+"""
+from alembic import op
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+
+
+# revision identifiers, used by Alembic.
+revision = '307017ee1a49'
+down_revision = '1e3c9c804fec'
+branch_labels = None
+depends_on = None
+
+
+def upgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.add_column('comp_tasks', sa.Column('submit', sa.DateTime(timezone=True), server_default=sa.text("'1900-01-01T00:00:00Z'::timestamptz"), nullable=True))
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
+
+
+def downgrade():
+    # ### commands auto generated by Alembic - please adjust! ###
+    op.drop_column('comp_tasks', 'submit')
+    # ### end Alembic commands ###
diff --git a/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/models/comp_tasks.py b/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/models/comp_tasks.py
index 8389495d9b6b..096447f7366b 100644
--- a/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/models/comp_tasks.py
+++ b/packages/postgres-database/src/simcore_postgres_database/models/comp_tasks.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-""" Computational Tasks Table
-
-"""
+"""Computational Tasks Table"""
 
 import enum
 
@@ -102,6 +100,14 @@ class NodeClass(enum.Enum):
         nullable=True,
         doc="Harware information of this task",
     ),
+    # deprecated columns must be kept due to legacy services
+    # utc timestamps for submission/start/end
+    sa.Column(
+        "submit",
+        sa.DateTime(timezone=True),
+        server_default=sa.text("'1900-01-01T00:00:00Z'::timestamptz"),
+        doc="[DEPRECATED unused but kept for legacy services and must be filled with a default value of 1 January 1900]",
+    ),
     # ------
     sa.UniqueConstraint("project_id", "node_id", name="project_node_uniqueness"),
 )
diff --git a/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/models/comp_tasks.py b/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/models/comp_tasks.py
index 2b646cf424e8..5a6675e5f6ff 100644
--- a/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/models/comp_tasks.py
+++ b/services/director-v2/src/simcore_service_director_v2/models/comp_tasks.py
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ class CompTaskAtDB(BaseModel):
     pricing_info: dict | None
     hardware_info: HardwareInfo
 
+    submit: dt.datetime | None = Field(
+        default=None, deprecated=True, description="Required for legacy services"
+    )
+
     @field_validator("state", mode="before")
     @classmethod
     def _convert_state_from_state_type_enum_if_needed(cls, v):
@@ -238,7 +242,9 @@ def to_db_model(self, **exclusion_rules) -> dict[str, Any]:
                         "pricing_unit_id": 1,
                         "pricing_unit_cost_id": 1,
                     },
-                    "hardware_info": next(iter(HardwareInfo.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"])),  # type: ignore
+                    "hardware_info": next(
+                        iter(HardwareInfo.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"])  # type: ignore
+                    ),
                 }
                 for image_example in Image.model_config["json_schema_extra"]["examples"]  # type: ignore
             ]