diff --git a/.pre-commit-config.yaml b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
index 384aa1e..65a2d61 100644
--- a/.pre-commit-config.yaml
+++ b/.pre-commit-config.yaml
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ repos:
           - '^release/(?P<major>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<minor>0|[1-9]\d*)\.(?P<patch>0|[1-9]\d*)(?:-(?P<prerelease>(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\.(?:0|[1-9]\d*|\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\+(?P<buildmetadata>[0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$'
 
   - repo: https://github.com/octue/pre-commit-hooks
-    rev: 0.0.3
+    rev: 0.5.0
     hooks:
       - id: check-commit-message-is-conventional
         stages: [commit-msg]
diff --git a/docs/source/anatomy_monitors.rst b/docs/source/anatomy_monitors.rst
index 8704877..7d034b3 100644
--- a/docs/source/anatomy_monitors.rst
+++ b/docs/source/anatomy_monitors.rst
@@ -1,13 +1,11 @@
 .. _monitors_strand:
 
-===============
-Monitors Strand
-===============
+======================
+Monitor Message Strand
+======================
 
-The ``configuration_values_schema``, ``input_values_schema`` and ``output_values_schema`` strands are *values-based*,
-meaning the data that matches these strands is in JSON form.
-
-Each of these strands is a *json schema* which describes that data.
+The ``monitor_message_schema`` strand is *values-based* meaning the data that matches the strand is in JSON form. It is
+a *json schema* which describes a monitor message.
 
 .. tabs::
 
@@ -40,5 +38,18 @@ Let's look at basic examples for twines containing each of these strands:
 
       **Monitor data (output)**
 
-      **Log data (output)**
+      .. code-block:: javascript
 
+          {
+            "monitor_message_schema": {
+              "type": "object",
+              "properties": {
+                "my_property": {
+                "type": "number"
+                }
+              },
+              "required": ["my_property"]
+            }
+          }
+
+      **Log data (output)**
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 9bff06d..5fa88e3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 
 setup(
     name="twined",
-    version="0.0.26",
+    version="0.1.0",
     py_modules=[],
     install_requires=["jsonschema ~= 3.2.0", "python-dotenv"],
     url="https://www.github.com/octue/twined",
diff --git a/tests/test_monitors.py b/tests/test_monitors.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..156d3cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_monitors.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+from twined import Twine, exceptions
+from .base import BaseTestCase
+
+
+class TestMonitorMessageTwine(BaseTestCase):
+    STRAND_WITH_MONITOR_MESSAGE_SCHEMA = """
+        {
+            "monitor_message_schema": {
+                "type": "object",
+                "properties": {
+                    "my_property": {
+                        "type": "number"
+                    }
+                },
+                "required": ["my_property"]
+            }
+        }
+    """
+
+    def test_validate_monitor_message_raises_error_if_monitor_message_schema_not_met(self):
+        """Test that an error is raised if an invalid monitor update is validated."""
+        twine = Twine(source=self.STRAND_WITH_MONITOR_MESSAGE_SCHEMA)
+
+        with self.assertRaises(exceptions.InvalidValuesContents):
+            twine.validate_monitor_message([])
+
+    def test_validate_monitor_message_with_valid_monitor_update(self):
+        """Test that a valid monitor update validates successfully."""
+        twine = Twine(source=self.STRAND_WITH_MONITOR_MESSAGE_SCHEMA)
+        twine.validate_monitor_message({"my_property": 3.7})
diff --git a/twined/exceptions.py b/twined/exceptions.py
index fb03716..03a01c9 100644
--- a/twined/exceptions.py
+++ b/twined/exceptions.py
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ class UnexpectedNumberOfResults(TwineException):
     "configuration_values": InvalidValuesJson,
     "input_values": InvalidValuesJson,
     "output_values": InvalidValuesJson,
+    "monitor_message": InvalidValuesJson,
     "configuration_manifest": InvalidManifestJson,
     "input_manifest": InvalidManifestJson,
     "output_manifest": InvalidManifestJson,
@@ -168,6 +169,7 @@ class UnexpectedNumberOfResults(TwineException):
     "configuration_values": InvalidValuesContents,
     "input_values": InvalidValuesContents,
     "output_values": InvalidValuesContents,
+    "monitor_message": InvalidValuesContents,
     "configuration_manifest": InvalidManifestContents,
     "input_manifest": InvalidManifestContents,
     "output_manifest": InvalidManifestContents,
diff --git a/twined/twine.py b/twined/twine.py
index 9ccb7e3..27d53a5 100644
--- a/twined/twine.py
+++ b/twined/twine.py
@@ -12,11 +12,7 @@
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
-SCHEMA_STRANDS = (
-    "input_values",
-    "configuration_values",
-    "output_values",
-)
+SCHEMA_STRANDS = ("input_values", "configuration_values", "output_values", "monitor_message")
 
 MANIFEST_STRANDS = (
     "configuration_manifest",
@@ -28,14 +24,11 @@
 
 CHILDREN_STRANDS = ("children",)
 
-MONITOR_STRANDS = ("monitors",)
-
 ALL_STRANDS = (
     *SCHEMA_STRANDS,
     *MANIFEST_STRANDS,
     *CREDENTIAL_STRANDS,
     *CHILDREN_STRANDS,
-    *MONITOR_STRANDS,
 )
 
 
@@ -119,6 +112,8 @@ def _get_schema(self, strand):
         else:
             if strand not in SCHEMA_STRANDS:
                 raise exceptions.UnknownStrand(f"Unknown strand {strand}. Try one of {ALL_STRANDS}.")
+
+            # Get schema from twine.json file.
             schema_key = strand + "_schema"
 
             try:
@@ -318,6 +313,10 @@ def validate_output_values(self, source, **kwargs):
         """Validates that the output values, passed as either a file or a json string, are correct"""
         return self._validate_values("output_values", source, **kwargs)
 
+    def validate_monitor_message(self, source, **kwargs):
+        """Validate monitor message against the monitor message schema strand."""
+        return self._validate_values(kind="monitor_message", source=source, **kwargs)
+
     def validate_configuration_manifest(self, source, **kwargs):
         """Validates the input manifest, passed as either a file or a json string"""
         return self._validate_manifest("configuration_manifest", source, **kwargs)