diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationConfig.java b/powertools-validation/src/main/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationConfig.java
index baf5e2465..143f0584d 100644
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationConfig.java
+++ b/powertools-validation/src/main/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationConfig.java
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ public SpecVersion.VersionFlag getSchemaVersion() {
     /**
      * Set the version of the json schema specifications (default is V7)
      *
-     * @param version May be V4, V6, V7 or V201909
+     * @param version May be V4, V6, V7, V201909 or V202012
      */
     public void setSchemaVersion(SpecVersion.VersionFlag version) {
         if (version != jsonSchemaVersion) {
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationUtils.java b/powertools-validation/src/main/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationUtils.java
index 4eecb3ab5..221e5fb1d 100644
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationUtils.java
+++ b/powertools-validation/src/main/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationUtils.java
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeType;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.NullNode;
 import com.networknt.schema.JsonSchema;
+import com.networknt.schema.SchemaValidatorsConfig;
 import com.networknt.schema.ValidationMessage;
+import com.networknt.schema.uri.URITranslator;
 import io.burt.jmespath.Expression;
 import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.InputStream;
@@ -257,7 +259,10 @@ private static JsonSchema createJsonSchema(String schema) {
             String filePath = schema.substring(CLASSPATH.length());
             try (InputStream schemaStream = ValidationAspect.class.getResourceAsStream(filePath)) {
 
-                jsonSchema = ValidationConfig.get().getFactory().getSchema(schemaStream);
+                SchemaValidatorsConfig config = new SchemaValidatorsConfig();
+                config.addUriTranslator(URITranslator.prefix("https://json-schema.org", "resource:"));
+
+                jsonSchema = ValidationConfig.get().getFactory().getSchema(schemaStream, config);
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException(
                         "'" + schema + "' is invalid, verify '" + filePath + "' is in your classpath");
@@ -270,13 +275,13 @@ private static JsonSchema createJsonSchema(String schema) {
     }
 
     private static void validateSchema(String schema, JsonSchema jsonSchema) {
-        String version = ValidationConfig.get().getSchemaVersion().toString();
+        String schemaId = ValidationConfig.get().getSchemaVersion().getId().replace("https://json-schema.org", "");
         try {
             validate(jsonSchema.getSchemaNode(),
-                    getJsonSchema("classpath:/schemas/meta_schema_" + version));
+                    getJsonSchema(CLASSPATH + schemaId));
         } catch (ValidationException ve) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException(
-                    "The schema " + schema + " is not valid, it does not respect the specification " + version, ve);
+                    "The schema " + schema + " is not valid, it does not respect the specification " + schemaId, ve);
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/applicator b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/applicator
deleted file mode 100644
index 24a1cc4f4..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/applicator
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
-    "$id": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/meta/applicator",
-    "$vocabulary": {
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/applicator": true
-    },
-    "$recursiveAnchor": true,
-
-    "title": "Applicator vocabulary meta-schema",
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "additionalItems": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "unevaluatedItems": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "items": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-                { "$ref": "#/$defs/schemaArray" }
-            ]
-        },
-        "contains": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "additionalProperties": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "unevaluatedProperties": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "properties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "patternProperties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-            "propertyNames": { "format": "regex" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "dependentSchemas": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": {
-                "$recursiveRef": "#"
-            }
-        },
-        "propertyNames": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "if": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "then": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "else": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-        "allOf": { "$ref": "#/$defs/schemaArray" },
-        "anyOf": { "$ref": "#/$defs/schemaArray" },
-        "oneOf": { "$ref": "#/$defs/schemaArray" },
-        "not": { "$recursiveRef": "#" }
-    },
-    "$defs": {
-        "schemaArray": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "minItems": 1,
-            "items": { "$recursiveRef": "#" }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/content b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/content
deleted file mode 100644
index f6752a8ef..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/content
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,17 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
-    "$id": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/meta/content",
-    "$vocabulary": {
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/content": true
-    },
-    "$recursiveAnchor": true,
-
-    "title": "Content vocabulary meta-schema",
-
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "contentMediaType": { "type": "string" },
-        "contentEncoding": { "type": "string" },
-        "contentSchema": { "$recursiveRef": "#" }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/core b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/core
deleted file mode 100644
index eb708a560..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/core
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
-    "$id": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/meta/core",
-    "$vocabulary": {
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/core": true
-    },
-    "$recursiveAnchor": true,
-
-    "title": "Core vocabulary meta-schema",
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "$id": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri-reference",
-            "$comment": "Non-empty fragments not allowed.",
-            "pattern": "^[^#]*#?$"
-        },
-        "$schema": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri"
-        },
-        "$anchor": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "pattern": "^[A-Za-z][-A-Za-z0-9.:_]*$"
-        },
-        "$ref": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri-reference"
-        },
-        "$recursiveRef": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri-reference"
-        },
-        "$recursiveAnchor": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "$vocabulary": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "propertyNames": {
-                "type": "string",
-                "format": "uri"
-            },
-            "additionalProperties": {
-                "type": "boolean"
-            }
-        },
-        "$comment": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "$defs": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/format b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/format
deleted file mode 100644
index 09bbfdda9..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/format
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,14 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
-    "$id": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/meta/format",
-    "$vocabulary": {
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/format": true
-    },
-    "$recursiveAnchor": true,
-
-    "title": "Format vocabulary meta-schema",
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "format": { "type": "string" }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/meta-data b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/meta-data
deleted file mode 100644
index da04cff6d..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/meta-data
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,37 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
-    "$id": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/meta/meta-data",
-    "$vocabulary": {
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/meta-data": true
-    },
-    "$recursiveAnchor": true,
-
-    "title": "Meta-data vocabulary meta-schema",
-
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "title": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "description": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "default": true,
-        "deprecated": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "readOnly": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "writeOnly": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "examples": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": true
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/validation b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/validation
deleted file mode 100644
index 9f59677b3..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta/validation
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,98 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
-    "$id": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/meta/validation",
-    "$vocabulary": {
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/validation": true
-    },
-    "$recursiveAnchor": true,
-
-    "title": "Validation vocabulary meta-schema",
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "multipleOf": {
-            "type": "number",
-            "exclusiveMinimum": 0
-        },
-        "maximum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "exclusiveMaximum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "minimum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "exclusiveMinimum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "maxLength": { "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minLength": { "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "pattern": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "regex"
-        },
-        "maxItems": { "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minItems": { "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "uniqueItems": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "maxContains": { "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minContains": {
-            "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeInteger",
-            "default": 1
-        },
-        "maxProperties": { "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minProperties": { "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "required": { "$ref": "#/$defs/stringArray" },
-        "dependentRequired": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": {
-                "$ref": "#/$defs/stringArray"
-            }
-        },
-        "const": true,
-        "enum": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": true
-        },
-        "type": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#/$defs/simpleTypes" },
-                {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": { "$ref": "#/$defs/simpleTypes" },
-                    "minItems": 1,
-                    "uniqueItems": true
-                }
-            ]
-        }
-    },
-    "$defs": {
-        "nonNegativeInteger": {
-            "type": "integer",
-            "minimum": 0
-        },
-        "nonNegativeIntegerDefault0": {
-            "$ref": "#/$defs/nonNegativeInteger",
-            "default": 0
-        },
-        "simpleTypes": {
-            "enum": [
-                "array",
-                "boolean",
-                "integer",
-                "null",
-                "number",
-                "object",
-                "string"
-            ]
-        },
-        "stringArray": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": { "type": "string" },
-            "uniqueItems": true,
-            "default": []
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V201909 b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V201909
deleted file mode 100644
index 2248a0c80..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V201909
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,42 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
-    "$id": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
-    "$vocabulary": {
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/core": true,
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/applicator": true,
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/validation": true,
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/meta-data": true,
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/format": false,
-        "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/vocab/content": true
-    },
-    "$recursiveAnchor": true,
-
-    "title": "Core and Validation specifications meta-schema",
-    "allOf": [
-        {"$ref": "meta/core"},
-        {"$ref": "meta/applicator"},
-        {"$ref": "meta/validation"},
-        {"$ref": "meta/meta-data"},
-        {"$ref": "meta/format"},
-        {"$ref": "meta/content"}
-    ],
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "definitions": {
-            "$comment": "While no longer an official keyword as it is replaced by $defs, this keyword is retained in the meta-schema to prevent incompatible extensions as it remains in common use.",
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "dependencies": {
-            "$comment": "\"dependencies\" is no longer a keyword, but schema authors should avoid redefining it to facilitate a smooth transition to \"dependentSchemas\" and \"dependentRequired\"",
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": {
-                "anyOf": [
-                    { "$recursiveRef": "#" },
-                    { "$ref": "meta/validation#/$defs/stringArray" }
-                ]
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V4 b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V4
deleted file mode 100644
index bcbb84743..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V4
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "id": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
-    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
-    "description": "Core schema meta-schema",
-    "definitions": {
-        "schemaArray": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "minItems": 1,
-            "items": { "$ref": "#" }
-        },
-        "positiveInteger": {
-            "type": "integer",
-            "minimum": 0
-        },
-        "positiveIntegerDefault0": {
-            "allOf": [ { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" }, { "default": 0 } ]
-        },
-        "simpleTypes": {
-            "enum": [ "array", "boolean", "integer", "null", "number", "object", "string" ]
-        },
-        "stringArray": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": { "type": "string" },
-            "minItems": 1,
-            "uniqueItems": true
-        }
-    },
-    "type": "object",
-    "properties": {
-        "id": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "$schema": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "title": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "description": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "default": {},
-        "multipleOf": {
-            "type": "number",
-            "minimum": 0,
-            "exclusiveMinimum": true
-        },
-        "maximum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "exclusiveMaximum": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "minimum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "exclusiveMinimum": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "maxLength": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" },
-        "minLength": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveIntegerDefault0" },
-        "pattern": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "regex"
-        },
-        "additionalItems": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "type": "boolean" },
-                { "$ref": "#" }
-            ],
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "items": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#" },
-                { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" }
-            ],
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "maxItems": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" },
-        "minItems": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveIntegerDefault0" },
-        "uniqueItems": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "maxProperties": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveInteger" },
-        "minProperties": { "$ref": "#/definitions/positiveIntegerDefault0" },
-        "required": { "$ref": "#/definitions/stringArray" },
-        "additionalProperties": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "type": "boolean" },
-                { "$ref": "#" }
-            ],
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "definitions": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "properties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "patternProperties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "dependencies": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": {
-                "anyOf": [
-                    { "$ref": "#" },
-                    { "$ref": "#/definitions/stringArray" }
-                ]
-            }
-        },
-        "enum": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "minItems": 1,
-            "uniqueItems": true
-        },
-        "type": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#/definitions/simpleTypes" },
-                {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/simpleTypes" },
-                    "minItems": 1,
-                    "uniqueItems": true
-                }
-            ]
-        },
-        "format": { "type": "string" },
-        "allOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "anyOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "oneOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "not": { "$ref": "#" }
-    },
-    "dependencies": {
-        "exclusiveMaximum": [ "maximum" ],
-        "exclusiveMinimum": [ "minimum" ]
-    },
-    "default": {}
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V6 b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V6
deleted file mode 100644
index bd3e763bc..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V6
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,155 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
-    "$id": "http://json-schema.org/draft-06/schema#",
-    "title": "Core schema meta-schema",
-    "definitions": {
-        "schemaArray": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "minItems": 1,
-            "items": { "$ref": "#" }
-        },
-        "nonNegativeInteger": {
-            "type": "integer",
-            "minimum": 0
-        },
-        "nonNegativeIntegerDefault0": {
-            "allOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeInteger" },
-                { "default": 0 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "simpleTypes": {
-            "enum": [
-                "array",
-                "boolean",
-                "integer",
-                "null",
-                "number",
-                "object",
-                "string"
-            ]
-        },
-        "stringArray": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": { "type": "string" },
-            "uniqueItems": true,
-            "default": []
-        }
-    },
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "$id": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri-reference"
-        },
-        "$schema": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri"
-        },
-        "$ref": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri-reference"
-        },
-        "title": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "description": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "default": {},
-        "examples": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": {}
-        },
-        "multipleOf": {
-            "type": "number",
-            "exclusiveMinimum": 0
-        },
-        "maximum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "exclusiveMaximum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "minimum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "exclusiveMinimum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "maxLength": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minLength": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "pattern": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "regex"
-        },
-        "additionalItems": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "items": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#" },
-                { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" }
-            ],
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "maxItems": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minItems": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "uniqueItems": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "contains": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "maxProperties": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minProperties": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "required": { "$ref": "#/definitions/stringArray" },
-        "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "definitions": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "properties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "patternProperties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "propertyNames": { "format": "regex" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "dependencies": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": {
-                "anyOf": [
-                    { "$ref": "#" },
-                    { "$ref": "#/definitions/stringArray" }
-                ]
-            }
-        },
-        "propertyNames": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "const": {},
-        "enum": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "minItems": 1,
-            "uniqueItems": true
-        },
-        "type": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#/definitions/simpleTypes" },
-                {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/simpleTypes" },
-                    "minItems": 1,
-                    "uniqueItems": true
-                }
-            ]
-        },
-        "format": { "type": "string" },
-        "allOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "anyOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "oneOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "not": { "$ref": "#" }
-    },
-    "default": {}
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V7 b/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V7
deleted file mode 100644
index fb92c7f75..000000000
--- a/powertools-validation/src/main/resources/schemas/meta_schema_V7
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-    "$id": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema#",
-    "title": "Core schema meta-schema",
-    "definitions": {
-        "schemaArray": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "minItems": 1,
-            "items": { "$ref": "#" }
-        },
-        "nonNegativeInteger": {
-            "type": "integer",
-            "minimum": 0
-        },
-        "nonNegativeIntegerDefault0": {
-            "allOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeInteger" },
-                { "default": 0 }
-            ]
-        },
-        "simpleTypes": {
-            "enum": [
-                "array",
-                "boolean",
-                "integer",
-                "null",
-                "number",
-                "object",
-                "string"
-            ]
-        },
-        "stringArray": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": { "type": "string" },
-            "uniqueItems": true,
-            "default": []
-        }
-    },
-    "type": ["object", "boolean"],
-    "properties": {
-        "$id": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri-reference"
-        },
-        "$schema": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri"
-        },
-        "$ref": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "uri-reference"
-        },
-        "$comment": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "title": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "description": {
-            "type": "string"
-        },
-        "default": true,
-        "readOnly": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "writeOnly": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "examples": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": true
-        },
-        "multipleOf": {
-            "type": "number",
-            "exclusiveMinimum": 0
-        },
-        "maximum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "exclusiveMaximum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "minimum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "exclusiveMinimum": {
-            "type": "number"
-        },
-        "maxLength": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minLength": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "pattern": {
-            "type": "string",
-            "format": "regex"
-        },
-        "additionalItems": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "items": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#" },
-                { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" }
-            ],
-            "default": true
-        },
-        "maxItems": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minItems": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "uniqueItems": {
-            "type": "boolean",
-            "default": false
-        },
-        "contains": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "maxProperties": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeInteger" },
-        "minProperties": { "$ref": "#/definitions/nonNegativeIntegerDefault0" },
-        "required": { "$ref": "#/definitions/stringArray" },
-        "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "definitions": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "properties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "patternProperties": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": { "$ref": "#" },
-            "propertyNames": { "format": "regex" },
-            "default": {}
-        },
-        "dependencies": {
-            "type": "object",
-            "additionalProperties": {
-                "anyOf": [
-                    { "$ref": "#" },
-                    { "$ref": "#/definitions/stringArray" }
-                ]
-            }
-        },
-        "propertyNames": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "const": true,
-        "enum": {
-            "type": "array",
-            "items": true,
-            "minItems": 1,
-            "uniqueItems": true
-        },
-        "type": {
-            "anyOf": [
-                { "$ref": "#/definitions/simpleTypes" },
-                {
-                    "type": "array",
-                    "items": { "$ref": "#/definitions/simpleTypes" },
-                    "minItems": 1,
-                    "uniqueItems": true
-                }
-            ]
-        },
-        "format": { "type": "string" },
-        "contentMediaType": { "type": "string" },
-        "contentEncoding": { "type": "string" },
-        "if": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "then": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "else": { "$ref": "#" },
-        "allOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "anyOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "oneOf": { "$ref": "#/definitions/schemaArray" },
-        "not": { "$ref": "#" }
-    },
-    "default": true
-}
diff --git a/powertools-validation/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationUtilsTest.java b/powertools-validation/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationUtilsTest.java
index cd6ad160c..d80670669 100644
--- a/powertools-validation/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationUtilsTest.java
+++ b/powertools-validation/src/test/java/software/amazon/lambda/powertools/validation/ValidationUtilsTest.java
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ public void testLoadSchemaV7KO() {
         assertThatThrownBy(() -> getJsonSchema("classpath:/schema_v7_ko.json", true))
                 .isInstanceOf(IllegalArgumentException.class)
                 .hasMessage(
-                        "The schema classpath:/schema_v7_ko.json is not valid, it does not respect the specification V7");
+                        "The schema classpath:/schema_v7_ko.json is not valid, it does not respect the specification /draft-07/schema");
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -70,38 +70,38 @@ public void testLoadMetaSchema_NoValidation() {
         });
     }
 
-    /**
-     * TODO - get this going again on github; commented out to unblock build, and seems to run outside of github
-     * workers still. See here -->
-     *
-     * https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-java/actions/runs/6417845031/job/17424409856?pr=1456
-     * https://github.com/aws-powertools/powertools-lambda-java/issues/1455
-     */
-//    @Test
-//    public void testLoadMetaSchemaV2019() {
-//        ValidationConfig.get().setSchemaVersion(SpecVersion.VersionFlag.V201909);
-//        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/schemas/meta_schema_V201909", true);
-//        assertThat(jsonSchema).isNotNull();
-//    }
+    @Test
+    public void testLoadMetaSchemaV2019() {
+        ValidationConfig.get().setSchemaVersion(SpecVersion.VersionFlag.V201909);
+        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/draft/2019-09/schema", true);
+        assertThat(jsonSchema).isNotNull();
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testLoadMetaSchemaV2020() {
+        ValidationConfig.get().setSchemaVersion(SpecVersion.VersionFlag.V202012);
+        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/draft/2020-12/schema", true);
+        assertThat(jsonSchema).isNotNull();
+    }
 
     @Test
     public void testLoadMetaSchemaV7() {
         ValidationConfig.get().setSchemaVersion(SpecVersion.VersionFlag.V7);
-        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/schemas/meta_schema_V7", true);
+        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/draft-07/schema", true);
         assertThat(jsonSchema).isNotNull();
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testLoadMetaSchemaV6() {
         ValidationConfig.get().setSchemaVersion(SpecVersion.VersionFlag.V6);
-        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/schemas/meta_schema_V6", true);
+        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/draft-06/schema", true);
         assertThat(jsonSchema).isNotNull();
     }
 
     @Test
     public void testLoadMetaSchemaV4() {
         ValidationConfig.get().setSchemaVersion(SpecVersion.VersionFlag.V4);
-        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/schemas/meta_schema_V4", true);
+        JsonSchema jsonSchema = getJsonSchema("classpath:/draft-04/schema", true);
         assertThat(jsonSchema).isNotNull();
     }