diff --git a/cmd/validate/go.mod b/cmd/validate/go.mod
index fe66b09..47dbaa0 100644
--- a/cmd/validate/go.mod
+++ b/cmd/validate/go.mod
@@ -13,3 +13,5 @@ require (
 )
 
 replace github.com/container-orchestrated-devices/container-device-interface => ../..
+
+replace github.com/container-orchestrated-devices/container-device-interface/specs-go => ../../specs-go
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index e94d5bc..d7ac866 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ github.com/hashicorp/go-multierror v1.1.1/go.mod h1:iw975J/qwKPdAO1clOe2L8331t/9
 github.com/mndrix/tap-go v0.0.0-20171203230836-629fa407e90b/go.mod h1:pzzDgJWZ34fGzaAZGFW22KVZDfyrYW+QABMrWnJBnSs=
 github.com/mrunalp/fileutils v0.5.0/go.mod h1:M1WthSahJixYnrXQl/DFQuteStB1weuxD2QJNHXfbSQ=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.3-0.20220825212826-86290f6a00fb/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
-github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.0.3-0.20220909204839-494a5a6aca78/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0 h1:HHUyrt9mwHUjtasSbXSMvs4cyFxh+Bll4AjJ9odEGpg=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-spec v1.1.0/go.mod h1:jwyrGlmzljRJv/Fgzds9SsS/C5hL+LL3ko9hs6T5lQ0=
 github.com/opencontainers/runtime-tools v0.9.1-0.20221107090550-2e043c6bd626 h1:DmNGcqH3WDbV5k8OJ+esPWbqUOX5rMLR2PMvziDMJi0=