diff --git a/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.test.ts b/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.test.ts
index 52326cf88..39ad5a6c0 100644
--- a/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.test.ts
+++ b/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.test.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 it('reads configuration successfully', async () => {
   mockedReadFile.mockReturnValue(
     JSON.stringify({
+      $schema: 'https://www.chromatic.com/config-file.schema.json',
       projectId: 'project-id',
       projectToken: 'project-token',
 
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ it('reads configuration successfully', async () => {
   );
 
   expect(await getConfiguration()).toEqual({
+    $schema: 'https://www.chromatic.com/config-file.schema.json',
     configFile: 'chromatic.config.json',
     projectId: 'project-id',
     projectToken: 'project-token',
diff --git a/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.ts b/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.ts
index a0e416c1d..454205c64 100644
--- a/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.ts
+++ b/node-src/lib/getConfiguration.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ import { invalidConfigurationFile } from '../ui/messages/errors/invalidConfigura
 
 const configurationSchema = z
   .object({
+    $schema: z.string(),
+
     projectId: z.string(),
     projectToken: z.string(), // deprecated