diff --git a/schema-validation.sh b/schema-validation.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1ac1ba6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/schema-validation.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/sh -e
+
+# install AJV:
+npm init -y
+npm install ajv
+npm install ajv-cli
+npm install ajv-formats
+
+# validate schema using AJV:
+TS_LIONCORE_M3_SCHEMA=../repos/lionweb-typescript/packages/artifacts/schemas/lioncore_m3.serialization.schema.json
+JAVA_LIONCORE_SERIALIZATION=../repos/lionweb-java/core/src/test/resources/serialization/lioncore.json
+./node_modules/.bin/ajv -c ajv-formats --spec=draft2020 --strict=true --allErrors=true --allowUnionTypes=true test -s $TS_LIONCORE_M3_SCHEMA -d $JAVA_LIONCORE_SERIALIZATION --valid
+
diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
index 41c17c9..b8fbb6c 100755
--- a/test.sh
+++ b/test.sh
@@ -2,14 +2,3 @@
 
 deno task run-tests
 
-# install AJV:
-npm init -y
-npm install ajv
-npm install ajv-cli
-npm install ajv-formats
-
-# validate schema using AJV:
-TS_LIONCORE_M3_SCHEMA=../repos/lionweb-typescript/packages/artifacts/schemas/lioncore_m3.serialization.schema.json
-JAVA_LIONCORE_SERIALIZATION=../repos/lionweb-java/core/src/test/resources/serialization/lioncore.json
-./node_modules/.bin/ajv -c ajv-formats --spec=draft2020 --strict=true --allErrors=true --allowUnionTypes=true test -s $TS_LIONCORE_M3_SCHEMA -d $JAVA_LIONCORE_SERIALIZATION --valid
-