diff --git a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/ReachabilityMetadata.md b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/ReachabilityMetadata.md
index db165b0411ea..203e63570cf5 100644
--- a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/ReachabilityMetadata.md
+++ b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/ReachabilityMetadata.md
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ Integer.class.getMethod("parseInt", params2);
 ### Specifying Reflection Metadata in JSON
 
 Reflection metadata should be specified in a _reflect-config.json_ file and conform to the JSON schema defined in 
-[reflect-config-schema-v1.1.0.json](https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/reflect-config-schema-v1.1.0.json).
+[reflect-config-schema-v1.2.0.json](https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/reflect-config-schema-v1.2.0.json).
 The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration works. Here is the example of the reflect-config.json:
 ```json
 [
@@ -181,7 +181,10 @@ The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration
         "queryAllDeclaredConstructors": true,
         "queryAllPublicMethods": true,
         "queryAllPublicConstructors": true,
-        "unsafeAllocated": true
+        "unsafeAllocated": true,
+        "reasons": [
+          "Created for Demo purposes"
+        ]
     }
 ]
 ```
@@ -209,7 +212,7 @@ It is not possible to specify JNI metadata in code.
 ### JNI Metadata in JSON
 
 JNI metadata should be specified in a _jni-config.json_ file and conform to the JSON schema defined in
-[jni-config-schema-v1.1.0.json](https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/jni-config-schema-v1.1.0.json).
+[jni-config-schema-v1.2.0.json](https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/jni-config-schema-v1.2.0.json).
 The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration works. The example of jni-config.json is the same
 as the example of reflect-config.json described above.
 
@@ -240,7 +243,7 @@ class Example {
 ### Resource Metadata in JSON
 
 Resource metadata should be specified in a _resource-config.json_ file and conform to the JSON schema defined in
-[resource-config-schema-v1.0.0.json](https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/resource-config-schema-v1.0.0.json).
+[resource-config-schema-v1.1.0.json](https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/resource-config-schema-v1.1.0.json).
 The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration works. Here is the example of the resource-config.json:
 ```json
 {
@@ -250,7 +253,10 @@ The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration
         "condition": {
           "typeReachable": "<condition-class>"
         },
-        "pattern": ".*\\.txt"
+        "pattern": ".*\\.txt",
+        "reasons": [
+          "We want all txt files"
+        ]
       }
     ],
     "excludes": [
@@ -258,7 +264,10 @@ The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration
         "condition": {
           "typeReachable": "<condition-class>"
         },
-        "pattern": ".*\\.txt"
+        "pattern": ".*\\.txt",
+        "reasons": [
+          "We want no txt files"
+        ]
       }
     ]
   },
@@ -268,7 +277,11 @@ The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration
         "typeReachable": "<condition-class>"
       },
       "name": "fully.qualified.bundle.name",
-      "locales": ["en", "de", "sk"]
+      "locales": ["en", "de", "sk"],
+      "reasons": [
+        "That's a useful bundle",
+        "We support English, German, and Slovak"
+      ]
     },
     {
       "condition": {
@@ -278,6 +291,9 @@ The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration
       "classNames": [
         "fully.qualified.bundle.name_en",
         "fully.qualified.bundle.name_de"
+      ],
+      "reasons": [
+        "English and German have their one additional bundles"
       ]
     }
   ]
@@ -337,7 +353,10 @@ Here is an example of dynamic proxy metadata in reflect-config.json:
     "type": { "proxy": [
         "IA",
         "IB"
-      ]}
+      ]},
+    "reasons": [
+      "We generate dynamic proxies for IA and IB"
+    ]
   }
 ]
 ```
@@ -381,7 +400,7 @@ Proxy classes can only be registered for serialization via the JSON files.
 ### Serialization Metadata in JSON
 
 Serialization metadata should be specified in a _serialization-config.json_ file and conform to the JSON schema defined in
-[serialization-config-schema-v1.1.0.json](https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/serialization-config-schema-v1.1.0.json).
+[serialization-config-schema-v1.2.0.json](https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/serialization-config-schema-v1.2.0.json).
 The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration works. Here is the example of the serialization-config.json:
 ```json
 {
@@ -399,7 +418,10 @@ The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration
       },
       "type": {
         "proxy": ["<fully-qualified-interface-name-1>", "<fully-qualified-interface-name-n>"]
-      }
+      },
+      "reasons": [
+        "Generated dynamic proxies for interfaces 1 and 2"
+      ]
     }
   ],
   "lambdaCapturingTypes": [
@@ -407,7 +429,10 @@ The schema also includes further details and explanations how this configuration
       "condition": {
         "typeReachable": "<condition-class>"
       },
-      "name": "<fully-qualified-class-name>"
+      "name": "<fully-qualified-class-name>",
+      "reasons": [
+        "Serialized by MyClass"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8764abe7f7dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+  "type": "array",
+  "default": [],
+  "items": {
+    "type": "string"
+  },
+  "title": "JSON schema for the reasons justifying a configuration"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/jni-config-schema-v1.2.0.json b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/jni-config-schema-v1.2.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ad3203a83b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/jni-config-schema-v1.2.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,198 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/jni-config-schema-v1.2.0.json",
+  "default": [],
+  "items": {
+    "properties": {
+      "condition": {
+        "$ref": "config-condition-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+        "title": "Condition under which the class should be registered for access through JNI"
+      },
+      "type": {
+        "$ref": "config-type-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+        "title": "Type descriptor of the class that should be registered for access through JNI"
+      },
+      "name": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "type": "string",
+        "title": "Name of the class that should be registered for access through JNI"
+      },
+      "methods": {
+        "default": [],
+        "items": {
+          "properties": {
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "title": "Method name that should be registered for this class"
+            },
+            "parameterTypes": {
+              "default": [],
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "List of the method's parameter types"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "name"
+          ],
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "type": "object",
+          "title": "List of methods from this class that are registered for access through JNI"
+        },
+        "type": "array",
+        "title": "List of methods that should be registered for the class declared in <name>"
+      },
+      "queriedMethods": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": [],
+        "items": {
+          "properties": {
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "title": "Method name that are queried for this class"
+            },
+            "parameterTypes": {
+              "default": [],
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "List of types for the parameters of the this method"
+              },
+              "type": "array",
+              "title": "List of methods to register for this class that are only looked up but not invoked."
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "name"
+          ],
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "type": "array",
+        "title": "List of methods that are queried for the class declared in <name>"
+      },
+      "fields": {
+        "default": [],
+        "items": {
+          "properties": {
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "title": "Name of the field that should be registered for access through JNI"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "name"
+          ],
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "type": "array",
+        "title": "List of fields that should be registered for the class declared in <name>"
+      },
+      "allDeclaredClasses": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register classes which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredClasses call"
+      },
+      "allDeclaredMethods": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register methods which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredMethods call"
+      },
+      "allDeclaredFields": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register fields which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredFields call"
+      },
+      "allDeclaredConstructors": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register constructors which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredConstructors call"
+      },
+      "allPublicClasses": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public classes which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getClasses call"
+      },
+      "allPublicMethods": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public methods which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getMethods call"
+      },
+      "allPublicFields": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public fields which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getFields call"
+      },
+      "allPublicConstructors": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public constructors which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getConstructors call"
+      },
+      "allRecordComponents": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register record components which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getRecordComponents call"
+      },
+      "allPermittedSubclasses": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register permitted subclasses which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getPermittedSubclasses call"
+      },
+      "allNestMembers": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register nest members which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getNestMembers call"
+      },
+      "allSigners": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register signers which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getSigners call"
+      },
+      "queryAllDeclaredMethods": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register methods which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredMethods call but only for lookup"
+      },
+      "queryAllDeclaredConstructors": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register constructors which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredConstructors call but only for lookup"
+      },
+      "queryAllPublicMethods": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public methods which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getMethods call but only for lookup"
+      },
+      "queryAllPublicConstructors": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public constructors which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getConstructors call but only for lookup"
+      },
+      "unsafeAllocated": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Allow objects of this class to be instantiated with a call to jdk.internal.misc.Unsafe#allocateInstance"
+      },
+      "reasons": {
+        "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+        "title": "List of reasons justifying the configuration"
+      }
+    },
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "type": "array",
+  "title": "JSON schema for the JNI configuration that GraalVM Native Image uses"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/proxy-config-schema-v1.1.0.json b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/proxy-config-schema-v1.1.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2687695b60bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/proxy-config-schema-v1.1.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/proxy-config-schema-v1.1.0.json",
+  "default": [],
+  "items": {
+    "properties": {
+      "condition": {
+        "properties": {
+          "typeReachable": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class that must be reachable in order to register the dynamic proxy"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "typeReachable"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "interfaces": {
+        "default": [],
+        "items": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "title": "Interface that will be implemented by the dynamic proxy"
+        },
+        "type": "array",
+        "title": "List of interfaces that dynamic proxy implements"
+      },
+      "reasons": {
+        "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+        "title": "List of reasons justifying the configuration"
+      }
+    },
+    "required": [
+      "interfaces"
+    ],
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "type": "array",
+  "title": "JSON schema for the proxy-config that GraalVM Native Image uses"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/reflect-config-schema-v1.2.0.json b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/reflect-config-schema-v1.2.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d6af0c711266
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/reflect-config-schema-v1.2.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,187 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/reflect-config-schema-v1.2.0.json",
+  "default": [],
+  "items": {
+    "properties": {
+      "condition": {
+        "$ref": "config-condition-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+        "title": "Condition under which the class should be registered for reflection"
+      },
+      "type": {
+        "$ref": "config-type-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+        "title": "Type descriptor of the class that should be registered for reflection"
+      },
+      "name": {
+        "deprecated": true,
+        "type": "string",
+        "title": "Name of the class that should be registered for reflection"
+      },
+      "methods": {
+        "default": [],
+        "items": {
+          "properties": {
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "title": "Method name that should be registered for this class"
+            },
+            "parameterTypes": {
+              "default": [],
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "List of the method's parameter types"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "name"
+          ],
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "type": "object",
+          "title": "List of methods from this class that are registered for reflection"
+        },
+        "type": "array",
+        "title": "List of methods that should be registered for the type declared in <type>"
+      },
+      "queriedMethods": {
+        "default": [],
+        "items": {
+          "properties": {
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "title": "Method name that are queried for this class"
+            },
+            "parameterTypes": {
+              "default": [],
+              "items": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "List of the method's parameter types"
+              },
+              "type": "array",
+              "title": "List of methods to register for this class that are only looked up but not invoked."
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "name"
+          ],
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "type": "array",
+        "title": "List of methods that are queried for the type declared in <type>"
+      },
+      "fields": {
+        "default": [],
+        "items": {
+          "properties": {
+            "name": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "title": "Name of the field that should be registered for reflection"
+            }
+          },
+          "required": [
+            "name"
+          ],
+          "additionalProperties": false,
+          "type": "object"
+        },
+        "type": "array",
+        "title": "List of class fields that can be looked up, read, or modified for the type declared in <type>"
+      },
+      "allDeclaredClasses": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register classes which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredClasses call"
+      },
+      "allDeclaredMethods": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register methods which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredMethods call"
+      },
+      "allDeclaredFields": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register fields which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredFields call"
+      },
+      "allDeclaredConstructors": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register constructors which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredConstructors call"
+      },
+      "allPublicClasses": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public classes which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getClasses call"
+      },
+      "allPublicMethods": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public methods which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getMethods call"
+      },
+      "allPublicFields": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public fields which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getFields call"
+      },
+      "allPublicConstructors": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public constructors which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getConstructors call"
+      },
+      "allRecordComponents": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register record components which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getRecordComponents call"
+      },
+      "allPermittedSubclasses": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register permitted subclasses which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getPermittedSubclasses call"
+      },
+      "allNestMembers": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register nest members which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getNestMembers call"
+      },
+      "allSigners": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register signers which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getSigners call"
+      },
+      "queryAllDeclaredMethods": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register methods which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredMethods call but only for lookup"
+      },
+      "queryAllDeclaredConstructors": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register constructors which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getDeclaredConstructors call but only for lookup"
+      },
+      "queryAllPublicMethods": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public methods which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getMethods call but only for lookup"
+      },
+      "queryAllPublicConstructors": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Register all public constructors which would be returned by the java.lang.Class#getConstructors call but only for lookup"
+      },
+      "unsafeAllocated": {
+        "default": false,
+        "type": "boolean",
+        "title": "Allow objects of this class to be instantiated with a call to jdk.internal.misc.Unsafe#allocateInstance"
+      },
+      "reasons": {
+        "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+        "title": "List of reasons justifying the configuration"
+      }
+    },
+    "additionalProperties": false,
+    "type": "object"
+  },
+  "type": "array",
+  "title": "JSON schema for the reflection configuration that GraalVM Native Image uses"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/resource-config-schema-v1.1.0.json b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/resource-config-schema-v1.1.0.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..52701d336c16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/resource-config-schema-v1.1.0.json
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/resource-config-schema-v1.1.0.json",
+  "default": {
+    "resources": {},
+    "bundles": []
+  },
+  "properties": {
+    "resources": {
+      "properties": {
+        "includes": {
+          "default": [],
+          "items": {
+            "properties": {
+              "condition": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "typeReachable": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class that must be reachable in order to register resource pattern"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "typeReachable"
+                ],
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "pattern": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "Resource matching pattern"
+              },
+              "reasons": {
+                "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+                "title": "List of reasons justifying the inclusion of the resource pattern"
+              }
+            },
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "List of included resource patterns"
+        },
+        "excludes": {
+          "default": [],
+          "items": {
+            "properties": {
+              "condition": {
+                "properties": {
+                  "typeReachable": {
+                    "type": "string",
+                    "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class that must be reachable in order to exclude resource pattern"
+                  }
+                },
+                "required": [
+                  "typeReachable"
+                ],
+                "additionalProperties": false,
+                "type": "object"
+              },
+              "pattern": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "Resource matching pattern"
+              },
+              "reasons": {
+                "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+                "title": "List of reasons justifying the exclusion of the resource pattern"
+              }
+            },
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "List of excluded resource patterns"
+        }
+      },
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "Set of included and excluded lists of patterns"
+    },
+    "bundles": {
+      "default": [],
+      "items": {
+        "properties": {
+          "condition": {
+            "properties": {
+              "typeReachable": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class that must be reachable in order to register resource bundle"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "typeReachable"
+            ],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "Fully qualified name of the resource bundle"
+          },
+          "locales": {
+            "default": [],
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array",
+            "title": "List of locales that should be registered for this resource bundle"
+          },
+          "classNames": {
+            "default": [],
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string"
+            },
+            "type": "array",
+            "title": "List of fully qualified classnames of resource bundles that are directly included without performing the lookup by basename and locale."
+          },
+          "reasons": {
+            "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+            "title": "List of reasons justifying the inclusion of the bundle"
+          }
+        },
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "type": "array",
+      "title": "List of resource bundles that should be registered"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "bundles",
+    "resources"
+  ],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "JSON schema for the resource-config that GraalVM Native Image uses",
+  "description": "Native Image will iterate over all resources and match their relative paths against the Java Regex specified in <includes>. If the path matches the Regex, the resource is included. The <excludes> statement instructs Native Image to omit certain included resources that match the given <pattern>"
+  }
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diff --git a/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/serialization-config-schema-v1.2.0.json b/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/serialization-config-schema-v1.2.0.json
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
+  "$id": "https://github.com/oracle/graal/blob/master/docs/reference-manual/native-image/assets/serialization-config-schema-v1.2.0.json",
+  "default": {
+    "types": [],
+    "lambdaCapturingTypes": [],
+    "proxies": []
+  },
+  "properties": {
+    "types": {
+      "default": [],
+      "items": {
+        "properties": {
+          "condition": {
+            "$ref": "config-condition-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+            "title": "Condition under which the class should be registered for serialization"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "deprecated": true,
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class that should be serialized"
+          },
+          "type": {
+            "$ref": "config-type-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+            "title": "Type descriptor of the class that should be registered for serialization"
+          },
+          "customTargetConstructorClass": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class whose constructor should be used to serialize the class"
+          },
+          "reasons": {
+            "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+            "title": "List of reasons justifying the configuration"
+          }
+        },
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "title": "Each entry in <types> enables serializing and deserializing objects of the class given by <name>",
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "lambdaCapturingTypes": {
+      "default": [],
+      "items": {
+        "properties": {
+          "condition": {
+            "properties": {
+              "typeReachable": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class that must be reachable in order to serialize lambda classes that are captured by the class referred in <name>"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "typeReachable"
+            ],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class that captures lambda classes that should be either serialized or deserialized"
+          },
+          "reasons": {
+            "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+            "title": "List of reasons justifying the configuration"
+          }
+        },
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "type": "object"
+      },
+      "title": "Each entry in <lambdaCapturingTypes> enables lambda serialization. All lambdas declared in the methods of the class given by <name> can be serialized and deserialized.",
+      "type": "array"
+    },
+    "proxies": {
+      "default": [],
+      "items": {
+        "properties": {
+          "condition": {
+            "properties": {
+              "typeReachable": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "title": "Fully qualified class name of the class that must be reachable in order to serialize proxy classes that implements interfaces from <interfaces>"
+              }
+            },
+            "required": [
+              "typeReachable"
+            ],
+            "additionalProperties": false,
+            "type": "object"
+          },
+          "interfaces": {
+            "items": {
+              "type": "string",
+              "title": "Fully qualified name of an interface that is implemented by the proxy that should be serialized"
+            },
+            "type": "array",
+            "title": "List of interfaces that are implemented by the proxy class that should be serialized"
+          },
+          "reasons": {
+            "$ref": "config-reasons-schema-v1.0.0.json",
+            "title": "List of reasons justifying the configuration"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "interfaces"
+        ],
+        "additionalProperties": false,
+        "type": "object",
+        "title": "Proxy that should be registered for serialization"
+      },
+      "title": "Each entry in <proxies> enables the proxy serialization by providing an interface list that a proxy implements.",
+      "type": "array"
+    }
+  },
+  "required": [
+    "types",
+    "lambdaCapturingTypes",
+    "proxies"
+  ],
+  "additionalProperties": false,
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "JSON schema for the serialization-config that GraalVM Native Image uses"
+}
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