diff --git a/schemas/semconv-syntax.md b/schemas/semconv-syntax.md
index 878dc813..47bda22d 100644
--- a/schemas/semconv-syntax.md
+++ b/schemas/semconv-syntax.md
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ All attributes are lower case.
 groups ::= semconv
        | semconv groups
 
-semconv ::= id [convtype] brief [note] [extends] stability [deprecated] [display_name] attributes [specificfields]
+semconv ::= id [convtype] brief [note] [extends] [stability] [deprecated] [display_name] attributes [specificfields]
 
 id    ::= string
 
@@ -103,9 +103,9 @@ specificfields ::= spanfields
                |   eventfields
                |   metricfields
 
-spanfields ::= [events] [span_kind]
+spanfields ::= [events] [span_kind] stability 
 
-eventfields ::= name [body]
+eventfields ::= name [body] stability
 
 body ::= any_value
 
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ events ::= id {id} # MUST point to an existing event group
 
 name ::= string
 
-metricfields ::= metric_name instrument unit
+metricfields ::= metric_name instrument unit stability
 
 metric_name ::= string
 instrument ::=  "counter"
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ The following is only valid if `type` is `metric`:
 
 Attribute group (`attribute_group` type) defines a set of attributes that can be
 declared once and referenced by semantic conventions for different signals, for example spans and logs.
-Attribute groups don't have any specific fields and follow the general `semconv` semantics.
+Attribute groups don't have any specific fields and follow the general `semconv` semantics. `stability` is not required for attribute groups.
 
 #### Any Value semantic convention
 
diff --git a/schemas/semconv.schema.json b/schemas/semconv.schema.json
index 89cf989e..a27e0347 100644
--- a/schemas/semconv.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/semconv.schema.json
@@ -45,8 +45,7 @@
 			"type": "object",
 			"required": [
 				"id",
-				"brief",
-				"stability"
+				"brief"
 			],
 			"anyOf": [
 				{
@@ -60,6 +59,20 @@
 					]
 				}
 			],
+			"if": {
+				"properties": {
+					"type": {
+						"not": {
+							"const": "attribute_group"
+						}
+					}
+				}
+			},
+			"then": {
+				"required": [
+					"stability"
+				]
+			},
 			"properties": {
 				"id": {
 					"type": "string",
@@ -444,6 +457,13 @@
 				},
 				"type": {
 					"$ref": "#/$defs/AttributeType"
+				},
+				"stability": {
+					"allOf": [
+						{
+							"$ref": "#/$defs/StabilityLevel"
+						}
+					]
 				}
 			}
 		},
@@ -634,4 +654,4 @@
 			]
 		}
 	}
-}
+}
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