diff --git a/scripts/validate-config-file-schema.sh b/scripts/validate-config-file-schema.sh
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+++ b/scripts/validate-config-file-schema.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+script_dir=$(dirname "$0")
+root_dir="${script_dir}/../"
+
+current_schema=$(mktemp)
+cargo run -q -- --generate-config-file-schema >"$current_schema"
+
+diff=$(diff --color=always -u "${root_dir}/config-file-schema.json" "$current_schema")
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Config file JSON schema differs:"
+  echo "$diff"
+  exit 1
+else
+  echo "Config file JSON schema is up to date"
+fi