diff --git a/doc/source/schema/1.5.json b/doc/source/schema/1.5.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..427283d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/source/schema/1.5.json
@@ -0,0 +1,313 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-04/schema#",
+  "id": "http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/defcore/doc/source/schema/1.5.json",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": [
+    "id",
+    "schema",
+    "reference",
+    "source",
+    "status",
+    "replaces",
+    "target_approval",
+    "releases",
+    "platform",
+    "components",
+    "capabilities",
+    "designated-sections",
+    "criteria"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "id": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "schema": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "reference": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "source": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "status": {
+      "enum": [ "draft", "advisory", "approved", "superceded" ]
+    },
+    "replaces": {
+      "type": "string"
+    },
+    "target_approval": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "pattern": "\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}"
+    },
+    "releases": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "items": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "minItems": 1,
+          "uniqueItems": true
+      }
+    },
+    "platform": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "required": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "advisory": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "deprecated": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "removed": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "components": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "patternProperties": {
+        "^\\w+$": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/component"
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
+    "capabilities": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "patternProperties": {
+        "^\\w+$": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/capabilty"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "designated-sections": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [ "required", "advisory", "deprecated", "removed", "informational" ],
+      "properties": {
+        "required": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            "^\\w+$": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/designated-section"
+            }
+         }
+        },
+        "advisory": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            "^\\w+$": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/designated-section"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "deprecated": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            "^\\w+$": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/designated-section"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "removed": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            "^\\w+$": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/designated-section"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "informational": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            "^\\w+$": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/designated-section"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
+    "criteria": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "patternProperties": {
+        "^\\w+$": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/criteria"
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    }
+  },
+  "definitions": {
+    "component": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [ "required", "advisory", "deprecated", "removed" ],
+      "properties": {
+        "required": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "advisory": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "deprecated": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        },
+        "removed": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false
+    },
+    "capability": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [ "achievements",
+        "admin",
+        "description",
+        "project",
+        "require-since",
+        "tests"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "achievements": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "enum": [
+              "foundation",
+              "complete",
+              "proximity",
+              "clients",
+              "discover",
+              "sticky",
+              "future",
+              "atomic",
+              "stable",
+              "tools",
+              "deployed",
+              "TODO ADD LAST ITEM HERE"
+            ],
+            "uniqueItems": true
+          }
+        },
+        "admin": {
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
+        "description": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "project": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "required-since": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "pattern": "[^$|^\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}$]"
+        },
+        "tests": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            "^\\w+$": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/test"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "criteria": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [ "Description", "name", "weight" ],
+      "properties": {
+        "Description": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "name":  {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "weight": {
+          "type": "integer"
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "test": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [ "idempotent_id" ],
+      "properties": {
+        "idempotent_id": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "flagged": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "required": [ "reason", "action", "date" ],
+          "properties": {
+            "reason": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "pattern": "^D\\d{3} \\w+"
+            },
+            "action": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "date": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "pattern": "\\d{4}-\\d{2}-\\d{2}"
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "designated-section": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [ "guidance", "comment", "sections" ],
+      "properties": {
+        "guidance": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "comment": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "sections": {
+          "type": "object",
+          "patternProperties": {
+            "^\\w+$": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "required": [ "description", "designated", "comment" ],
+              "properties": {
+                "description": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                },
+                "designated": {
+                  "type": "boolean"
+                },
+                "comment": {
+                  "type": "string"
+                }
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
diff --git a/next.json b/next.json
index 0c07ee0c..8802565b 100644
--- a/next.json
+++ b/next.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "id": "next",
-  "schema": "1.4",
-  "reference": "https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/defcore/schema/1.3.rst",
+  "schema": "1.5",
+  "reference": "https://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/defcore/schema/1.5.json",
   "source": "http://git.openstack.org/cgit/openstack/defcore/",
   "status": "draft",
   "cutoff_score": "74",
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
         "images-v2-get",
         "volumes-v2-upload",
         "volumes-v2-qos",
-        "volumes-v2-transfer",
+        "volumes-v2-transfer"
       ],
       "deprecated": [
         "compute-auth-create",
@@ -2315,9 +2315,6 @@
         "tempest.api.network.test_routers_negative.RoutersNegativeTest.test_show_non_existent_router_returns_404": {
           "idempotent_id": "id-c2a70d72-8826-43a7-8208-0209e6360c47"
         },
-        "tempest.api.network.test_routers_negative.RoutersNegativeTest.test_show_non_existent_router_returns_404": {
-          "idempotent_id": "id-c2a70d72-8826-43a7-8208-0209e6360c47"
-        },
         "tempest.api.network.test_routers.RoutersTest.test_update_extra_route": {
           "idempotent_id": "id-c86ac3a8-50bd-4b00-a6b8-62af84a0765c"
         },
@@ -3121,19 +3118,19 @@
         "guidance": "Not a core capability, no position at this time",
         "required": false,
         "comment": "",
-        "sections": []
+        "sections": {}
       },
       "horizon": {
         "guidance": "Not a core capability, no position at this time",
         "required": false,
         "comment": "",
-        "sections": []
+        "sections": {}
       },
       "ceilometer": {
         "guidance": "Not a core capability, no position at this time",
         "required": false,
         "comment": "",
-        "sections": []
+        "sections": {}
       }
     }
   },
diff --git a/test-requirements.txt b/test-requirements.txt
index eaf3557b..64780122 100644
--- a/test-requirements.txt
+++ b/test-requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 pygments
+demjson
 doc8
+jsonschema
 oslosphinx
 sphinx>=1.1.2,!=1.2.0,!=1.3b1,<1.3
 sphinxcontrib.datatemplates
diff --git a/tox.ini b/tox.ini
index 9de0a2c7..dac0480a 100644
--- a/tox.ini
+++ b/tox.ini
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [tox]
-envlist = docs,doc8,pep8
+envlist = docs,doc8,pep8,jsonlint,jsonschema
 minversion = 1.6
 skipsdist = True
 
@@ -33,6 +33,17 @@ whitelist_externals =
 [flake8]
 # E125 is deliberately excluded.
 # See https://github.com/jcrocholl/pep8/issues/126
-
 ignore = E125
 exclude = .venv,.git,.tox,doc,conf.py
+
+[testenv:jsonlint]
+commands=
+  jsonlint -s next.json
+  jsonlint -s 2015.07.json
+  jsonlint -s 2016.01.json
+  jsonlint -s doc/source/schema/1.5.json
+
+[testenv:jsonschema]
+commands=
+  jsonschema doc/source/schema/1.5.json -i next.json
+