diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2049f967..a4deb9bc 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ jobs:
               sudo mv /usr/bin/docker ${HOME}/.local/bin/docker.bin
               chmod 755 ${HOME}/.local/bin/docker
 
+      - run:
+          name: validate grype output against the CycloneDX schema
+          command: make validate-cyclonedx-schema
+
       - run:
           name: run unit tests
           command: make unit