diff --git a/.github/workflows/tox.yml b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
index 62f1fc658a..856c6130a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tox.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tox.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ jobs:
       WSLENV: FORCE_COLOR:PYTEST_REQPASS:TOXENV:GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
       # Number of expected test passes, safety measure for accidental skip of
       # tests. Update value if you add/remove tests.
-      PYTEST_REQPASS: 741
+      PYTEST_REQPASS: 742
 
     steps:
       - name: Activate WSL1
diff --git a/examples/changelog.yml b/examples/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/config.py b/src/ansiblelint/config.py
index cb0c6f2e79..59db0febe2 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/config.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/config.py
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
     {"requirements": "**/requirements.{yaml,yml}"},  # v2 and v1
     {"playbook": "**/molecule/*/*.{yaml,yml}"},  # molecule playbooks
     {"yaml": "**/{.ansible-lint,.yamllint}"},
+    {"changelog": "**/changelog.yml"},
     {"yaml": "**/*.{yaml,yml}"},
     {"yaml": "**/.*.{yaml,yml}"},
 ]
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json b/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json
index 3d388fa873..ca7c5be1d6 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/schemas/__store__.json
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@
     "etag": "bd98c32fe4b9672bdadb85efd0dbfded7ef08b6cfda5c0ff91fb1cf45e274e0e",
     "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-lint/main/src/ansiblelint/schemas/arg_specs.json"
   },
+  "changelog": {
+    "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-lint/main/src/ansiblelint/schemas/changelog.json"
+  },
   "execution-environment": {
     "etag": "17ebd7426f2f31e362f7e0eae6683fbb17b83983bc0fdfc2cdf5c83e1ed38808",
     "url": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible/ansible-lint/main/src/ansiblelint/schemas/execution-environment.json"
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/schemas/changelog.json b/src/ansiblelint/schemas/changelog.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ff97535ea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/schemas/changelog.json
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+{
+  "$defs": {
+    "release": {
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "changes": {
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "properties": {
+            "bugfixes": {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            "deprecated_features": {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            "minor_changes": {
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            },
+            "release_summary": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "codename": {
+          "type": "string"
+        },
+        "modules": {
+          "items": {
+            "properties": {
+              "description": {
+                "markdownDescription": "Value of `short_description from plugin `DOCUMENTATION`.",
+                "title": "Description",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "name": {
+                "markdownDescription": " It must not be the FQCN, but the name inside the collection.",
+                "pattern": "[a-zA-Z0-9_]+",
+                "title": "Short module name",
+                "type": "string"
+              },
+              "namespace": {
+                "markdownDescription": "Must be `null` for plugin and objects. For modules it must be either empty string. The namespace is used to group new modules by their namespace inside the collection.",
+                "title": "Namespace",
+                "type": ["string", "null"]
+              }
+            },
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array"
+        },
+        "release_date": {
+          "format": "date",
+          "markdownDescription": "Use ISO-8601 date format, like 2020-12-31",
+          "pattern": "\\d\\d\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d",
+          "title": "Date of the release.",
+          "type": "string"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "semver": {
+      "pattern": "\\d+.\\d+.\\d+.*",
+      "title": "Version string following SemVer specification.",
+      "type": "string"
+    }
+  },
+  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ansible-lint/main/src/ansiblelint/schemas/changelog.json",
+  "$schema": "http://json-schema.org/draft-07/schema",
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "description": "Antsibull Changelog Schema",
+  "examples": ["changelog.yml"],
+  "markdownDescription": "See [Changelog YAML Format](https://github.com/ansible-community/antsibull-changelog/blob/main/docs/changelog.yaml-format.md)",
+  "properties": {
+    "ancestor": {
+      "$ref": "#/$defs/semver"
+    },
+    "releases": {
+      "patternProperties": {
+        "\\d+.\\d+.\\d+.*": {
+          "$ref": "#/$defs/release",
+          "type": "object"
+        }
+      },
+      "type": "object"
+    }
+  },
+  "title": "Antsibull Changelog Schema",
+  "type": "object"
+}
diff --git a/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/invalid-date/changelog.yml b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/invalid-date/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8948229162
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/invalid-date/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+releases:
+  1.0.0:
+    release_date: 01-01-2020 # invalid date format, must be ISO-8601 !
diff --git a/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/invalid-date/changelog.yml.md b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/invalid-date/changelog.yml.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2d6a69eebc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/invalid-date/changelog.yml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# ajv errors
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "instancePath": "/releases/1.0.0/release_date",
+    "keyword": "pattern",
+    "message": "must match pattern \"\\d\\d\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d\"",
+    "params": {
+      "pattern": "\\d\\d\\d\\d-\\d\\d-\\d\\d"
+    },
+    "schemaPath": "#/$defs/release/properties/release_date/pattern"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+# check-jsonschema
+
+stdout:
+
+```json
+{
+  "status": "fail",
+  "errors": [
+    {
+      "filename": "negative_test/changelogs/invalid-date/changelog.yml",
+      "path": "$.releases.1.0.0.release_date",
+      "message": "'01-01-2020' is not a 'date'",
+      "has_sub_errors": false
+    },
+    {
+      "filename": "negative_test/changelogs/invalid-date/changelog.yml",
+      "path": "$.releases.1.0.0.release_date",
+      "message": "'01-01-2020' does not match '\\\\d\\\\d\\\\d\\\\d-\\\\d\\\\d-\\\\d\\\\d'",
+      "has_sub_errors": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "parse_errors": []
+}
+```
diff --git a/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/list/changelog.yml b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/list/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..72def5bded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/list/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+---
+- this is invalid
+- as changelog must be object (mapping)
+- not an array (sequence)
diff --git a/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/list/changelog.yml.md b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/list/changelog.yml.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..75f417ce49
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/list/changelog.yml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# ajv errors
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "instancePath": "",
+    "keyword": "type",
+    "message": "must be object",
+    "params": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "schemaPath": "#/type"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+# check-jsonschema
+
+stdout:
+
+```json
+{
+  "status": "fail",
+  "errors": [
+    {
+      "filename": "negative_test/changelogs/list/changelog.yml",
+      "path": "$",
+      "message": "['this is invalid', 'as changelog must be object (mapping)', 'not an array (sequence)'] is not of type 'object'",
+      "has_sub_errors": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "parse_errors": []
+}
+```
diff --git a/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/no-semver/changelog.yml b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/no-semver/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7e445ae768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/no-semver/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+releases: foo # <-- not a semver
diff --git a/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/no-semver/changelog.yml.md b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/no-semver/changelog.yml.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6ebcf952b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/no-semver/changelog.yml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# ajv errors
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "instancePath": "/releases",
+    "keyword": "type",
+    "message": "must be object",
+    "params": {
+      "type": "object"
+    },
+    "schemaPath": "#/properties/releases/type"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+# check-jsonschema
+
+stdout:
+
+```json
+{
+  "status": "fail",
+  "errors": [
+    {
+      "filename": "negative_test/changelogs/no-semver/changelog.yml",
+      "path": "$.releases",
+      "message": "'foo' is not of type 'object'",
+      "has_sub_errors": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "parse_errors": []
+}
+```
diff --git a/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/unknown-keys/changelog.yml b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/unknown-keys/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..121875bfd5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/unknown-keys/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+release: {} # <- unknown key, correct would be releases
diff --git a/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/unknown-keys/changelog.yml.md b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/unknown-keys/changelog.yml.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c884c6b43d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/negative_test/changelogs/unknown-keys/changelog.yml.md
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# ajv errors
+
+```json
+[
+  {
+    "instancePath": "",
+    "keyword": "additionalProperties",
+    "message": "must NOT have additional properties",
+    "params": {
+      "additionalProperty": "release"
+    },
+    "schemaPath": "#/additionalProperties"
+  }
+]
+```
+
+# check-jsonschema
+
+stdout:
+
+```json
+{
+  "status": "fail",
+  "errors": [
+    {
+      "filename": "negative_test/changelogs/unknown-keys/changelog.yml",
+      "path": "$",
+      "message": "Additional properties are not allowed ('release' was unexpected)",
+      "has_sub_errors": false
+    }
+  ],
+  "parse_errors": []
+}
+```
diff --git a/test/schemas/test/changelog.yml b/test/schemas/test/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8661bd7a5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/test/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+ancestor: 0.5.4
+releases:
+  1.0.0-alpha:
+    release_date: "2020-01-01"
+    codename: "The first public one"
+    changes:
+      release_summary: A bit o markdown text
+      bugfixes:
+        - Fixed bug `#1 <https://example.com>`
+      deprecated_features:
+        - Free form text mentioning a deprecation
+      minor_changes:
+        - Free form text mentioning a minor change
+    modules:
+      - description: foo
+        name: short_module_name
+        namespace: foo
diff --git a/test/schemas/test/changelogs/minimal/changelog.yml b/test/schemas/test/changelogs/minimal/changelog.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0c618323e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/schemas/test/changelogs/minimal/changelog.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+# Example of minimal changelog.yml that is considered valid
+releases: {}
diff --git a/test/test_schemas.py b/test/test_schemas.py
index b436a73536..77634bbd95 100644
--- a/test/test_schemas.py
+++ b/test/test_schemas.py
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 """Test schemas modules."""
 from time import sleep
 
+import pytest
+from ansiblelint.rules import RulesCollection
+from ansiblelint.runner import Runner
+
 from ansiblelint.schemas import refresh_schemas
 
 
@@ -16,3 +20,21 @@ def test_refresh_schemas() -> None:
     sleep(1)
     # should be cached now
     assert refresh_schemas(min_age_seconds=10) == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("file", "expected_tags"),
+    (pytest.param("examples/changelog.yml", ["schema[changelog]"], id="changelog"),),
+)
+def test_schema(
+    default_rules_collection: RulesCollection,
+    file: str,
+    expected_tags: list[str],
+) -> None:
+    """Test that runner can go through any corner cases."""
+    runner = Runner(file, rules=default_rules_collection)
+    matches = runner.run()
+
+    assert len(matches) == len(expected_tags)
+    for i, match in enumerate(matches):
+        assert match.tag == expected_tags[i]