diff --git a/.github/workflows/actionlint.yml b/.github/workflows/actionlint.yml
index 2e8415b..4436824 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/actionlint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/actionlint.yml
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: true
 
       - name: "Download actionlint"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs.yml b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
index 39d8ea7..5dee377 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
-          submodules: true
       - name: "Check Markdown documents"
         uses: DavidAnson/markdownlint-cli2-action@b4c9feab76d8025d1e83c653fa3990936df0e6c8 # v16.0.0
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 34b951d..2327d1b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
-      - 'v*/**/*.json'
+      - 'src/instructlab/schema/v*/**/*.json'
       - '.github/workflows/lint.yml' # This workflow
       - '.github/scripts/**' # Scripts used by this workflow
 
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
     paths:
-      - 'v*/**/*.json'
+      - 'src/instructlab/schema/v*/**/*.json'
       - '.github/workflows/lint.yml' # This workflow
       - '.github/scripts/**' # Scripts used by this workflow
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ permissions:
   contents: read
 
 jobs:
-  lint:
+  schemalint:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: "Harden Runner"
@@ -58,15 +58,15 @@ jobs:
         uses: tj-actions/changed-files@d6babd6899969df1a11d14c368283ea4436bca78 # v44.5.2
         with:
           files: |
-            v*/**/*.json
+            src/instructlab/schema/v*/**/*.json
 
       - name: "Check changed schema file contents"
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed == 'true'
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed) }}
         run: |
           check-jsonschema --verbose --schemafile https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema ${{ steps.changed-files.outputs.all_changed_files }}
 
       - name: "Check all schema file contents"
-        if: steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed != 'true'
+        if: ${{ !fromJSON(steps.changed-files.outputs.any_changed) }}
         run: |
           # shellcheck disable=SC2046
-          check-jsonschema --verbose --schemafile https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema $(find v* -name "*.json")
+          check-jsonschema --verbose --schemafile https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema $(find src/instructlab/schema/v* -name "*.json")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1c9a536
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pypi.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+name: Build, test, and upload PyPI package
+
+on:
+    push:
+        branches:
+            - "main"
+        tags:
+            - "v*"
+    pull_request:
+        branches:
+            - "main"
+    release:
+        types:
+            - published
+
+env:
+    LC_ALL: en_US.UTF-8
+
+defaults:
+    run:
+        shell: bash
+
+permissions:
+    contents: read
+
+jobs:
+    # Create and verify release artifacts
+    # - build source dist (tar ball) and wheel
+    # - validate artifacts with various tools
+    # - upload artifacts to GHA
+    build-package:
+        name: Build and check packages
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        steps:
+            - name: "Harden Runner"
+              uses: step-security/harden-runner@f086349bfa2bd1361f7909c78558e816508cdc10 # v2.8.0
+              with:
+                  egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+
+
+            - name: "Checkout"
+              uses: actions/checkout@a5ac7e51b41094c92402da3b24376905380afc29 # v4.1.6
+              with:
+                  # for setuptools-scm
+                  fetch-depth: 0
+
+            - name: "Build and Inspect"
+              uses: hynek/build-and-inspect-python-package@b4fc3f6ba2b3da04f09659be99e2a29fb6146a61 # v2.6.0
+
+    # push to Test PyPI on
+    # - a new GitHub release is published
+    # - a PR is merged into main branch
+    publish-test-pypi:
+        name: Publish packages to test.pypi.org
+        # environment: publish-test-pypi
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(vars.PYPI_PUBLISH) && github.repository_owner == 'instructlab' && (github.event.action == 'published' || (github.event_name == 'push' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main')) }}
+        permissions:
+            contents: read
+            # see https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/
+            id-token: write
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        needs: build-package
+
+        steps:
+            - name: "Harden Runner"
+              uses: step-security/harden-runner@f086349bfa2bd1361f7909c78558e816508cdc10 # v2.8.0
+              with:
+                  egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+
+            - name: "Download build artifacts"
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e # v4.1.7
+              with:
+                  name: Packages
+                  path: dist
+
+            - name: "Upload to Test PyPI"
+              uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@81e9d935c883d0b210363ab89cf05f3894778450 # v1.8.14
+              with:
+                  repository-url: https://test.pypi.org/legacy/
+
+    # push to Production PyPI on
+    # - a new GitHub release is published
+    publish-pypi:
+        name: Publish release to pypi.org
+        # environment: publish-pypi
+        if: ${{ fromJSON(vars.PYPI_PUBLISH) && github.repository_owner == 'instructlab' && github.event.action == 'published' }}
+        permissions:
+            # see https://docs.pypi.org/trusted-publishers/
+            id-token: write
+            # allow gh release upload
+            contents: write
+
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        needs: build-package
+
+        steps:
+            - name: "Harden Runner"
+              uses: step-security/harden-runner@f086349bfa2bd1361f7909c78558e816508cdc10 # v2.8.0
+              with:
+                  egress-policy: audit # TODO: change to 'egress-policy: block' after couple of runs
+
+            - name: "Download build artifacts"
+              uses: actions/download-artifact@65a9edc5881444af0b9093a5e628f2fe47ea3b2e # v4.1.7
+              with:
+                  name: Packages
+                  path: dist
+
+            - name: "Sigstore sign package"
+              uses: sigstore/gh-action-sigstore-python@61f6a500bbfdd9a2a339cf033e5421951fbc1cd2 # v2.1.1
+              with:
+                  inputs: |
+                      ./dist/*.tar.gz
+                      ./dist/*.whl
+
+            - name: "Upload artifacts and signatures to GitHub release"
+              run: |
+                  gh release upload '${{ github.ref_name }}' dist/* --repo '${{ github.repository }}'
+              env:
+                  GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+            # PyPI does not accept .sigstore artifacts and
+            # gh-action-pypi-publish has no option to ignore them.
+            - name: "Remove sigstore signatures before uploading to PyPI"
+              run: |
+                  rm ./dist/*.sigstore
+
+            - name: "Upload to PyPI"
+              uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@81e9d935c883d0b210363ab89cf05f3894778450 # v1.8.14
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 701ff28..fed87b9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,3 +1,27 @@
+# generated by setuptools_scm
+/src/instructlab/schema/_version.py
+
+# Distribution / packaging
+.Python
+build/
+develop-eggs/
+dist/
+downloads/
+eggs/
+.eggs/
+lib/
+lib64/
+parts/
+sdist/
+var/
+wheels/
+pip-wheel-metadata/
+share/python-wheels/
+*.egg-info/
+.installed.cfg
+*.egg
+MANIFEST
+
 # Environments
 .env
 .venv
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7756104..2999477 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 # Taxonomy Schema
 
-This repository defines the JSON schema for the [Taxonomy](https://github.com/instructlab/taxonomy) YAML.
+This Python package defines the JSON schema for the InstructLab [Taxonomy](https://github.com/instructlab/taxonomy) YAML.
+
+Consumers of this schema can `pip install` this package and access the schema using `importlib.resources` on the `instructlab.schema` package.
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..49efd30
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+[build-system]
+requires = ["setuptools>=64", "setuptools_scm>=8"]
+build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+
+[project]
+name = "instructlab-schema"
+authors = [
+    { name="InstructLab", email="dev@instructlab.ai" },
+]
+description = "InstructLab Taxonomy Schema"
+readme = "README.md"
+license = {text = "Apache-2.0"}
+requires-python = ">=3.9"
+classifiers = [
+    "Development Status :: 4 - Beta",
+    "License :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software License",
+    "Operating System :: OS Independent",
+    "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Artificial Intelligence",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
+]
+dynamic = ["dependencies", "optional-dependencies", "version"]
+
+[project.urls]
+homepage = "https://instructlab.io"
+source = "https://github.com/instructlab/schema"
+issues = "https://github.com/instructlab/schema/issues"
+
+[tool.setuptools_scm]
+version_file = "src/instructlab/schema/_version.py"
+# do not include +gREV local version, required for Test PyPI upload
+local_scheme = "no-local-version"
+
+[tool.setuptools]
+package-dir = {"" = "src"}
+
+[tool.setuptools.packages.find]
+where = ["src"]
+include = ["instructlab.schema*"]
+
+[tool.setuptools.package-data]
+"instructlab.schema" = ["py.typed", "v*/*.json"]
diff --git a/src/instructlab/schema/__init__.py b/src/instructlab/schema/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c0e36b9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/instructlab/schema/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+"""InstructLab Taxonomy Schema"""
+
+from importlib import resources
+from importlib.resources.abc import Traversable
+from typing import List
+
+__all__ = ["schema_versions"]
+
+
+def schema_versions() -> List[Traversable]:
+    """Return the sorted list of schema versions.
+
+    Returns:
+        List[Traversable]: A sorted list of schema versions.
+    """
+    schema_base = resources.files(__package__)
+    versions = sorted(
+        (v for v in schema_base.iterdir() if v.name[0] == "v" and v.name[1:].isdigit()),
+        key=lambda k: int(k.name[1:]),
+    )
+    return versions
diff --git a/src/instructlab/schema/py.typed b/src/instructlab/schema/py.typed
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/src/instructlab/schema/v1/__init__.py b/src/instructlab/schema/v1/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/v1/compositional_skills.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v1/compositional_skills.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v1/compositional_skills.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v1/compositional_skills.json
diff --git a/v1/knowledge.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v1/knowledge.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v1/knowledge.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v1/knowledge.json
diff --git a/v1/version.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v1/version.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v1/version.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v1/version.json
diff --git a/src/instructlab/schema/v2/__init__.py b/src/instructlab/schema/v2/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/v2/compositional_skills.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v2/compositional_skills.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/compositional_skills.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v2/compositional_skills.json
diff --git a/v2/knowledge.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v2/knowledge.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/knowledge.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v2/knowledge.json
diff --git a/v2/version.json b/src/instructlab/schema/v2/version.json
similarity index 100%
rename from v2/version.json
rename to src/instructlab/schema/v2/version.json