diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index bc06c927..71afa0ea 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -103,7 +103,13 @@ clean-schema:
 
 # tests for go packages
 test-gopkgs:
-	$(Q)$(GO_TEST) ./...
+	$(Q)failures_in=""; \
+	for mod in $$(find . -name go.mod); do \
+	    echo "Testing $$(dirname $$mod)..."; ( \
+	        cd $$(dirname $$mod) && $(GO_TEST) ./... \
+            ) || failures_in="$$failures_in\ntags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/$$(dirname $$mod)"; \
+	done; \
+	if [ "$$failures_in" != "" ]; then echo "\nTests failed in:$$failures_in\n"; exit 1; fi
 
 # tests for CDI Spec JSON schema
 test-schema: bin/validate
diff --git a/cmd/cdi/cmd/root.go b/cmd/cdi/cmd/root.go
index ec067549..a2db5c20 100644
--- a/cmd/cdi/cmd/root.go
+++ b/cmd/cdi/cmd/root.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 
 	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/pkg/cdi"
-	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/pkg/cdi/validate"
 	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/schema"
 )
 
@@ -65,7 +64,7 @@ func initSpecDirs() {
 		fmt.Printf("failed to load JSON schema %s: %v\n", schemaName, err)
 		os.Exit(1)
 	}
-	cdi.SetSpecValidator(validate.WithSchema(s))
+	cdi.SetSpecValidator(schema.WithSchema(s))
 
 	if len(specDirs) > 0 {
 		cache, err := cdi.NewCache(
diff --git a/cmd/cdi/go.mod b/cmd/cdi/go.mod
index c9356145..cf29afe5 100644
--- a/cmd/cdi/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/cdi/go.mod
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/spf13/cobra v1.6.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v0.0.0
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/schema v0.0.0
 )
 
 require (
@@ -25,6 +26,8 @@ require (
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go v0.8.0 // indirect
 )
 
-replace tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface => ../..
-
-replace tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go => ../../specs-go
+replace (
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface => ../..
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/schema => ../../schema
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go => ../../specs-go
+)
diff --git a/cmd/validate/go.mod b/cmd/validate/go.mod
index 1d5c8701..14ce556d 100644
--- a/cmd/validate/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/validate/go.mod
@@ -2,16 +2,21 @@ module tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/cmd/validate
 
 go 1.20
 
-require tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v0.0.0
+require tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/schema v0.0.0
 
 require (
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
 	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.19.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0 // indirect
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v0.0.0 // indirect
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go v0.8.0 // indirect
 )
 
-replace tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface => ../..
-
-replace tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go => ../../specs-go
+replace (
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface => ../..
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/schema => ../../schema
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go => ../../specs-go
+)
diff --git a/cmd/validate/go.sum b/cmd/validate/go.sum
index dabe4784..9f83b553 100644
--- a/cmd/validate/go.sum
+++ b/cmd/validate/go.sum
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415/go.mod h1:
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0 h1:LhYJRs+L4fBtjZUfuSZIKGeVu0QRy8e5Xi7D17UxZ74=
 github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0/go.mod h1:anYRn/JVcOK2ZgGU+IjEV4nwlhoK5sQluxsYJ78Id3Y=
 golang.org/x/mod v0.19.0 h1:fEdghXQSo20giMthA7cd28ZC+jts4amQ3YMXiP5oMQ8=
+golang.org/x/mod v0.19.0/go.mod h1:hTbmBsO62+eylJbnUtE2MGJUyE7QWk4xUqPFrRgJ+7c=
 golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 h1:q5f1RH2jigJ1MoAWp2KTp3gm5zAGFUTarQZ5U386+4o=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405 h1:yhCVgyC4o1eVCa2tZl7eS0r+SDo693bJlVdllGtEeKM=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 6251be87..1b147528 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0
 	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools v0.9.1-0.20221107090550-2e043c6bd626
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
-	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0
 	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0
 	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
 	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go v0.8.0
@@ -17,8 +16,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20200815063812-42c35b437635 // indirect
-	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f // indirect
-	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
 	golang.org/x/mod v0.19.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
 	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/cdi/cache_test.go b/pkg/cdi/cache_test.go
index 3c655116..594785d9 100644
--- a/pkg/cdi/cache_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cdi/cache_test.go
@@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ import (
 	oci "github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec/specs-go"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
-	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/pkg/cdi/validate"
 	cdi "tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go"
 )
 
@@ -1559,8 +1558,6 @@ containerEdits:
 				other *Cache
 			)
 
-			SetSpecValidator(validate.WithNamedSchema("builtin"))
-
 			if len(tc.invalid) != 0 {
 				dir, err = createSpecDirs(t, nil, nil)
 				require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/cdi/spec.go b/pkg/cdi/spec.go
index f0231d81..53aa24a7 100644
--- a/pkg/cdi/spec.go
+++ b/pkg/cdi/spec.go
@@ -37,9 +37,13 @@ const (
 	defaultSpecExt = ".yaml"
 )
 
+type validator interface {
+	Validate(*cdi.Spec) error
+}
+
 var (
 	// Externally set CDI Spec validation function.
-	specValidator func(*cdi.Spec) error
+	specValidator validator
 	validatorLock sync.RWMutex
 )
 
@@ -236,6 +240,9 @@ func (s *Spec) validate() (map[string]*Device, error) {
 		}
 		devices[d.Name] = dev
 	}
+	if len(devices) == 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("invalid spec, no devices")
+	}
 
 	return devices, nil
 }
@@ -253,10 +260,10 @@ func ParseSpec(data []byte) (*cdi.Spec, error) {
 // SetSpecValidator sets a CDI Spec validator function. This function
 // is used for extra CDI Spec content validation whenever a Spec file
 // loaded (using ReadSpec() or written (using WriteSpec()).
-func SetSpecValidator(fn func(*cdi.Spec) error) {
+func SetSpecValidator(v validator) {
 	validatorLock.Lock()
 	defer validatorLock.Unlock()
-	specValidator = fn
+	specValidator = v
 }
 
 // validateSpec validates the Spec using the extneral validator.
@@ -267,7 +274,7 @@ func validateSpec(raw *cdi.Spec) error {
 	if specValidator == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
-	err := specValidator(raw)
+	err := specValidator.Validate(raw)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("Spec validation failed: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/cdi/spec_test.go b/pkg/cdi/spec_test.go
index 649d2237..89028ac2 100644
--- a/pkg/cdi/spec_test.go
+++ b/pkg/cdi/spec_test.go
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"sigs.k8s.io/yaml"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
-	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/pkg/cdi/validate"
 	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/pkg/parser"
-	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/schema"
 	cdi "tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go"
 )
 
@@ -353,9 +351,6 @@ devices:
 		dir, err := mkTestDir(t, nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 
-		SetSpecValidator(validate.WithDefaultSchema())
-		defer SetSpecValidator(validate.WithSchema(schema.NopSchema()))
-
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
 			var (
 				raw  = &cdi.Spec{}
diff --git a/schema/go.mod b/schema/go.mod
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..379f1ec4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/go.mod
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/schema
+
+go 1.20
+
+require (
+	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.0
+	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema v1.2.0
+	sigs.k8s.io/yaml v1.3.0
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface v0.0.0
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go v0.8.0
+)
+
+require (
+	github.com/davecgh/go-spew v1.1.1 // indirect
+	github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.1 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0 // indirect
+	github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools v0.9.1-0.20221107090550-2e043c6bd626 // indirect
+	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
+	github.com/syndtr/gocapability v0.0.0-20200815063812-42c35b437635 // indirect
+	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonpointer v0.0.0-20180127040702-4e3ac2762d5f // indirect
+	github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonreference v0.0.0-20180127040603-bd5ef7bd5415 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/mod v0.19.0 // indirect
+	golang.org/x/sys v0.19.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.4.0 // indirect
+	gopkg.in/yaml.v3 v3.0.1 // indirect
+)
+
+replace (
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface => ../
+	tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go => ../specs-go
+)
diff --git a/schema/go.sum b/schema/go.sum
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cd6e3810
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema/go.sum
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+github.com/blang/semver/v4 v4.0.0 h1:1PFHFE6yCCTv8C1TeyNNarDzntLi7wMI5i/pzqYIsAM=
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+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.1 h1:mZcQUHVQUQWoPXXtuf9yuEXKudkV2sx1E06UadKWpgI=
+github.com/fsnotify/fsnotify v1.5.1/go.mod h1:T3375wBYaZdLLcVNkcVbzGHY7f1l/uK5T5Ai1i3InKU=
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diff --git a/schema/schema.go b/schema/schema.go
index 6a582ca1..a6b00305 100644
--- a/schema/schema.go
+++ b/schema/schema.go
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import (
 
 	schema "github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema"
 	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/internal/validation"
+	cdi "tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -48,6 +49,15 @@ type Schema struct {
 	schema *schema.Schema
 }
 
+// Validate applies a schema validation on the supplied CDI specification.
+// If the Schema is nil, no validation is performed.
+func (s *Schema) Validate(spec *cdi.Spec) error {
+	if s == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	return s.ValidateType(spec)
+}
+
 // Error wraps a JSON validation result.
 type Error struct {
 	Result *schema.Result
@@ -96,9 +106,9 @@ func ReadAndValidate(r io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 	return current.ReadAndValidate(r)
 }
 
-// Validate validates the data read from an io.Reader against the active schema.
-func Validate(r io.Reader) error {
-	return current.Validate(r)
+// ValidateReader validates the data read from an io.Reader against the active schema.
+func ValidateReader(r io.Reader) error {
+	return current.ValidateReader(r)
 }
 
 // ValidateData validates the given JSON document against the active schema.
@@ -165,8 +175,8 @@ func (s *Schema) ReadAndValidate(r io.Reader) ([]byte, error) {
 	return data, s.validate(loader)
 }
 
-// Validate validates the data read from an io.Reader against the schema.
-func (s *Schema) Validate(r io.Reader) error {
+// ValidateReader validates the data read from an io.Reader against the schema.
+func (s *Schema) ValidateReader(r io.Reader) error {
 	_, err := s.ReadAndValidate(r)
 	return err
 }
diff --git a/schema/schema_test.go b/schema/schema_test.go
index e382edc4..6198a79d 100644
--- a/schema/schema_test.go
+++ b/schema/schema_test.go
@@ -298,9 +298,9 @@ func readAndValidate(t *testing.T, scm *schema.Schema, path string, shouldLoad,
 	verifyResult(t, scm, err, shouldLoad, isValid)
 
 	if scm != nil {
-		err = scm.Validate(bytes.NewReader(data))
+		err = scm.ValidateReader(bytes.NewReader(data))
 	} else {
-		err = schema.Validate(bytes.NewReader(data))
+		err = schema.ValidateReader(bytes.NewReader(data))
 	}
 
 	verifyResult(t, scm, err, shouldLoad, isValid)
@@ -315,17 +315,17 @@ func validateRead(t *testing.T, scm *schema.Schema, path string, shouldLoad, isV
 	r := io.TeeReader(f, buf)
 
 	if scm != nil {
-		err = scm.Validate(r)
+		err = scm.ValidateReader(r)
 	} else {
-		err = schema.Validate(r)
+		err = schema.ValidateReader(r)
 	}
 
 	verifyResult(t, scm, err, shouldLoad, isValid)
 
 	if scm != nil {
-		err = scm.Validate(bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()))
+		err = scm.ValidateReader(bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()))
 	} else {
-		err = schema.Validate(bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()))
+		err = schema.ValidateReader(bytes.NewReader(buf.Bytes()))
 	}
 
 	verifyResult(t, scm, err, shouldLoad, isValid)
diff --git a/pkg/cdi/validate/schema.go b/schema/validate.go
similarity index 68%
rename from pkg/cdi/validate/schema.go
rename to schema/validate.go
index 8244ada3..b8dd8912 100644
--- a/pkg/cdi/validate/schema.go
+++ b/schema/validate.go
@@ -14,12 +14,7 @@
    limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package validate
-
-import (
-	"tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/schema"
-	cdi "tags.cncf.io/container-device-interface/specs-go"
-)
+package schema
 
 const (
 	// DefaultExternalSchema is the default JSON schema to load for validation.
@@ -27,32 +22,25 @@ const (
 )
 
 // WithSchema returns a CDI Spec validator that uses the given Schema.
-func WithSchema(s *schema.Schema) func(*cdi.Spec) error {
-	if s == nil {
-		return func(*cdi.Spec) error {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
-	return func(spec *cdi.Spec) error {
-		return s.ValidateType(spec)
-	}
+func WithSchema(s *Schema) *Schema {
+	return s
 }
 
 // WithNamedSchema loads the named JSON schema and returns a CDI Spec
 // validator for it. If loading the schema fails a dummy validator is
 // returned.
-func WithNamedSchema(name string) func(*cdi.Spec) error {
-	s, _ := schema.Load(name)
+func WithNamedSchema(name string) *Schema {
+	s, _ := Load(name)
 	return WithSchema(s)
 }
 
 // WithDefaultSchema returns a CDI Spec validator that uses the default
 // external JSON schema, or the default builtin one if the external one
 // fails to load.
-func WithDefaultSchema() func(*cdi.Spec) error {
-	s, err := schema.Load(DefaultExternalSchema)
+func WithDefaultSchema() *Schema {
+	s, err := Load(DefaultExternalSchema)
 	if err == nil {
 		return WithSchema(s)
 	}
-	return WithSchema(schema.BuiltinSchema())
+	return BuiltinSchema()
 }