diff --git a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.json b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.json
index eb7a2825bf208521bb45fc4bf9a11abeb935ee44..9a5f520a5f41e224ca636ec0bbdd629816b679f5 100644
--- a/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.json
+++ b/erpnext/projects/doctype/project/project.json
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@
    "in_preview": 1,
    "label": "% Completed",
    "no_copy": 1,
-   "read_only": 1
+   "read_only_depends_on": "eval:doc.percent_complete_method != \"Manual\""
   },
   {
    "fieldname": "column_break_5",
@@ -462,7 +462,7 @@
  "idx": 29,
  "links": [],
  "max_attachments": 4,
- "modified": "2024-01-08 16:01:34.598258",
+ "modified": "2024-03-28 12:06:17.776218",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Projects",
  "name": "Project",