diff --git a/schemas/api/extractors.schema.json b/schemas/api/extractors.schema.json
index a12c9abd3..7395c612a 100644
--- a/schemas/api/extractors.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/api/extractors.schema.json
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
                 "repo": {},
                 "logo_url": {},
                 "hidden": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "capabilities": {},
diff --git a/schemas/api/loaders.schema.json b/schemas/api/loaders.schema.json
index 8872154be..7813f5939 100644
--- a/schemas/api/loaders.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/api/loaders.schema.json
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
                 "label": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "docs": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "dialect": {},
diff --git a/schemas/api/mappers.schema.json b/schemas/api/mappers.schema.json
index b9edd680b..62adb6f8b 100644
--- a/schemas/api/mappers.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/api/mappers.schema.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
                 "logo_url": {},
                 "requires": {},
                 "settings": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "capabilities": {}
             }
diff --git a/schemas/api/orchestrators.schema.json b/schemas/api/orchestrators.schema.json
index df743ce88..3e87ee4a0 100644
--- a/schemas/api/orchestrators.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/api/orchestrators.schema.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                 "executable": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "docs": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "variant": {},
diff --git a/schemas/api/transformers.schema.json b/schemas/api/transformers.schema.json
index d748d80ff..4d0cb0479 100644
--- a/schemas/api/transformers.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/api/transformers.schema.json
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
                 "executable": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "docs": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "variant": {},
diff --git a/schemas/api/utilities.schema.json b/schemas/api/utilities.schema.json
index e9bc2bb7e..532ebdc1d 100644
--- a/schemas/api/utilities.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/api/utilities.schema.json
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
                 "executable": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "docs": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "variant": {},
diff --git a/schemas/common/common.schema.json b/schemas/common/common.schema.json
index 65c6bf9ff..15b7288a5 100644
--- a/schemas/common/common.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/common/common.schema.json
@@ -40,6 +40,15 @@
             "type": "string",
             "description": "The URL to the repository where the plugin extension code lives."
         },
+        "python": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "The python version to use for this plugin, specified as a path, or as the name of an executable to find within a directory in $PATH. If not specified, the top-level `python` setting will be used, or if it is not set, the python executable that was used to run Meltano will be used (within a separate virtual environment).",
+            "examples": [
+                "/usr/bin/python3.10",
+                "python",
+                "python3.11"
+            ]
+        },
         "settings": {
             "type": "array",
             "items": {
diff --git a/schemas/plugin_definitions/extractors.schema.json b/schemas/plugin_definitions/extractors.schema.json
index 693fd9b61..36c8ec32c 100644
--- a/schemas/plugin_definitions/extractors.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/plugin_definitions/extractors.schema.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
                 "repo": {},
                 "logo_url": {},
                 "hidden": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "capabilities": {},
diff --git a/schemas/plugin_definitions/loaders.schema.json b/schemas/plugin_definitions/loaders.schema.json
index 24aa0d358..6ea2f63d5 100644
--- a/schemas/plugin_definitions/loaders.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/plugin_definitions/loaders.schema.json
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
                 "label": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "docs": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "dialect": {},
diff --git a/schemas/plugin_definitions/mappers.schema.json b/schemas/plugin_definitions/mappers.schema.json
index 4ed82c1a7..1c8d7a6d7 100644
--- a/schemas/plugin_definitions/mappers.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/plugin_definitions/mappers.schema.json
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
                 "keywords": {},
                 "definition": {},
                 "next_steps": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_preamble": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
diff --git a/schemas/plugin_definitions/orchestrators.schema.json b/schemas/plugin_definitions/orchestrators.schema.json
index 712e8af88..9f2897013 100644
--- a/schemas/plugin_definitions/orchestrators.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/plugin_definitions/orchestrators.schema.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
                 "executable": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "docs": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "variant": {},
diff --git a/schemas/plugin_definitions/transformers.schema.json b/schemas/plugin_definitions/transformers.schema.json
index e557371c4..f10e7c0ca 100644
--- a/schemas/plugin_definitions/transformers.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/plugin_definitions/transformers.schema.json
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
                 "executable": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "docs": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "variant": {},
diff --git a/schemas/plugin_definitions/utilities.schema.json b/schemas/plugin_definitions/utilities.schema.json
index 0d1d69333..b4540489a 100644
--- a/schemas/plugin_definitions/utilities.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/plugin_definitions/utilities.schema.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
                 "executable": {},
                 "settings": {},
                 "docs": {},
+                "python": {},
                 "settings_group_validation": {},
                 "commands": {},
                 "variant": {},