diff --git a/bids-validator/validators/json/schemas/dataset_description.json b/bids-validator/validators/json/schemas/dataset_description.json
index ccf8ae025..d34b94633 100644
--- a/bids-validator/validators/json/schemas/dataset_description.json
+++ b/bids-validator/validators/json/schemas/dataset_description.json
@@ -10,7 +10,16 @@
       "type": "string"
     },
     "HEDVersion": {
-      "type": "string"
+      "anyOf": [
+        { "type": "string" },
+        {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "pattern": "^(?:[a-zA-Z]+:)?(?:[a-zA-Z]+_)?(?:0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(?:0|[1-9]\\d*)\\.(?:0|[1-9]\\d*)(?:-(?:(?:0|[1-9]\\d*|\\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*)(?:\\.(?:0|[1-9]\\d*|\\d*[a-zA-Z-][0-9a-zA-Z-]*))*))?(?:\\+(?:[0-9a-zA-Z-]+(?:\\.[0-9a-zA-Z-]+)*))?$"
+           }
+        }
+      ]
     },
     "DatasetType": {
       "type": "string",