diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
index 4dcc1c5..85c1d1b 100644
--- a/.github/dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -13,9 +13,3 @@ updates:
     directory: "/.github/workflows"
     schedule:
       interval: "daily"
-
-  # Maintain dependencies for Python scripts
-  - package-ecosystem: "pip"
-    directory: "/.github/scripts"
-    schedule:
-      interval: "daily"
diff --git a/.github/scripts/requirements.txt b/.github/scripts/requirements.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 1e6548c..0000000
--- a/.github/scripts/requirements.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
-
-check-jsonschema>=0.28.2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/actionlint.yml b/.github/workflows/actionlint.yml
index 6307561..f846ef3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actionlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actionlint.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: true
 
       - name: "Download actionlint"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 0a91e48..9af23d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: true
       - name: "Check Markdown documents"
         uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@b4c9feab76d8025d1e83c653fa3990936df0e6c8 # v16.0.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index b996948..c156a3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,29 @@
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
-name: Lint Schema
+name: Lint
 
 on:
-  workflow_dispatch:
   push:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - "main"
     paths:
-      - 'v*/**/*.json'
+      - '**.py'
+      - 'src/instructlab/schema/v*/**/*.json'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'tox.ini'
+      - 'scripts/**'
       - '.github/workflows/lint.yml' # This workflow
-      - '.github/scripts/**' # Scripts used by this workflow
 
   pull_request:
     branches:
-      - main
+      - "main"
     paths:
-      - 'v*/**/*.json'
+      - '**.py'
+      - 'src/instructlab/schema/v*/**/*.json'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'tox.ini'
+      - 'scripts/**'
       - '.github/workflows/lint.yml' # This workflow
-      - '.github/scripts/**' # Scripts used by this workflow
 
 env:
   LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8
@@ -33,6 +38,25 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   lint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: "${{ matrix.lint.name }}"
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        lint:
+          - name: "jsonschema"
+            commands: |
+              tox -e jsonschema
+          - name: "ruff"
+            commands: |
+              tox -e ruff -- check
+          - name: "pylint"
+            commands: |
+              echo "::add-matcher::.github/workflows/matchers/pylint.json"
+              tox -e pylint
+          - name: "mypy"
+            commands: |
+              echo "::add-matcher::.github/workflows/matchers/mypy.json"
+              tox -e mypy
     steps:
       - name: "Harden Runner"
         uses: step-security/harden-runner@17d0e2bd7d51742c71671bd19fa12bdc9d40a3d6 # v2.8.1
@@ -49,24 +73,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
 
-      - name: "Install Python Packages"
+      - name: "Install tox"
         run: |
-          pip install -r .github/scripts/requirements.txt
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install tox tox-gh
 
-      - name: "Find changed schema files"
-        id: changed-files
-        uses: tj-actions/changed-files@d6babd6899969df1a11d14c368283ea4436bca78 # v44.5.2
-        with:
-          files: |
-            v*/**/*.json
-
-      - name: "Check changed schema file contents"
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
-        run: |
-          check-jsonschema --verbose --schemafile https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
-
-      - name: "Check all schema file contents"
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed != 'true'
+      - name: "${{ matrix.lint.name }}"
         run: |
-          # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-          check-jsonschema --verbose --schemafile https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema $(find v* -name "*.json")
+          ${{ matrix.lint.commands }}
+        env:
+          RUFF_OUTPUT_FORMAT: github
diff --git a/.github/workflows/matchers/mypy.json b/.github/workflows/matchers/mypy.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f048fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/matchers/mypy.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+{
+  "problemMatcher": [
+    {
+      "owner": "mypy",
+      "pattern": [
+        {
+          "regexp": "^(.+):(\\d+):\\s(error|warning):\\s(.+)$",
+          "file": 1,
+          "line": 2,
+          "severity": 3,
+          "message": 4
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/matchers/pylint.json b/.github/workflows/matchers/pylint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5624ca6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/matchers/pylint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+{
+  "problemMatcher": [
+    {
+      "owner": "pylint-error",
+      "severity": "error",
+      "pattern": [
+        {
+          "regexp": "^(.+):(\\d+):(\\d+):\\s(([EF]\\d{4}):\\s.+)$",
+          "file": 1,
+          "line": 2,
+          "column": 3,
+          "message": 4,
+          "code": 5
+        }
+      ]
+    },
+    {
+      "owner": "pylint-warning",
+      "severity": "warning",
+      "pattern": [
+        {
+          "regexp": "^(.+):(\\d+):(\\d+):\\s(([CRW]\\d{4}):\\s.+)$",
+          "file": 1,
+          "line": 2,
+          "column": 3,
+          "message": 4,
+          "code": 5
+        }
+      ]
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cc77da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: Build, test, and upload PyPI package
+
+on:
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - "main"
+        tags:
+            - "v*"
+    pull_request:
+        branches:
+            - "main"
+    release:
+        types:
+            - published
+
+env:
+    LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8
+
+defaults:
+    run:
+        shell: bash
+
+permissions:
+    contents: read
+
+jobs:
+    # Create and verify release artifacts
+    # - build source dist (tar ball) and wheel
+    # - validate artifacts with various tools
+    # - upload artifacts to GHA
+    build-package:
+        name: Build and check packages
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: "Harden Runner"
+              uses: step-security/harden-runner@17d0e2bd7d51742c71671bd19fa12bdc9d40a3d6 # v2.8.1
+              with:
+                  egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+
+
+            - name: "Checkout"
+              uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+              with:
+                  # for setuptools-scm
+                  fetch-depth: 0
+
+            - name: "Build and Inspect"
+              uses: hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package@b4fc3f6ba2b3da04f09659be99e2a29fb6146a61 # v2.6.0
+
+    # push to Test PyPI on
+    # - a new GitHub release is published
+    # - a PR is merged into main branch
+    publish-test-pypi:
+        name: Publish packages to test.pypi.org
+        # environment: publish-test-pypi
+        if: ${{ (github.repository_owner == 'instructlab') && ((github.event.action == 'published') || ((github.event_name == 'push') && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'))) }}
+        permissions:
+            contents: read
+            # see https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/
+            id-token: write
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        needs: build-package
+
+        steps:
+            - name: "Harden Runner"
+              uses: step-security/harden-runner@17d0e2bd7d51742c71671bd19fa12bdc9d40a3d6 # v2.8.1
+              with:
+                  egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+
+            - name: "Download build artifacts"
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e # v4.1.7
+              with:
+                  name: Packages
+                  path: dist
+
+            - name: "Upload to Test PyPI"
+              uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@81e9d935c883d0b210363ab89cf05f3894778450 # v1.8.14
+              with:
+                  repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+
+    # push to Production PyPI on
+    # - a new GitHub release is published
+    publish-pypi:
+        name: Publish release to pypi.org
+        # environment: publish-pypi
+        if: ${{ (github.repository_owner == 'instructlab') && (github.event.action == 'published') }}
+        permissions:
+            # see https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/
+            id-token: write
+            # allow gh release upload
+            contents: write
+
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        needs: build-package
+
+        steps:
+            - name: "Harden Runner"
+              uses: step-security/harden-runner@f086349bfa2bd1361f7909c78558e816508cdc10 # v2.8.0
+              with:
+                  egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+
+            - name: "Download build artifacts"
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e # v4.1.7
+              with:
+                  name: Packages
+                  path: dist
+
+            - name: "Sigstore sign package"
+              uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@61f6a500bbfdd9a2a339cf033e5421951fbc1cd2 # v2.1.1
+              with:
+                  inputs: |
+                      ./dist/*.tar.gz
+                      ./dist/*.whl
+
+            - name: "Upload artifacts and signatures to GitHub release"
+              run: |
+                  gh release upload '${{ github.ref_name }}' dist/* --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
+              env:
+                  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+            # PyPI does not accept .sigstore artifacts and
+            # gh-action-pypi-publish has no option to ignore them.
+            - name: "Remove sigstore signatures before uploading to PyPI"
+              run: |
+                  rm ./dist/*.sigstore
+
+            - name: "Upload to PyPI"
+              uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@81e9d935c883d0b210363ab89cf05f3894778450 # v1.8.14
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c398350
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: Test
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+    paths:
+      - '**.py'
+      - 'src/instructlab/schema/v*/**/*.json'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'tox.ini'
+      - 'scripts/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/test.yml' # This workflow
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+    paths:
+      - '**.py'
+      - 'src/instructlab/schema/v*/**/*.json'
+      - 'pyproject.toml'
+      - 'tox.ini'
+      - 'scripts/**'
+      - '.github/workflows/test.yml' # This workflow
+
+env:
+  LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8
+
+defaults:
+  run:
+    shell: bash
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  test:
+    name: "${{ matrix.python }} on ${{ matrix.platform }}"
+    runs-on: "${{ matrix.platform }}"
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        python:
+          - "3.9"
+          - "3.10"
+          - "3.11"
+          - "3.12"
+        platform:
+          - "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - name: "Harden Runner"
+        uses: step-security/harden-runner@17d0e2bd7d51742c71671bd19fa12bdc9d40a3d6 # v2.8.1
+        with:
+          egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+
+      - name: "Checkout"
+        uses: actions/checkout@692973e3d937129bcbf40652eb9f2f61becf3332 # v4.1.7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: "Setup Python ${{ matrix.python }}"
+        uses: actions/setup-python@82c7e631bb3cdc910f68e0081d67478d79c6982d # v5.1.0
+        with:
+          python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}
+
+      - name: "Install tox"
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          python -m pip install tox tox-gh
+
+      - name: "Unit tests"
+        run: |
+          tox
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 701ff28..7fd12a9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,32 @@
+# Byte-compiled / optimized / DLL files
+__pycache__/
+*.py[cod]
+*$py.class
+
+# generated by setuptools_scm
+/src/instructlab/schema/_version.py
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
 # Environments
 .env
 .venv
@@ -11,5 +40,9 @@ venv.bak/
 .vscode/
 .idea/
 
+# Caches
+.tox/
+.*_cache/
+
 # Mac personalization files
 .DS_Store
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7756104..d5d5953 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Taxonomy Schema
 
-This repository defines the JSON schema for the [Taxonomy](https://github.com/instructlab/taxonomy) YAML.
+This Python package defines the JSON schema for the InstructLab [Taxonomy](https://github.com/instructlab/taxonomy) YAML.
+
+Consumers of this schema can `pip install instructlab-schema`, and access the schema files using `importlib.resources` on the `instructlab.schema` package.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..05e69b5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64", "setuptools_scm>=8"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "instructlab-schema"
+authors = [{ name = "InstructLab", email = "dev@instructlab.ai" }]
+description = "InstructLab Taxonomy Schema"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = { text = "Apache-2.0" }
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+]
+dynamic = ["dependencies", "optional-dependencies", "version"]
+
+[project.urls]
+homepage = "https://instructlab.ai"
+source = "https://github.com/instructlab/schema"
+issues = "https://github.com/instructlab/schema/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_file = "src/instructlab/schema/_version.py"
+local_scheme = "no-local-version"                   # do not include +gREV local version, required for Test PyPI upload
+
+[tool.mypy]
+python_version = "3.9"
+exclude = ["^src/instructlab/schema/_version\\.py$"]
+
+[tool.ruff]
+target-version = "py39"
+src = ["src", "tests"]
+extend-exclude = ["src/instructlab/schema/_version.py"]
+
+[tool.ruff.lint]
+select = [
+    "B",   # flake8-bugbear
+    "E",   # pycodestyle
+    "F",   # Pyflakes
+    "Q",   # flake8-quotes
+    "I",   # isort
+    "UP",  # pyupgrade
+    "SIM", # flake8-simplify
+    "TID", # flake8-tidy-imports
+]
+
+[tool.pylint.main]
+py-version = "3.9"
+source-roots = ["src", "tests"]
+ignore = ["_version.py"]
+
+[tool.pylint."messages control"]
+disable = [
+    "missing-class-docstring",
+    "missing-module-docstring",
+    "missing-function-docstring",
+]
+
+[tool.pylint.reports]
+reports = true
+score = true
diff --git a/scripts/ruff.sh b/scripts/ruff.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..6bf131f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/ruff.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+set -e
+
+# wrapper to combine ruff check and ruff format
+#
+# "ruff.sh fix" runs fixes and reformats the code
+# "ruff.sh check" checks style, format, and imports
+# "ruff.sh <args>" passes abitrary args to ruff
+
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    echo "USAGE: $0 [check|fix|<args>]" >&2
+    exit 2
+fi
+
+run() {
+    declare -i err
+
+    echo "RUN: '$*'"
+    "$@"
+    err=$?
+    echo
+    return $err
+}
+
+case $1 in
+    "check")
+        declare -i exitcode=0
+
+        set +e
+        run ruff check --diff
+        exitcode=$(( exitcode + $? ))
+
+        run ruff format --check
+        exitcode=$(( exitcode + $? ))
+        set -e
+
+        if [ $exitcode -ne 0 ]; then
+            echo "ERROR: one or more checks have failed." >&2
+            echo "Run 'tox -e ruff' to auto-correct all fixable errors." >&2
+            exit 3
+        fi
+        ;;
+    "fix")
+        run ruff check --fix
+        run ruff format
+        ;;
+    *)
+        ruff "$@"
+esac
diff --git a/src/instructlab/schema/__init__.py b/src/instructlab/schema/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5ac6fdc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/instructlab/schema/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+"""InstructLab Taxonomy Schema"""
+
+# Standard
+from importlib import resources
+
+try:
+    from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable  # type: ignore[import-not-found]
+except ImportError:  # python>=3.9,<3.11
+    from importlib.abc import Traversable
+
+__all__ = ["schema_versions"]
+
+
+def schema_versions() -> list[Traversable]:
+    """Return the sorted list of schema versions.
+
+    Returns:
+        list[Traversable]: A sorted list of schema versions.
+    """
+    schema_base = resources.files(__package__)
+    versions = sorted(
+        (v for v in schema_base.iterdir() if v.name[0] == "v" and v.name[1:].isdigit()),
+        key=lambda k: int(k.name[1:]),
+    )
+    return versions
diff --git a/src/instructlab/schema/py.typed b/src/instructlab/schema/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/instructlab/schema/v1/__init__.py b/src/instructlab/schema/v1/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/v1/compositional_skills.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v1/compositional_skills.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v1/compositional_skills.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v1/compositional_skills.json
diff --git a/v1/knowledge.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v1/knowledge.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v1/knowledge.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v1/knowledge.json
diff --git a/v1/version.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v1/version.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v1/version.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v1/version.json
diff --git a/src/instructlab/schema/v2/__init__.py b/src/instructlab/schema/v2/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/v2/compositional_skills.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v2/compositional_skills.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/compositional_skills.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v2/compositional_skills.json
diff --git a/v2/knowledge.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v2/knowledge.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/knowledge.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v2/knowledge.json
diff --git a/v2/version.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v2/version.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/version.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v2/version.json
diff --git a/tests/test_versions.py b/tests/test_versions.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ed08865
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_versions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+# Standard
+import json
+from importlib import resources
+
+# Third Party
+from referencing import Resource
+from referencing.jsonschema import DRAFT202012
+
+from instructlab.schema import schema_versions
+
+
+class TestVersions:
+    def test_versions(self):
+        versions = schema_versions()
+        assert versions is not None
+        assert len(versions) > 1
+        for i, v in enumerate(versions):
+            assert v.name == f"v{i+1}"
+
+    def _load_schema(self, path):
+        text = path.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
+        assert text
+        assert len(text) > 1
+        contents = json.loads(text)
+        assert contents
+        assert len(contents) > 1
+        resource = Resource.from_contents(
+            contents=contents, default_specification=DRAFT202012
+        )
+        assert resource
+        assert resource.contents == contents
+
+    def test_import_schema_base(self):
+        schema_base = resources.files("instructlab.schema")
+        for i in range(len(schema_versions())):
+            schema_version = schema_base.joinpath(f"v{i+1}")
+            for schema_name in ("compositional_skills", "knowledge", "version"):
+                path = schema_version.joinpath(f"{schema_name}.json")
+                self._load_schema(path)
+
+    def test_import_schema_versions(self):
+        for i in range(len(schema_versions())):
+            schema_version = resources.files(f"instructlab.schema.v{i+1}")
+            for schema_name in ("compositional_skills", "knowledge", "version"):
+                path = schema_version.joinpath(f"{schema_name}.json")
+                self._load_schema(path)
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2847d8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+[tox]
+# py3-unit runs unit tests with 'python3'
+# py311-unit runs the same tests with 'python3.11'
+envlist = ruff, pylint, mypy, jsonschema, py3-unit
+minversion = 4.4
+
+[testenv]
+description = Run tests (unit)
+package = wheel
+wheel_build_env = pkg
+deps =
+    pytest
+    jsonschema
+commands =
+    unit: {envpython} -m pytest {posargs:tests}
+
+[testenv:pylint]
+description = Lint with pylint
+deps =
+    pylint
+    jsonschema
+commands =
+    {envpython} -m pylint {posargs:src tests}
+
+[testenv:ruff]
+description = Reformat and fix code with Ruff
+skip_install = True
+skipsdist = true
+deps =
+    ruff
+    jsonschema
+commands =
+    ./scripts/ruff.sh {posargs:fix}
+allowlist_externals = ./scripts/ruff.sh
+
+[testenv:mypy]
+description = Python type checking with mypy
+namespace_packages = True
+explicit_package_bases = True
+deps =
+    mypy
+    jsonschema
+commands =
+    {envpython} -m mypy {posargs:src tests}
+
+[testenv:jsonschema]
+description = JSON schema file validation with check-jsonschema
+skip_install = True
+skipsdist = true
+deps =
+    check-jsonschema
+commands =
+    bash -c "{envpython} -m check_jsonschema --verbose --schemafile https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema {posargs:$(find src/instructlab/schema/v* -name \"*.json\" -print)}"
+allowlist_externals = bash
+
+[gh]
+python =
+    3.12 = py312-unit
+    3.11 = py311-unit
+    3.10 = py310-unit
+    3.9 = py39-unit