diff --git a/src/registrar/migrations/0031_alter_domain_state.py b/src/registrar/migrations/0031_alter_domain_state.py
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+# Generated by Django 4.2.1 on 2023-09-07 17:53
+
+from django.db import migrations
+import django_fsm
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+    dependencies = [
+        ("registrar", "0030_alter_user_status"),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name="domain",
+            name="state",
+            field=django_fsm.FSMField(
+                choices=[
+                    ("created", "Created"),
+                    ("deleted", "Deleted"),
+                    ("unknown", "Unknown"),
+                    ("ready", "Ready"),
+                    ("onhold", "Onhold"),
+                ],
+                default="unknown",
+                help_text="Very basic info about the lifecycle of this domain object",
+                max_length=21,
+                protected=True,
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]