diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index d00081b8..39d67645 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,20 +9,19 @@ TIME ?= time
 include generated.mk
 
 all: common test node_modules
-	$(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) fmt schemas meta rules test
+	$(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) fmt schemas rules test
 
 .PHONY: common
 common: $(GENERATED) node_modules
-	$(TIME) $(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) metaschema schemas meta rules
-	$(TIME) $(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) lint schemas meta
-	$(TIME) $(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) validate meta/schemas-root.json schemas
+	$(TIME) $(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) metaschema schemas rules
+	$(TIME) $(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) lint schemas
 	$(SHELLCHECK) scripts/*.sh
 	./scripts/quality-schemas-tests-mirror.sh
 	./scripts/quality-templates-xbrl-utr-mirror.sh
 
 .PHONY: lint
 lint: common node_modules
-	$(TIME) $(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) fmt schemas meta rules test --check
+	$(TIME) $(NODE) $(JSONSCHEMA) fmt schemas rules test --check
 
 .PHONY: test
 test: node_modules
diff --git a/jsonschema.json b/jsonschema.json
index c2c64519..748ab3d5 100644
--- a/jsonschema.json
+++ b/jsonschema.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
       "./rules/license.json",
       "./rules/links.json",
       "./rules/single-line-text.json",
-      "./rules/symbol.json"
+      "./rules/symbol.json",
+      { "path": "./rules/root.json", "topLevel": true }
     ]
   }
 }
diff --git a/meta/schemas-root.json b/meta/schemas-root.json
deleted file mode 100644
index 7096546f..00000000
--- a/meta/schemas-root.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-  "title": "Root schema meta-schema",
-  "description": "Meta-schema for validating root-level schemas",
-  "examples": [
-    {
-      "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
-      "title": "Example Schema",
-      "description": "An example schema conforming to the root meta-schema",
-      "examples": [ "foo", "bar", "baz" ],
-      "x-license": "https://github.com/sourcemeta/std/blob/main/LICENSE",
-      "x-links": [ "https://example.com" ],
-      "type": "string"
-    }
-  ],
-  "x-lint-exclude": "required_properties_in_properties",
-  "type": "object",
-  "required": [ "$schema", "examples", "x-license", "x-links" ],
-  "properties": {
-    "examples": {
-      "type": "array",
-      "minItems": 1
-    }
-  }
-}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index a888c73f..7dfcc7c6 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
       "name": "@sourcemeta/std",
       "version": "0.0.0",
       "devDependencies": {
-        "@sourcemeta/jsonschema": "^16.1.0"
+        "@sourcemeta/jsonschema": "^16.2.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@sourcemeta/jsonschema": {
-      "version": "16.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sourcemeta/jsonschema/-/jsonschema-16.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-FBXyz/PxYQiPfE5bd/TFu+ZJA8I5ncG83ezCNE1J1FRN1xEYolJ83rWI88YMIZeG469uBvsE+pYL1OdNAPRrBg==",
+      "version": "16.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@sourcemeta/jsonschema/-/jsonschema-16.2.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RUhiXdW+WnS8JNeU1ldYktZa7AOBQ+vYm2E+2Oi73zWf7xO6Ql5sfE8tdzq/jf9cWz2Un5ZPpUGX5pA5ofKE+g==",
       "cpu": [
         "x64",
         "arm64"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 574f7f78..ad103355 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "devDependencies": {
-    "@sourcemeta/jsonschema": "^16.1.0"
+    "@sourcemeta/jsonschema": "^16.2.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/rules/root.json b/rules/root.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c64122a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/root.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
+  "title": "std/root",
+  "description": "Root schemas must declare a dialect, the license, and links to the corresponding standards",
+  "type": "object",
+  "required": [ "$schema", "x-license", "x-links" ]
+}