diff --git a/compiler/plc_driver/src/cli.rs b/compiler/plc_driver/src/cli.rs
index 9c6676bf68..8d2f31febb 100644
--- a/compiler/plc_driver/src/cli.rs
+++ b/compiler/plc_driver/src/cli.rs
@@ -196,11 +196,33 @@ pub enum SubCommands {
         )]
         build_config: Option<String>,
     },
+
+    /// Prints out various configuration options
+    Config {
+        #[clap(
+            name = "config-format",
+            group = "config",
+            default_value = "json",
+            help = "Format of the configuration file, if supported"
+        )]
+        format: ConfigFormat,
+
+        #[clap(subcommand)]
+        option: ConfigOption,
+    },
+}
+
+#[derive(Copy, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Debug, Subcommand)]
+pub enum ConfigOption {
+    #[clap(help = "Prints the plc.json schema used for validation")]
+    Schema,
 }
 
 impl SubCommands {
     pub fn get_build_configuration(&self) -> Option<&str> {
-        let (SubCommands::Build { build_config, .. } | SubCommands::Check { build_config }) = self;
+        let (SubCommands::Build { build_config, .. } | SubCommands::Check { build_config }) = self else {
+            return None;
+        };
         build_config.as_deref()
     }
 }
@@ -319,6 +341,13 @@ impl CompileParameters {
             _ => None,
         }
     }
+
+    pub fn get_config_options(&self) -> Option<(ConfigOption, ConfigFormat)> {
+        let Some(SubCommands::Config { format, option }) = &self.commands else {
+            return None
+        };
+        Some((*option, *format))
+    }
 }
 
 #[cfg(test)]
diff --git a/compiler/plc_driver/src/lib.rs b/compiler/plc_driver/src/lib.rs
index 13914421eb..8d1ec68602 100644
--- a/compiler/plc_driver/src/lib.rs
+++ b/compiler/plc_driver/src/lib.rs
@@ -122,6 +122,9 @@ impl Display for CompileError {
 pub fn compile<T: AsRef<str> + AsRef<OsStr> + Debug>(args: &[T]) -> Result<()> {
     //Parse the arguments
     let compile_parameters = CompileParameters::parse(args)?;
+    if let Some((options, format)) = compile_parameters.get_config_options() {
+        return print_config_options(options, format);
+    }
     let project = get_project(&compile_parameters)?;
     let output_format = compile_parameters.output_format().unwrap_or_else(|| project.get_output_format());
     let location = project.get_location().map(|it| it.to_path_buf());
@@ -205,6 +208,20 @@ pub fn compile<T: AsRef<str> + AsRef<OsStr> + Debug>(args: &[T]) -> Result<()> {
     Ok(())
 }
 
+fn print_config_options(
+    option: cli::ConfigOption,
+    _format: plc::ConfigFormat,
+) -> std::result::Result<(), anyhow::Error> {
+    match option {
+        cli::ConfigOption::Schema => {
+            let schema = include_str!("../../plc_project/schema/plc-json.schema");
+            println!("{schema}");
+        }
+    };
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
 /// Parses and annotates a given project. Can be used in tests or api calls
 pub fn parse_and_annotate<T: SourceContainer>(
     name: &str,
diff --git a/compiler/plc_project/src/build_config.rs b/compiler/plc_project/src/build_config.rs
index 63c0a1ee9f..fd7a7dacf0 100644
--- a/compiler/plc_project/src/build_config.rs
+++ b/compiler/plc_project/src/build_config.rs
@@ -84,41 +84,9 @@ impl ProjectConfig {
         Ok(project)
     }
 
-    fn get_schema() -> Result<PathBuf> {
-        let current_exe_dir =
-            std::env::current_exe()?.parent().map(|it| it.to_path_buf()).unwrap_or_default();
-        let schema_dir = current_exe_dir.join("schema");
-        #[cfg(feature = "integration")]
-        //Fallback to the build location
-        let schema_dir = if !&schema_dir.exists() {
-            let project_dir: PathBuf = env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR").into();
-            project_dir.join("schema")
-        } else {
-            schema_dir
-        };
-        let path = schema_dir.join("plc-json.schema");
-        if !path.exists() {
-            Err(std::io::Error::new(
-                std::io::ErrorKind::NotFound,
-                format!("{}: File not found", path.to_string_lossy()),
-            )
-            .into())
-        } else {
-            Ok(path)
-        }
-    }
-
     fn validate(&self) -> Result<()> {
-        let schema_path = match Self::get_schema() {
-            Ok(path) => path,
-            Err(error) => {
-                eprintln!("Could not find schema, validation skipped. Original error: {error:?}");
-                //Skip validation but do not fail
-                return Ok(());
-            }
-        };
-        let schema = fs::read_to_string(schema_path).map_err(Diagnostic::from)?;
-        let schema_obj = serde_json::from_str(&schema).expect("A valid schema");
+        let schema = include_str!("../schema/plc-json.schema");
+        let schema_obj = serde_json::from_str(schema).expect("A valid schema");
         let compiled = JSONSchema::compile(&schema_obj).expect("A valid schema");
         let instance = json!(self);
         compiled.validate(&instance).map_err(|errors| {