diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 81f6cab3..bb1f1d4b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ __________
 
 
 
+[9.15.0] - 2024-10-10
+---------------------
+
+Changed
+~~~~~~~
+
+* Added ``background`` field to ``LibraryCollectionData`` so that senders can specify if handlers can run asynchrounously.
+
 [9.14.1] - 2024-09-17
 ---------------------
 
diff --git a/openedx_events/__init__.py b/openedx_events/__init__.py
index 734bf9c6..bd096725 100644
--- a/openedx_events/__init__.py
+++ b/openedx_events/__init__.py
@@ -5,4 +5,4 @@
 more information about the project.
 """
 
-__version__ = "9.14.1"
+__version__ = "9.15.0"
diff --git a/openedx_events/content_authoring/data.py b/openedx_events/content_authoring/data.py
index 4e76bcd7..e5d376fb 100644
--- a/openedx_events/content_authoring/data.py
+++ b/openedx_events/content_authoring/data.py
@@ -221,7 +221,10 @@ class LibraryCollectionData:
     Arguments:
         library_key (LibraryLocatorV2): a key that represents a Blockstore-based content library.
         collection_key (str): identifies the collection within the library's learning package
+        background (bool): indicate whether the sender doesn't want to wait for handler to finish execution,
+        i.e., the handler can run the task in background. By default it is False.
     """
 
     library_key = attr.ib(type=LibraryLocatorV2)
     collection_key = attr.ib(type=str)
+    background = attr.ib(type=bool, default=False)
diff --git a/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+created+v1_schema.avsc b/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+created+v1_schema.avsc
index 58b77a50..0c47f299 100644
--- a/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+created+v1_schema.avsc
+++ b/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+created+v1_schema.avsc
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@
           {
             "name": "collection_key",
             "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "background",
+            "type": "boolean"
           }
         ]
       }
     }
   ],
   "namespace": "org.openedx.content_authoring.content_library.collection.created.v1"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+deleted+v1_schema.avsc b/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+deleted+v1_schema.avsc
index 473d4163..da95e9e0 100644
--- a/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+deleted+v1_schema.avsc
+++ b/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+deleted+v1_schema.avsc
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@
           {
             "name": "collection_key",
             "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "background",
+            "type": "boolean"
           }
         ]
       }
     }
   ],
   "namespace": "org.openedx.content_authoring.content_library.collection.deleted.v1"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+updated+v1_schema.avsc b/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+updated+v1_schema.avsc
index 54733048..7f581cd5 100644
--- a/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+updated+v1_schema.avsc
+++ b/openedx_events/event_bus/avro/tests/schemas/org+openedx+content_authoring+content_library+collection+updated+v1_schema.avsc
@@ -16,10 +16,14 @@
           {
             "name": "collection_key",
             "type": "string"
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "background",
+            "type": "boolean"
           }
         ]
       }
     }
   ],
   "namespace": "org.openedx.content_authoring.content_library.collection.updated.v1"
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}