diff --git a/schema.json b/schema.json
index 706cd1a..536ef61 100644
--- a/schema.json
+++ b/schema.json
@@ -687,6 +687,17 @@
       },
       "type": "array"
     },
+    "$schema": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "format": "uri",
+      "title": "JSON Schema to use",
+      "default": "http://json.schemastore.org/resumic-schema.json",
+      "description": "Editors like VS Code use this schema for validation and triggering suggestions when editing resumic JSON files.",
+      "examples": [
+        "http://json.schemastore.org/resumic-schema.json",
+        "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/resumic/schema/master/schema.json"
+      ]
+    },
     "skills": {
       "description": "list of professional skill-sets",
       "items": {