diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 6f3a2c92..3772758a 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ This changelog follows the principles of [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangel
 - Templates: Rename `CreateDatasetTemplateDTO` to `CreateTemplateDTO`.
 - Templates: Rename `createDatasetTemplate` repository method to `createTemplate`.
 - Templates: Rename `getDatasetTemplates` repository method to `getTemplatesByCollectionId`.
+- Collections: `updateCollection` now supports partial updates by accepting `Partial<CollectionDTO>`. Only explicitly provided fields are sent in update requests, aligning with Dataverse API semantics. Metadata blocks handling was adjusted to respect inheritance flags and avoid invalid field combinations.
 
 ### Fixed
 
diff --git a/src/collections/domain/repositories/ICollectionsRepository.ts b/src/collections/domain/repositories/ICollectionsRepository.ts
index bc8960c8..2b91183b 100644
--- a/src/collections/domain/repositories/ICollectionsRepository.ts
+++ b/src/collections/domain/repositories/ICollectionsRepository.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ export interface ICollectionsRepository {
   ): Promise<MyDataCollectionItemSubset>
   updateCollection(
     collectionIdOrAlias: number | string,
-    updatedCollection: CollectionDTO
+    updatedCollection: Partial<CollectionDTO>
   ): Promise<void>
   getCollectionFeaturedItems(collectionIdOrAlias: number | string): Promise<FeaturedItem[]>
   updateCollectionFeaturedItems(
diff --git a/src/collections/domain/useCases/UpdateCollection.ts b/src/collections/domain/useCases/UpdateCollection.ts
index f1068086..b32a6e05 100644
--- a/src/collections/domain/useCases/UpdateCollection.ts
+++ b/src/collections/domain/useCases/UpdateCollection.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ export class UpdateCollection implements UseCase<void> {
    */
   async execute(
     collectionIdOrAlias: number | string,
-    updatedCollection: CollectionDTO
+    updatedCollection: Partial<CollectionDTO>
   ): Promise<void> {
     return await this.collectionsRepository.updateCollection(collectionIdOrAlias, updatedCollection)
   }
diff --git a/src/collections/infra/repositories/CollectionsRepository.ts b/src/collections/infra/repositories/CollectionsRepository.ts
index e0e459b0..2dd746df 100644
--- a/src/collections/infra/repositories/CollectionsRepository.ts
+++ b/src/collections/infra/repositories/CollectionsRepository.ts
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ export class CollectionsRepository extends ApiRepository implements ICollections
 
   public async updateCollection(
     collectionIdOrAlias: string | number,
-    updatedCollection: CollectionDTO
+    updatedCollection: Partial<CollectionDTO>
   ): Promise<void> {
-    const requestBody = this.createCreateOrUpdateRequestBody(updatedCollection)
+    const requestBody = this.createUpdateRequestBody(updatedCollection)
 
     return this.doPut(`/${this.collectionsResourceName}/${collectionIdOrAlias}`, requestBody)
       .then(() => undefined)
@@ -332,6 +332,86 @@ export class CollectionsRepository extends ApiRepository implements ICollections
     }
   }
 
+  private createUpdateRequestBody(
+    collectionDTO: Partial<CollectionDTO>
+  ): Partial<NewCollectionRequestPayload> {
+    const dataverseContacts: NewCollectionContactRequestPayload[] | undefined =
+      collectionDTO.contacts?.map((contact) => ({
+        contactEmail: contact
+      }))
+    const inputLevelsRequestBody: NewCollectionInputLevelRequestPayload[] | undefined =
+      collectionDTO.inputLevels?.map((inputLevel) => ({
+        datasetFieldTypeName: inputLevel.datasetFieldName,
+        include: inputLevel.include,
+        required: inputLevel.required
+      }))
+    let metadataBlocksRequestBody: Partial<NewCollectionMetadataBlocksRequestPayload> | undefined
+
+    const hasMetadataBlocksData =
+      collectionDTO.metadataBlockNames !== undefined ||
+      collectionDTO.facetIds !== undefined ||
+      collectionDTO.inputLevels !== undefined ||
+      collectionDTO.inheritMetadataBlocksFromParent !== undefined ||
+      collectionDTO.inheritFacetsFromParent !== undefined
+
+    if (hasMetadataBlocksData) {
+      metadataBlocksRequestBody = {}
+      if (collectionDTO.inheritMetadataBlocksFromParent !== true) {
+        if (collectionDTO.metadataBlockNames !== undefined) {
+          metadataBlocksRequestBody.metadataBlockNames = collectionDTO.metadataBlockNames
+        }
+        if (inputLevelsRequestBody !== undefined) {
+          metadataBlocksRequestBody.inputLevels = inputLevelsRequestBody
+        }
+      }
+      if (collectionDTO.inheritFacetsFromParent !== true) {
+        if (collectionDTO.facetIds !== undefined) {
+          metadataBlocksRequestBody.facetIds = collectionDTO.facetIds
+        }
+      }
+      if (collectionDTO.inheritMetadataBlocksFromParent !== undefined) {
+        metadataBlocksRequestBody.inheritMetadataBlocksFromParent =
+          collectionDTO.inheritMetadataBlocksFromParent
+      }
+      if (collectionDTO.inheritFacetsFromParent !== undefined) {
+        metadataBlocksRequestBody.inheritFacetsFromParent = collectionDTO.inheritFacetsFromParent
+      }
+    }
+
+    // Build the final request body, only including defined fields
+    const requestBody: Partial<NewCollectionRequestPayload> = {}
+
+    if (collectionDTO.alias !== undefined) {
+      requestBody.alias = collectionDTO.alias
+    }
+
+    if (collectionDTO.name !== undefined) {
+      requestBody.name = collectionDTO.name
+    }
+
+    if (dataverseContacts !== undefined) {
+      requestBody.dataverseContacts = dataverseContacts
+    }
+
+    if (collectionDTO.type !== undefined) {
+      requestBody.dataverseType = collectionDTO.type
+    }
+
+    if (collectionDTO.description !== undefined) {
+      requestBody.description = collectionDTO.description
+    }
+
+    if (collectionDTO.affiliation !== undefined) {
+      requestBody.affiliation = collectionDTO.affiliation
+    }
+
+    if (metadataBlocksRequestBody !== undefined) {
+      requestBody.metadataBlocks = metadataBlocksRequestBody
+    }
+
+    return requestBody
+  }
+
   private applyCollectionSearchCriteriaToQueryParams(
     queryParams: URLSearchParams,
     collectionSearchCriteria: CollectionSearchCriteria
diff --git a/test/functional/collections/UpdateCollection.test.ts b/test/functional/collections/UpdateCollection.test.ts
index ac5f47e9..56ed98d1 100644
--- a/test/functional/collections/UpdateCollection.test.ts
+++ b/test/functional/collections/UpdateCollection.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ import {
   WriteError,
   createCollection,
   getCollection,
-  updateCollection
+  updateCollection,
+  CollectionDTO
 } from '../../../src'
 import { TestConstants } from '../../testHelpers/TestConstants'
 import { DataverseApiAuthMechanism } from '../../../src/core/infra/repositories/ApiConfig'
@@ -35,6 +36,28 @@ describe('execute', () => {
     }
   })
 
+  test('should successfully update a collection with partial data (name only)', async () => {
+    const testNewCollectionAlias = 'updateCollection-partial-test'
+    const testNewCollection = createCollectionDTO(testNewCollectionAlias)
+    await createCollection.execute(testNewCollection)
+
+    const partialUpdate: Partial<CollectionDTO> = {
+      name: 'Partially Updated Name'
+    }
+
+    expect.assertions(3)
+    try {
+      await updateCollection.execute(testNewCollectionAlias, partialUpdate)
+    } catch (error) {
+      throw new Error('Collection should be updated with partial data')
+    } finally {
+      const updatedCollection = await getCollection.execute(testNewCollectionAlias)
+      expect(updatedCollection.name).toBe('Partially Updated Name')
+      expect(updatedCollection.alias).toBe(testNewCollectionAlias)
+      expect(updatedCollection.type).toBe(testNewCollection.type)
+    }
+  })
+
   test('should throw an error when the parent collection does not exist', async () => {
     const testNewCollection = createCollectionDTO()
     expect.assertions(2)
diff --git a/test/integration/collections/CollectionsRepository.test.ts b/test/integration/collections/CollectionsRepository.test.ts
index 94b62311..69fde7b2 100644
--- a/test/integration/collections/CollectionsRepository.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/collections/CollectionsRepository.test.ts
@@ -1110,6 +1110,27 @@ describe('CollectionsRepository', () => {
       expect(updatedInputLevel?.required).toBe(false)
     })
 
+    test('should update collection with only partial fields (name and affiliation)', async () => {
+      const collectionDTO = createCollectionDTO('partial-update-test')
+      const testCollectionId = await sut.createCollection(collectionDTO)
+      const createdCollection = await sut.getCollection(testCollectionId)
+      const partialUpdate: Partial<CollectionDTO> = {
+        name: 'Partially Updated Name',
+        affiliation: 'New Affiliation'
+      }
+
+      await sut.updateCollection(testCollectionId, partialUpdate)
+      const updatedCollection = await sut.getCollection(testCollectionId)
+
+      expect(updatedCollection.name).toBe('Partially Updated Name')
+      expect(updatedCollection.affiliation).toBe('New Affiliation')
+      expect(updatedCollection.alias).toBe(createdCollection.alias)
+      expect(updatedCollection.type).toBe(createdCollection.type)
+      expect(updatedCollection.contacts).toEqual(createdCollection.contacts)
+
+      await deleteCollectionViaApi(collectionDTO.alias)
+    })
+
     test('should update the collection to inherit metadata blocks from parent collection', async () => {
       const parentCollectionAlias = 'inherit-metablocks-parent-update'
       const parentCollectionDTO = createCollectionDTO(parentCollectionAlias)