diff --git a/augur/validate.py b/augur/validate.py
index 5c3defb47..966df6e48 100644
--- a/augur/validate.py
+++ b/augur/validate.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import jsonschema.exceptions
 import re
 from itertools import groupby
+from referencing import Registry
 from textwrap import indent
 from typing import Iterable, Union
 from augur.data import as_file
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ def load_json_schema(path, refs=None):
         for k, v in refs.items():
             with as_file(v) as file, open_file(file, "r") as fh:
                 schema_store[k] = json.load(fh)
-        resolver = jsonschema.RefResolver.from_schema(schema,store=schema_store)
-        schema_validator = Validator(schema, resolver=resolver)
+        registry = Registry().with_contents(schema_store.items())
+        schema_validator = Validator(schema, registry=registry)
     else:
         schema_validator = Validator(schema)
 
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 81aad167d..9972ab3eb 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -57,7 +57,8 @@
         "cvxopt >=1.1.9, ==1.*",
         "importlib_resources >=5.3.0; python_version < '3.11'",
         "isodate ==0.6.*",
-        "jsonschema >=3.0.0, ==3.*",
+        "jsonschema >=4.18.0, ==4.*",
+        "referencing >=0.30.0",
         "networkx >= 2.5, <4",
         "numpy ==1.*",
         "packaging >=19.2",