diff --git a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
index 3f9dda9f..da753a3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/python-test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
-    
+
       - name: Get full Python version
         id: full-python-version
         run: echo ::set-output name=version::$(python -c "import sys; print('-'.join(str(v) for v in sys.version_info))")
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 8d5d484e..f5c0084b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ nosetests.xml
 coverage.xml
 *.cover
 .hypothesis/
+tests/**/reports
 
 # Translations
 *.mo
@@ -104,4 +105,4 @@ ENV/
 # Jetbrains project files
 .idea/
 
-/reports/
\ No newline at end of file
+/reports/
diff --git a/openapi_core/spec/shortcuts.py b/openapi_core/spec/shortcuts.py
index 093c5ab3..8f0e1e81 100644
--- a/openapi_core/spec/shortcuts.py
+++ b/openapi_core/spec/shortcuts.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ def create_spec(
     spec_dict,
     spec_url="",
     handlers=default_handlers,
+    spec_validator=openapi_v3_spec_validator,
     validate_spec=True,
 ):
     if validate_spec:
-        openapi_v3_spec_validator.validate(spec_dict, spec_url=spec_url)
+        spec_validator.validate(spec_dict, spec_url=spec_url)
 
     spec_resolver = RefResolver(spec_url, spec_dict, handlers=handlers)
     dereferencer = Dereferencer(spec_resolver)
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index df812ea8..31facacf 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -413,14 +413,15 @@ python-versions = "*"
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openapi-schema-validator"
-version = "0.2.3"
+version = "0.3.0a1"
 description = "OpenAPI schema validation for Python"
 category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7.0,<4.0.0"
 
 [package.dependencies]
-jsonschema = ">=3.0.0,<5.0.0"
+attrs = ">=19.2.0"
+jsonschema = ">=4.0.0,<5.0.0"
 
 [package.extras]
 rfc3339-validator = ["rfc3339-validator"]
@@ -429,15 +430,15 @@ isodate = ["isodate"]
 
 [[package]]
 name = "openapi-spec-validator"
-version = "0.4.0"
-description = "OpenAPI 2.0 (aka Swagger) and OpenAPI 3.0 spec validator"
+version = "0.5.0a1"
+description = "OpenAPI 2.0 (aka Swagger) and OpenAPI 3 spec validator"
 category = "main"
 optional = false
 python-versions = ">=3.7.0,<4.0.0"
 
 [package.dependencies]
-jsonschema = ">=3.2.0,<5.0.0"
-openapi-schema-validator = ">=0.2.0,<0.3.0"
+jsonschema = ">=4.0.0,<5.0.0"
+openapi-schema-validator = ">=0.3.0a1,<0.4.0"
 PyYAML = ">=5.1"
 
 [package.extras]
@@ -1125,12 +1126,22 @@ jsonschema = [
     {file = "jsonschema-4.4.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:636694eb41b3535ed608fe04129f26542b59ed99808b4f688aa32dcf55317a83"},
 ]
 markupsafe = [
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+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp310-cp310-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:36bc903cbb393720fad60fc28c10de6acf10dc6cc883f3e24ee4012371399a38"},
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+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp310-cp310-manylinux_2_5_x86_64.manylinux1_x86_64.manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:168cd0a3642de83558a5153c8bd34f175a9a6e7f6dc6384b9655d2697312a646"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp310-cp310-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:99df47edb6bda1249d3e80fdabb1dab8c08ef3975f69aed437cb69d0a5de1e28"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp310-cp310-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:e0f138900af21926a02425cf736db95be9f4af72ba1bb21453432a07f6082134"},
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     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp36-cp36m-manylinux2010_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:f826e31d18b516f653fe296d967d700fddad5901ae07c622bb3705955e1faa94"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp36-cp36m-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:fa130dd50c57d53368c9d59395cb5526eda596d3ffe36666cd81a44d56e48872"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp36-cp36m-manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:905fec760bd2fa1388bb5b489ee8ee5f7291d692638ea5f67982d968366bef9f"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp36-cp36m-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:bf5d821ffabf0ef3533c39c518f3357b171a1651c1ff6827325e4489b0e46c3c"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp36-cp36m-manylinux_2_5_i686.manylinux1_i686.manylinux_2_12_i686.manylinux2010_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:0d4b31cc67ab36e3392bbf3862cfbadac3db12bdd8b02a2731f509ed5b829724"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp36-cp36m-manylinux_2_5_x86_64.manylinux1_x86_64.manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:baa1a4e8f868845af802979fcdbf0bb11f94f1cb7ced4c4b8a351bb60d108145"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp36-cp36m-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:6c4ca60fa24e85fe25b912b01e62cb969d69a23a5d5867682dd3e80b5b02581d"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp36-cp36m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:b2f4bf27480f5e5e8ce285a8c8fd176c0b03e93dcc6646477d4630e83440c6a9"},
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@@ -1139,14 +1150,21 @@ markupsafe = [
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     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp37-cp37m-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:6a7fae0dd14cf60ad5ff42baa2e95727c3d81ded453457771d02b7d2b3f9c0c2"},
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+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp37-cp37m-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:e9936f0b261d4df76ad22f8fee3ae83b60d7c3e871292cd42f40b81b70afae85"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp37-cp37m-manylinux_2_5_i686.manylinux1_i686.manylinux_2_12_i686.manylinux2010_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:2a7d351cbd8cfeb19ca00de495e224dea7e7d919659c2841bbb7f420ad03e2d6"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp37-cp37m-manylinux_2_5_x86_64.manylinux1_x86_64.manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:60bf42e36abfaf9aff1f50f52644b336d4f0a3fd6d8a60ca0d054ac9f713a864"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp37-cp37m-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:a30e67a65b53ea0a5e62fe23682cfe22712e01f453b95233b25502f7c61cb415"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp37-cp37m-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:611d1ad9a4288cf3e3c16014564df047fe08410e628f89805e475368bd304914"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-macosx_10_9_universal2.whl", hash = "sha256:5bb28c636d87e840583ee3adeb78172efc47c8b26127267f54a9c0ec251d41a9"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-macosx_10_9_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:be98f628055368795d818ebf93da628541e10b75b41c559fdf36d104c5787066"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-manylinux1_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:1d609f577dc6e1aa17d746f8bd3c31aa4d258f4070d61b2aa5c4166c1539de35"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-manylinux1_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:7d91275b0245b1da4d4cfa07e0faedd5b0812efc15b702576d103293e252af1b"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-manylinux2010_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:01a9b8ea66f1658938f65b93a85ebe8bc016e6769611be228d797c9d998dd298"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:47ab1e7b91c098ab893b828deafa1203de86d0bc6ab587b160f78fe6c4011f75"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:97383d78eb34da7e1fa37dd273c20ad4320929af65d156e35a5e2d89566d9dfb"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:6fcf051089389abe060c9cd7caa212c707e58153afa2c649f00346ce6d260f1b"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-manylinux_2_5_i686.manylinux1_i686.manylinux_2_12_i686.manylinux2010_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:5855f8438a7d1d458206a2466bf82b0f104a3724bf96a1c781ab731e4201731a"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-manylinux_2_5_x86_64.manylinux1_x86_64.manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:3dd007d54ee88b46be476e293f48c85048603f5f516008bee124ddd891398ed6"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:023cb26ec21ece8dc3907c0e8320058b2e0cb3c55cf9564da612bc325bed5e64"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp38-cp38-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:984d76483eb32f1bcb536dc27e4ad56bba4baa70be32fa87152832cdd9db0833"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-macosx_10_9_universal2.whl", hash = "sha256:2ef54abee730b502252bcdf31b10dacb0a416229b72c18b19e24a4509f273d26"},
@@ -1156,6 +1174,9 @@ markupsafe = [
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-manylinux2010_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:4efca8f86c54b22348a5467704e3fec767b2db12fc39c6d963168ab1d3fc9135"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:ab3ef638ace319fa26553db0624c4699e31a28bb2a835c5faca8f8acf6a5a902"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:f8ba0e8349a38d3001fae7eadded3f6606f0da5d748ee53cc1dab1d6527b9509"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-manylinux_2_17_aarch64.manylinux2014_aarch64.whl", hash = "sha256:c47adbc92fc1bb2b3274c4b3a43ae0e4573d9fbff4f54cd484555edbf030baf1"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-manylinux_2_5_i686.manylinux1_i686.manylinux_2_12_i686.manylinux2010_i686.whl", hash = "sha256:37205cac2a79194e3750b0af2a5720d95f786a55ce7df90c3af697bfa100eaac"},
+    {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-manylinux_2_5_x86_64.manylinux1_x86_64.manylinux_2_12_x86_64.manylinux2010_x86_64.whl", hash = "sha256:1f2ade76b9903f39aa442b4aadd2177decb66525062db244b35d71d0ee8599b6"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-win32.whl", hash = "sha256:10f82115e21dc0dfec9ab5c0223652f7197feb168c940f3ef61563fc2d6beb74"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1-cp39-cp39-win_amd64.whl", hash = "sha256:693ce3f9e70a6cf7d2fb9e6c9d8b204b6b39897a2c4a1aa65728d5ac97dcc1d8"},
     {file = "MarkupSafe-2.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:594c67807fb16238b30c44bdf74f36c02cdf22d1c8cda91ef8a0ed8dabf5620a"},
@@ -1177,12 +1198,12 @@ nodeenv = [
     {file = "nodeenv-1.6.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:3ef13ff90291ba2a4a7a4ff9a979b63ffdd00a464dbe04acf0ea6471517a4c2b"},
 ]
 openapi-schema-validator = [
-    {file = "openapi-schema-validator-0.2.3.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:2c64907728c3ef78e23711c8840a423f0b241588c9ed929855e4b2d1bb0cf5f2"},
-    {file = "openapi_schema_validator-0.2.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9bae709212a19222892cabcc60cafd903cbf4b220223f48583afa3c0e3cc6fc4"},
+    {file = "openapi-schema-validator-0.3.0a1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:5e27fcc49663678b90516466c0f4532ed613221cf918899cf718e3e1f4af2f24"},
+    {file = "openapi_schema_validator-0.3.0a1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:9b287390faf08f5712701ae61fa900414d2df32174bc401e6e15bbbbd8f33841"},
 ]
 openapi-spec-validator = [
-    {file = "openapi-spec-validator-0.4.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:97f258850afc97b048f7c2653855e0f88fa66ac103c2be5077c7960aca2ad49a"},
-    {file = "openapi_spec_validator-0.4.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:06900ac4d546a1df3642a779da0055be58869c598e3042a2fef067cfd99d04d0"},
+    {file = "openapi-spec-validator-0.5.0a1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:780714eb30452e9c5e663d4ed4bbe89f7119c3811f74de9993993b79e07963c6"},
+    {file = "openapi_spec_validator-0.5.0a1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:16325b019dc79edf30cd25ecc2ec4b9176bea31fa2ce8da11b3cf41cc98198e9"},
 ]
 packaging = [
     {file = "packaging-21.3-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:ef103e05f519cdc783ae24ea4e2e0f508a9c99b2d4969652eed6a2e1ea5bd522"},
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index b8c1dc9d..309e188b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ flask = {version = "*", optional = true}
 isodate = "*"
 more-itertools = "*"
 parse = "*"
-openapi-schema-validator = "^0.2.0"
-openapi-spec-validator = "^0.4.0"
+openapi-schema-validator = {version = "0.3.0a1", allow-prereleases = true}
+openapi-spec-validator = {version = "0.5.0a1", allow-prereleases = true}
 requests = {version = "*", optional = true}
 werkzeug = "*"
 
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/django/data/v3.0/djangoproject/settings.py b/tests/integration/contrib/django/data/v3.0/djangoproject/settings.py
index e02e990b..efaf3445 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/django/data/v3.0/djangoproject/settings.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/django/data/v3.0/djangoproject/settings.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core import create_spec
 
@@ -123,4 +124,6 @@
 
 OPENAPI_SPEC_DICT = yaml.load(OPENAPI_SPEC_PATH.read_text(), yaml.Loader)
 
-OPENAPI_SPEC = create_spec(OPENAPI_SPEC_DICT)
+OPENAPI_SPEC = create_spec(
+    OPENAPI_SPEC_DICT, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator
+)
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/data/v3.0/falconproject/openapi.py b/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/data/v3.0/falconproject/openapi.py
index b199ece4..20e09c64 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/data/v3.0/falconproject/openapi.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/falcon/data/v3.0/falconproject/openapi.py
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core import create_spec
 from openapi_core.contrib.falcon.middlewares import FalconOpenAPIMiddleware
 
 openapi_spec_path = Path("tests/integration/data/v3.0/petstore.yaml")
 spec_dict = yaml.load(openapi_spec_path.read_text(), yaml.Loader)
-spec = create_spec(spec_dict)
+spec = create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator)
 openapi_middleware = FalconOpenAPIMiddleware.from_spec(spec)
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_decorator.py b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_decorator.py
index 518a39e5..74f7ed2f 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_decorator.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_decorator.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from flask import Flask
 from flask import jsonify
 from flask import make_response
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.contrib.flask.decorators import FlaskOpenAPIViewDecorator
 from openapi_core.shortcuts import create_spec
@@ -15,7 +16,10 @@ class TestFlaskOpenAPIDecorator:
     @pytest.fixture
     def spec(self, factory):
         specfile = "contrib/flask/data/v3.0/flask_factory.yaml"
-        return create_spec(factory.spec_from_file(specfile))
+        return create_spec(
+            factory.spec_from_file(specfile),
+            spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator,
+        )
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def decorator(self, spec):
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_validation.py b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_validation.py
index e4d0ccb2..4db69cf8 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_validation.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_validation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import pytest
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.contrib.flask import FlaskOpenAPIRequest
 from openapi_core.contrib.flask import FlaskOpenAPIResponse
@@ -11,7 +12,10 @@ class TestFlaskOpenAPIValidation:
     @pytest.fixture
     def flask_spec(self, factory):
         specfile = "contrib/flask/data/v3.0/flask_factory.yaml"
-        return create_spec(factory.spec_from_file(specfile))
+        return create_spec(
+            factory.spec_from_file(specfile),
+            spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator,
+        )
 
     def test_response_validator_path_pattern(
         self, flask_spec, request_factory, response_factory
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_views.py b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_views.py
index d61dd7dc..06f70a5a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_views.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/flask/test_flask_views.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from flask import Flask
 from flask import jsonify
 from flask import make_response
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.contrib.flask.views import FlaskOpenAPIView
 from openapi_core.shortcuts import create_spec
@@ -14,7 +15,10 @@ class TestFlaskOpenAPIView:
     @pytest.fixture
     def spec(self, factory):
         specfile = "contrib/flask/data/v3.0/flask_factory.yaml"
-        return create_spec(factory.spec_from_file(specfile))
+        return create_spec(
+            factory.spec_from_file(specfile),
+            spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator,
+        )
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def app(self):
diff --git a/tests/integration/contrib/requests/test_requests_validation.py b/tests/integration/contrib/requests/test_requests_validation.py
index 42734b36..523aa31e 100644
--- a/tests/integration/contrib/requests/test_requests_validation.py
+++ b/tests/integration/contrib/requests/test_requests_validation.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import pytest
 import requests
 import responses
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.contrib.requests import RequestsOpenAPIRequest
 from openapi_core.contrib.requests import RequestsOpenAPIResponse
@@ -13,7 +14,10 @@ class TestRequestsOpenAPIValidation:
     @pytest.fixture
     def spec(self, factory):
         specfile = "contrib/requests/data/v3.0/requests_factory.yaml"
-        return create_spec(factory.spec_from_file(specfile))
+        return create_spec(
+            factory.spec_from_file(specfile),
+            spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator,
+        )
 
     @responses.activate
     def test_response_validator_path_pattern(self, spec):
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/v3.1/django_factory.yaml b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/django_factory.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4f7a9c5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/django_factory.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+openapi: "3.1.0"
+info:
+  title: Basic OpenAPI specification used with test_flask.TestFlaskOpenAPIIValidation
+  version: "0.1"
+servers:
+  - url: 'http://testserver'
+paths:
+  '/admin/auth/group/{object_id}/':
+    parameters:
+      - name: object_id
+        in: path
+        required: true
+        description: the ID of the resource to retrieve
+        schema:
+          type: integer
+    get:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Return the resource.
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/v3.1/empty.yaml b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/empty.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7bd07431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/empty.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+openapi: "3.1.0"
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/v3.1/links.yaml b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/links.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2d136499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/links.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+openapi: "3.1.0"
+info:
+  title: Minimal valid OpenAPI specification
+  version: "0.1"
+paths:
+  /linked/noParam:
+    get:
+      operationId: noParOp
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: the linked result
+  /linked/withParam:
+    get:
+      operationId: paramOp
+      parameters:
+        - name: opParam
+          in: query
+          description: test
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: the linked result
+  /status:
+    get:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Return something
+          links:
+            noParamLink:
+              operationId: noParOp
+  /status/{resourceId}:
+    get:
+      parameters:
+        - name: resourceId
+          in: path
+          required: true
+          schema:
+            type: string
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Return something else
+          links:
+            paramLink:
+              operationId: paramOp
+              parameters:
+                opParam: $request.path.resourceId
+              requestBody: test
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/v3.1/minimal.yaml b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/minimal.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..59d0c559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/minimal.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+openapi: "3.1.0"
+info:
+  title: Minimal valid OpenAPI specification
+  version: "0.1"
+paths:
+  /status:
+    get:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Return the API status.
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/v3.1/minimal_with_servers.yaml b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/minimal_with_servers.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2bd04982
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/minimal_with_servers.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+openapi: "3.1.0"
+info:
+  title: Minimal valid OpenAPI specification with explicit 'servers' array
+  version: "0.1"
+servers:
+  - url: /
+paths:
+  /status:
+    get:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Return the API status.
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/v3.1/path_param.yaml b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/path_param.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..021bc754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/path_param.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+openapi: "3.1.0"
+info:
+  title: Minimal OpenAPI specification with path parameters
+  version: "0.1"
+paths:
+  /resource/{resId}:
+    parameters:
+      - name: resId
+        in: path
+        required: true
+        description: the ID of the resource to retrieve
+        schema:
+          type: string
+    get:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Return the resource.
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/v3.1/security_override.yaml b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/security_override.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e161eefa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/security_override.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+openapi: "3.1.0"
+info:
+  title: Minimal OpenAPI specification with security override
+  version: "0.1"
+security:
+  - api_key: []
+paths:
+  /resource/{resId}:
+    parameters:
+      - name: resId
+        in: path
+        required: true
+        description: the ID of the resource to retrieve
+        schema:
+          type: string
+    get:
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Default security.
+    post:
+      security:
+        - petstore_auth:
+            - write:pets
+            - read:pets
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Override security.
+    put:
+      security: []
+      responses:
+        default:
+          description: Remove security.
+components:
+  securitySchemes:
+    api_key:
+      type: apiKey
+      name: api_key
+      in: query
+    petstore_auth:
+      type: http
+      scheme: basic
diff --git a/tests/integration/data/v3.1/webhook-example.yaml b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/webhook-example.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2ac1cda9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/data/v3.1/webhook-example.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+openapi: 3.1.0
+info:
+  title: Webhook Example
+  version: 1.0.0
+# Since OAS 3.1.0 the paths element isn't necessary. Now a valid OpenAPI Document can describe only paths, webhooks, or even only reusable components
+webhooks:
+  # Each webhook needs a name
+  newPet:
+    # This is a Path Item Object, the only difference is that the request is initiated by the API provider
+    post:
+      requestBody:
+        description: Information about a new pet in the system
+        content:
+          application/json:
+            schema:
+              $ref: "#/components/schemas/Pet"
+      responses:
+        "200":
+          description: Return a 200 status to indicate that the data was received successfully
+
+components:
+  schemas:
+    Pet:
+      required:
+        - id
+        - name
+      properties:
+        id:
+          type: integer
+          format: int64
+        name:
+          type: string
+        tag:
+          type: string
+
diff --git a/tests/integration/schema/test_empty.py b/tests/integration/schema/test_empty.py
index 98b12c72..8ba1bb5c 100644
--- a/tests/integration/schema/test_empty.py
+++ b/tests/integration/schema/test_empty.py
@@ -1,18 +1,36 @@
 import pytest
 from jsonschema.exceptions import ValidationError
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v31_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.shortcuts import create_spec
 
 
-class TestEmpty:
+class BaseTestEmpty:
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec(self, spec_dict):
+        return create_spec(spec_dict)
+
+    def test_raises_on_invalid(self, spec_dict, spec_validator):
+        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
+            create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=spec_validator)
+
+
+class TestEmpty30(BaseTestEmpty):
     @pytest.fixture
     def spec_dict(self, factory):
         return factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.0/empty.yaml")
 
     @pytest.fixture
-    def spec(self, spec_dict):
-        return create_spec(spec_dict)
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
-    def test_raises_on_invalid(self, spec_dict):
-        with pytest.raises(ValidationError):
-            create_spec(spec_dict)
+
+class TestEmpty31(BaseTestEmpty):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_dict(self, factory):
+        return factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.1/empty.yaml")
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v31_spec_validator
diff --git a/tests/integration/schema/test_link_spec.py b/tests/integration/schema/test_link_spec.py
index 2ed33fa3..299e24fd 100644
--- a/tests/integration/schema/test_link_spec.py
+++ b/tests/integration/schema/test_link_spec.py
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
+import pytest
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v31_spec_validator
+
 from openapi_core.shortcuts import create_spec
 
 
-class TestLinkSpec:
-    def test_no_param(self, factory):
-        spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.0/links.yaml")
-        spec = create_spec(spec_dict)
+class BaseTestLinkSpec:
+    def test_no_param(self, spec_dict, spec_validator):
+        spec = create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=spec_validator)
         resp = spec / "paths#/status#get#responses#default"
 
         links = resp / "links"
@@ -16,9 +19,8 @@ def test_no_param(self, factory):
         assert "requestBody" not in link
         assert "parameters" not in link
 
-    def test_param(self, factory):
-        spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.0/links.yaml")
-        spec = create_spec(spec_dict)
+    def test_param(self, spec_dict, spec_validator):
+        spec = create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=spec_validator)
         resp = spec / "paths#/status/{resourceId}#get#responses#default"
 
         links = resp / "links"
@@ -34,3 +36,23 @@ def test_param(self, factory):
 
         param = parameters["opParam"]
         assert param == "$request.path.resourceId"
+
+
+class TestLinkSpec30(BaseTestLinkSpec):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_dict(self, factory):
+        return factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.0/links.yaml")
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v30_spec_validator
+
+
+class TestLinkSpec31(BaseTestLinkSpec):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_dict(self, factory):
+        return factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.1/links.yaml")
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v31_spec_validator
diff --git a/tests/integration/schema/test_path_params.py b/tests/integration/schema/test_path_params.py
index 028bc674..b1c7e2ea 100644
--- a/tests/integration/schema/test_path_params.py
+++ b/tests/integration/schema/test_path_params.py
@@ -1,16 +1,14 @@
 import pytest
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v31_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.shortcuts import create_spec
 
 
-class TestMinimal:
-
-    spec_paths = ["data/v3.0/path_param.yaml"]
-
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("spec_path", spec_paths)
-    def test_param_present(self, factory, spec_path):
+class BaseTestMinimal:
+    def test_param_present(self, factory, spec_path, spec_validator):
         spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file(spec_path)
-        spec = create_spec(spec_dict)
+        spec = create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=spec_validator)
 
         path = spec / "paths#/resource/{resId}"
 
@@ -21,3 +19,23 @@ def test_param_present(self, factory, spec_path):
         assert param["name"] == "resId"
         assert param["required"]
         assert param["in"] == "path"
+
+
+class Test30Minimal(BaseTestMinimal):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_path(self, factory):
+        return "data/v3.0/path_param.yaml"
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v30_spec_validator
+
+
+class Test31Minimal(BaseTestMinimal):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_path(self, factory):
+        return "data/v3.1/path_param.yaml"
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v31_spec_validator
diff --git a/tests/integration/schema/test_spec.py b/tests/integration/schema/test_spec.py
index c0b2092c..174279c4 100644
--- a/tests/integration/schema/test_spec.py
+++ b/tests/integration/schema/test_spec.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 from base64 import b64encode
 
 import pytest
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v31_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.schema.servers import get_server_url
 from openapi_core.schema.specs import get_spec_url
@@ -29,7 +31,9 @@ def spec_dict(self, factory):
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def spec(self, spec_dict, spec_uri):
-        return create_spec(spec_dict, spec_uri)
+        return create_spec(
+            spec_dict, spec_uri, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator
+        )
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def request_validator(self, spec):
@@ -296,3 +300,54 @@ def test_spec(self, spec, spec_dict):
             schema_spec = spec_dict["components"]["schemas"][schema_name]
             assert schema.getkey("readOnly") == schema_spec.get("readOnly")
             assert schema.getkey("writeOnly") == schema_spec.get("writeOnly")
+
+
+class TestWebhook:
+    api_key = "12345"
+
+    @property
+    def api_key_encoded(self):
+        api_key_bytes = self.api_key.encode("utf8")
+        api_key_bytes_enc = b64encode(api_key_bytes)
+        return str(api_key_bytes_enc, "utf8")
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_uri(self):
+        return "file://tests/integration/data/v3.1/webhook-example.yaml"
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_dict(self, factory):
+        return factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.1/webhook-example.yaml")
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec(self, spec_dict, spec_uri):
+        return create_spec(
+            spec_dict, spec_uri, spec_validator=openapi_v31_spec_validator
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def request_validator(self, spec):
+        return RequestValidator(spec)
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def response_validator(self, spec):
+        return ResponseValidator(spec)
+
+    def test_spec(self, spec, spec_dict):
+
+        info = spec / "info"
+        info_spec = spec_dict["info"]
+        assert info["title"] == info_spec["title"]
+        assert info["version"] == info_spec["version"]
+
+        webhooks = spec / "webhooks"
+        webhooks_spec = spec_dict["webhooks"]
+        assert webhooks["newPet"] == webhooks_spec["newPet"]
+
+        components = spec.get("components")
+        if not components:
+            return
+
+        schemas = components.get("schemas", {})
+        for schema_name, schema in schemas.items():
+            assert spec_dict["components"]["schemas"][schema_name] is not None
diff --git a/tests/integration/validation/test_minimal.py b/tests/integration/validation/test_minimal.py
index 076a7de7..513cd017 100644
--- a/tests/integration/validation/test_minimal.py
+++ b/tests/integration/validation/test_minimal.py
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import pytest
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v31_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.shortcuts import create_spec
 from openapi_core.templating.paths.exceptions import OperationNotFound
@@ -8,7 +10,7 @@
 from openapi_core.validation.request.validators import RequestValidator
 
 
-class TestMinimal:
+class BaseTestMinimal:
 
     servers = [
         "http://minimal.test/",
@@ -18,16 +20,10 @@ class TestMinimal:
         "https://u:p@a.b:1337",
     ]
 
-    spec_paths = [
-        "data/v3.0/minimal_with_servers.yaml",
-        "data/v3.0/minimal.yaml",
-    ]
-
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("server", servers)
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("spec_path", spec_paths)
-    def test_hosts(self, factory, server, spec_path):
+    def test_hosts(self, factory, server, spec_path, spec_validator):
         spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file(spec_path)
-        spec = create_spec(spec_dict)
+        spec = create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=spec_validator)
         validator = RequestValidator(spec)
         request = MockRequest(server, "get", "/status")
 
@@ -36,10 +32,11 @@ def test_hosts(self, factory, server, spec_path):
         assert not result.errors
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("server", servers)
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("spec_path", spec_paths)
-    def test_invalid_operation(self, factory, server, spec_path):
+    def test_invalid_operation(
+        self, factory, server, spec_path, spec_validator
+    ):
         spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file(spec_path)
-        spec = create_spec(spec_dict)
+        spec = create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=spec_validator)
         validator = RequestValidator(spec)
         request = MockRequest(server, "post", "/status")
 
@@ -51,10 +48,9 @@ def test_invalid_operation(self, factory, server, spec_path):
         assert result.parameters == Parameters()
 
     @pytest.mark.parametrize("server", servers)
-    @pytest.mark.parametrize("spec_path", spec_paths)
-    def test_invalid_path(self, factory, server, spec_path):
+    def test_invalid_path(self, factory, server, spec_path, spec_validator):
         spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file(spec_path)
-        spec = create_spec(spec_dict)
+        spec = create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=spec_validator)
         validator = RequestValidator(spec)
         request = MockRequest(server, "get", "/nonexistent")
 
@@ -64,3 +60,43 @@ def test_invalid_path(self, factory, server, spec_path):
         assert isinstance(result.errors[0], PathNotFound)
         assert result.body is None
         assert result.parameters == Parameters()
+
+
+class Test30Minimal(BaseTestMinimal):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v30_spec_validator
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_path(self, factory):
+        return "data/v3.0/minimal.yaml"
+
+
+class Test30MinimalWithServers(BaseTestMinimal):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v30_spec_validator
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_path(self, factory):
+        return "data/v3.0/minimal_with_servers.yaml"
+
+
+class Test31Minimal(BaseTestMinimal):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v31_spec_validator
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_path(self, factory):
+        return "data/v3.1/minimal.yaml"
+
+
+class Test31MinimalWithServers(BaseTestMinimal):
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_validator(self, factory):
+        return openapi_v31_spec_validator
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def spec_path(self, factory):
+        return "data/v3.1/minimal_with_servers.yaml"
diff --git a/tests/integration/validation/test_petstore.py b/tests/integration/validation/test_petstore.py
index 8a92aa6f..1a905d67 100644
--- a/tests/integration/validation/test_petstore.py
+++ b/tests/integration/validation/test_petstore.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import pytest
 from isodate.tzinfo import UTC
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.casting.schemas.exceptions import CastError
 from openapi_core.deserializing.exceptions import DeserializeError
@@ -50,7 +51,9 @@ def spec_dict(self, factory):
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
     def spec(self, spec_dict, spec_uri):
-        return create_spec(spec_dict, spec_uri)
+        return create_spec(
+            spec_dict, spec_uri, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator
+        )
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="module")
     def request_validator(self, spec):
diff --git a/tests/integration/validation/test_read_only_write_only.py b/tests/integration/validation/test_read_only_write_only.py
index b6dca0bf..fb211f0a 100644
--- a/tests/integration/validation/test_read_only_write_only.py
+++ b/tests/integration/validation/test_read_only_write_only.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 
 import pytest
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.shortcuts import create_spec
 from openapi_core.testing import MockRequest
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ def request_validator(spec):
 @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
 def spec(factory):
     spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.0/read_only_write_only.yaml")
-    return create_spec(spec_dict)
+    return create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator)
 
 
 class TestReadOnly:
diff --git a/tests/integration/validation/test_security_override.py b/tests/integration/validation/test_security_override.py
index d6fabee7..dd121b3b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/validation/test_security_override.py
+++ b/tests/integration/validation/test_security_override.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from base64 import b64encode
 
 import pytest
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.shortcuts import create_spec
 from openapi_core.testing import MockRequest
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ def request_validator(spec):
 @pytest.fixture(scope="class")
 def spec(factory):
     spec_dict = factory.spec_from_file("data/v3.0/security_override.yaml")
-    return create_spec(spec_dict)
+    return create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator)
 
 
 class TestSecurityOverride:
diff --git a/tests/integration/validation/test_validators.py b/tests/integration/validation/test_validators.py
index f974b9f5..b640d60b 100644
--- a/tests/integration/validation/test_validators.py
+++ b/tests/integration/validation/test_validators.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 from base64 import b64encode
 
 import pytest
+from openapi_spec_validator import openapi_v30_spec_validator
 
 from openapi_core.casting.schemas.exceptions import CastError
 from openapi_core.deserializing.media_types.exceptions import (
@@ -43,7 +44,9 @@ def spec_dict(self, factory):
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
     def spec(self, spec_dict):
-        return create_spec(spec_dict)
+        return create_spec(
+            spec_dict, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator
+        )
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
     def validator(self, spec):
@@ -445,7 +448,9 @@ def spec_dict(self):
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
     def spec(self, spec_dict):
-        return create_spec(spec_dict)
+        return create_spec(
+            spec_dict, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator
+        )
 
     @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
     def validator(self, spec):
@@ -501,7 +506,8 @@ def test_request_override_param(self, spec_dict):
             }
         ]
         validator = RequestValidator(
-            create_spec(spec_dict), base_url="http://example.com"
+            create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator),
+            base_url="http://example.com",
         )
         request = MockRequest("http://example.com", "get", "/resource")
         result = validator.validate(request)
@@ -525,7 +531,8 @@ def test_request_override_param_uniqueness(self, spec_dict):
             }
         ]
         validator = RequestValidator(
-            create_spec(spec_dict), base_url="http://example.com"
+            create_spec(spec_dict, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator),
+            base_url="http://example.com",
         )
         request = MockRequest("http://example.com", "get", "/resource")
         result = validator.validate(request)
@@ -546,7 +553,9 @@ def spec_dict(self, factory):
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def spec(self, spec_dict):
-        return create_spec(spec_dict)
+        return create_spec(
+            spec_dict, spec_validator=openapi_v30_spec_validator
+        )
 
     @pytest.fixture
     def validator(self, spec):