diff --git a/.projenrc.ts b/.projenrc.ts
index 9e3ef921d..185561dc9 100644
--- a/.projenrc.ts
+++ b/.projenrc.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ const cloudAssemblySchema = configureProject(
     name: '@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema',
     description: 'Schema for the protocol between CDK framework and CDK CLI',
     srcdir: 'lib',
-    bundledDeps: ['jsonschema', 'semver'],
+    bundledDeps: ['jsonschema@~1.4.1', 'semver'],
     devDeps: ['@types/semver', 'mock-fs', 'typescript-json-schema', 'tsx'],
     disableTsconfig: true,
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index edd9d3e9a..fed64ce62 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
       "packages/cdk"
     ],
     "nohoist": [
-      "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/jsonschema",
-      "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/jsonschema/**",
+      "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/jsonschema@~1.4.1",
+      "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/jsonschema@~1.4.1/**",
       "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/semver",
       "@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/semver/**"
     ]
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES
index 0e864e9dc..4ad3460a1 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cli-lib-alpha/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES
@@ -25057,7 +25057,7 @@ OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHE
 
 ----------------
 
-** jsonschema@1.5.0 - https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonschema/v/1.5.0 | MIT
+** jsonschema@1.4.1 - https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonschema/v/1.4.1 | MIT
 jsonschema is licensed under MIT license.
 
 Copyright (C) 2012-2015 Tom de Grunt <tom@degrunt.nl>
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/.projen/deps.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/.projen/deps.json
index 2ec76c0e0..c983c7e98 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/.projen/deps.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/.projen/deps.json
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
     },
     {
       "name": "jsonschema",
+      "version": "~1.4.1",
       "type": "bundled"
     },
     {
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/.projen/tasks.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/.projen/tasks.json
index 898d6bec8..4728e3314 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/.projen/tasks.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/.projen/tasks.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
       },
       "steps": [
         {
-          "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --no-deprecated --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=@cdklabs/eslint-plugin,@stylistic/eslint-plugin,@types/jest,@types/semver,eslint-config-prettier,eslint-import-resolver-typescript,eslint-plugin-import,eslint-plugin-jest,eslint-plugin-prettier,jest,jsii-diff,jsii-pacmak,license-checker,mock-fs,projen,ts-jest,tsx,typescript-json-schema,jsonschema,semver"
+          "exec": "npx npm-check-updates@16 --upgrade --target=minor --peer --no-deprecated --dep=dev,peer,prod,optional --filter=@cdklabs/eslint-plugin,@stylistic/eslint-plugin,@types/jest,@types/semver,eslint-config-prettier,eslint-import-resolver-typescript,eslint-plugin-import,eslint-plugin-jest,eslint-plugin-prettier,jest,jsii-diff,jsii-pacmak,license-checker,mock-fs,projen,ts-jest,tsx,typescript-json-schema,semver"
         }
       ]
     },
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/package.json b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/package.json
index 5d1072ae0..e9a24899f 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/package.json
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/cloud-assembly-schema/package.json
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
     "typescript-json-schema": "^0.65.1"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "jsonschema": "^1.5.0",
+    "jsonschema": "~1.4.1",
     "semver": "^7.7.1"
   },
   "bundledDependencies": [
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES b/packages/aws-cdk/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES
index 534a3375c..1671fe8bb 100644
--- a/packages/aws-cdk/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/THIRD_PARTY_LICENSES
@@ -24850,7 +24850,7 @@ OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHE
 
 ----------------
 
-** jsonschema@1.5.0 - https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonschema/v/1.5.0 | MIT
+** jsonschema@1.4.1 - https://www.npmjs.com/package/jsonschema/v/1.4.1 | MIT
 jsonschema is licensed under MIT license.
 
 Copyright (C) 2012-2015 Tom de Grunt <tom@degrunt.nl>
diff --git a/packages/aws-cdk/release.txt b/packages/aws-cdk/release.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef9782d69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/aws-cdk/release.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+This file is just here to make this commit count as a change of `aws-cdk`
+and have it be released.
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 878da3993..5ca725a23 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -8210,7 +8210,7 @@ jsonparse@^1.2.0:
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonparse/-/jsonparse-1.3.1.tgz#3f4dae4a91fac315f71062f8521cc239f1366280"
   integrity sha512-POQXvpdL69+CluYsillJ7SUhKvytYjW9vG/GKpnf+xP8UWgYEM/RaMzHHofbALDiKbbP1W8UEYmgGl39WkPZsg==
 
-jsonschema@^1.4.1, jsonschema@^1.5.0:
+jsonschema@^1.4.1:
   version "1.5.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/jsonschema/-/jsonschema-1.5.0.tgz#f6aceb1ab9123563dd901d05f81f9d4883d3b7d8"
   integrity sha512-K+A9hhqbn0f3pJX17Q/7H6yQfD/5OXgdrR5UE12gMXCiN9D5Xq2o5mddV2QEcX/bjla99ASsAAQUyMCCRWAEhw==