diff --git a/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json b/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
index 8e96ebda..6e959ac9 100644
--- a/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
+++ b/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json
@@ -11,10 +11,7 @@
   "additionalProperties": false,
   "properties": {
     "$schema": {
-      "type": "string",
-      "enum": [
-        "http://cyclonedx.org/schema/bom-1.6.schema.json"
-      ]
+      "type": "string"
     },
     "bomFormat": {
       "type": "string",