diff --git a/monty/json.py b/monty/json.py
index 9e8fe6c02..0784735bd 100644
--- a/monty/json.py
+++ b/monty/json.py
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@
 except ImportError:
     pydantic = None  # type: ignore
 
+try:
+    from pydantic_core import core_schema
+except ImportError:
+    core_schema = None  # type: ignore
+
 try:
     import bson
 except ImportError:
@@ -227,41 +232,79 @@ def flatten(obj, separator="."):
         return sha1(json.dumps(OrderedDict(ordered_keys)).encode("utf-8"))
 
     @classmethod
-    def __get_validators__(cls):
-        """Return validators for use in pydantic"""
-        yield cls.validate_monty
-
-    @classmethod
-    def validate_monty(cls, v):
+    def _validate_monty(cls, __input_value):
         """
         pydantic Validator for MSONable pattern
         """
-        if isinstance(v, cls):
-            return v
-        if isinstance(v, dict):
-            new_obj = MontyDecoder().process_decoded(v)
+        if isinstance(__input_value, cls):
+            return __input_value
+        if isinstance(__input_value, dict):
+            new_obj = MontyDecoder().process_decoded(__input_value)
             if isinstance(new_obj, cls):
                 return new_obj
 
-            new_obj = cls(**v)
+            new_obj = cls(**__input_value)
             return new_obj
 
         raise ValueError(f"Must provide {cls.__name__}, the as_dict form, or the proper")
 
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_monty_v1(cls, __input_value):
+        """
+        Pydantic validator with correct signature for pydantic v1.x
+        """
+        return cls._validate_monty(__input_value)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_monty_v2(cls, __input_value, _):
+        """
+        Pydantic validator with correct signature for pydantic v2.x
+        """
+        return cls._validate_monty(__input_value)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __get_validators__(cls):
+        """Return validators for use in pydantic"""
+        yield cls.validate_monty_v1
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __get_pydantic_core_schema__(cls, source_type, handler):
+        """
+        pydantic v2 core schema definition
+        """
+        if core_schema is None:
+            raise RuntimeError("Pydantic >= 2.0 is required for validation")
+
+        s = core_schema.general_plain_validator_function(cls.validate_monty_v2)
+
+        return core_schema.json_or_python_schema(
+            json_schema=s,
+            python_schema=s,
+            serialization=core_schema.plain_serializer_function_ser_schema(lambda instance: instance.as_dict()),
+        )
+
+    @classmethod
+    def _generic_json_schema(cls):
+        return {
+            "type": "object",
+            "properties": {
+                "@class": {"enum": [cls.__name__], "type": "string"},
+                "@module": {"enum": [cls.__module__], "type": "string"},
+                "@version": {"type": "string"},
+            },
+            "required": ["@class", "@module"],
+        }
+
+    @classmethod
+    def __get_pydantic_json_schema__(cls, core_schema, handler):
+        """JSON schema for MSONable pattern"""
+        return cls._generic_json_schema()
+
     @classmethod
     def __modify_schema__(cls, field_schema):
         """JSON schema for MSONable pattern"""
-        field_schema.update(
-            {
-                "type": "object",
-                "properties": {
-                    "@class": {"enum": [cls.__name__], "type": "string"},
-                    "@module": {"enum": [cls.__module__], "type": "string"},
-                    "@version": {"type": "string"},
-                },
-                "required": ["@class", "@module"],
-            }
-        )
+        custom_schema = cls._generic_json_schema()
+        field_schema.update(custom_schema)
 
 
 class MontyEncoder(json.JSONEncoder):
diff --git a/requirements-ci.txt b/requirements-ci.txt
index f328eefbe..a442bfcfa 100644
--- a/requirements-ci.txt
+++ b/requirements-ci.txt
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ coveralls
 pycodestyle
 mypy
 pydocstyle
+pydantic
 flake8
 black
 pylint