diff --git a/examples/targets/ibkr/default.example.json b/examples/targets/ibkr/default.example.json
index ae65256..6b3c16f 100644
--- a/examples/targets/ibkr/default.example.json
+++ b/examples/targets/ibkr/default.example.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
       "plugin": "example_notification_plugin",
       "signal_path": "gs://example-bucket/strategy-artifacts/example_strategy_profile/plugins/example_notification_plugin/latest_signal.json",
       "enabled": true,
-      "expected_mode": "shadow"
+      "expected_mode": "shadow",
+      "expected_schema_version": "example_notification_plugin.v1"
     }
   ],
   "extra_variables": {}
diff --git a/examples/targets/longbridge/sg.example.json b/examples/targets/longbridge/sg.example.json
index 09e68e3..973e393 100644
--- a/examples/targets/longbridge/sg.example.json
+++ b/examples/targets/longbridge/sg.example.json
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@
       "plugin": "example_notification_plugin",
       "signal_path": "gs://example-bucket/strategy-artifacts/example_strategy_profile/plugins/example_notification_plugin/latest_signal.json",
       "enabled": true,
-      "expected_mode": "shadow"
+      "expected_mode": "shadow",
+      "expected_schema_version": "example_notification_plugin.v1"
     }
   ],
   "extra_variables": {
diff --git a/examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json b/examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json
index eb4a05e..438b71f 100644
--- a/examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json
+++ b/examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@
       "plugin": "example_notification_plugin",
       "signal_path": "gs://example-bucket/strategy-artifacts/example_strategy_profile/plugins/example_notification_plugin/latest_signal.json",
       "enabled": true,
-      "expected_mode": "shadow"
+      "expected_mode": "shadow",
+      "expected_schema_version": "example_notification_plugin.v1"
     }
   ],
   "extra_variables": {}
diff --git a/schemas/runtime-target.schema.json b/schemas/runtime-target.schema.json
index 26268d4..d31d7c9 100644
--- a/schemas/runtime-target.schema.json
+++ b/schemas/runtime-target.schema.json
@@ -143,6 +143,9 @@
           },
           "expected_mode": {
             "type": "string"
+          },
+          "expected_schema_version": {
+            "type": "string"
           }
         }
       }
diff --git a/scripts/runtime_settings.py b/scripts/runtime_settings.py
index ab244a5..db175d4 100644
--- a/scripts/runtime_settings.py
+++ b/scripts/runtime_settings.py
@@ -248,6 +248,12 @@ def validate_plugin_mounts(target: dict[str, Any], errors: list[str]) -> None:
         if not isinstance(mount.get("enabled"), bool):
             errors.append(f"plugin_mounts[{index}].enabled must be boolean")
 
+        expected_schema_version = mount.get("expected_schema_version")
+        if expected_schema_version is not None and (
+            not isinstance(expected_schema_version, str) or not expected_schema_version.strip()
+        ):
+            errors.append(f"plugin_mounts[{index}].expected_schema_version must be a non-empty string")
+
         signal_path = mount.get("signal_path")
         if not isinstance(signal_path, str) or not signal_path.startswith("gs://"):
             errors.append(f"plugin_mounts[{index}].signal_path must be a gs:// URI")
diff --git a/tests/test_runtime_settings.py b/tests/test_runtime_settings.py
index 6e5e7b4..b22543d 100644
--- a/tests/test_runtime_settings.py
+++ b/tests/test_runtime_settings.py
@@ -49,6 +49,21 @@ def test_example_targets_have_matching_plugin_mount(self):
                     )
                 )
 
+    def test_plugin_mount_schema_version_is_rendered_for_platform_parser(self):
+        _, target = self.load_target("examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json")
+        assignments = {item.name: item.value for item in runtime_settings.build_assignments(target)}
+
+        self.assertIn('"expected_schema_version":"example_notification_plugin.v1"', assignments["SCHWAB_STRATEGY_PLUGIN_MOUNTS_JSON"])
+
+    def test_plugin_mount_schema_version_must_be_non_empty_string(self):
+        _, target = self.load_target("examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json")
+        target["plugin_mounts"][0]["expected_schema_version"] = ""
+
+        self.assertIn(
+            "plugin_mounts[0].expected_schema_version must be a non-empty string",
+            runtime_settings.validate_target(target),
+        )
+
     def test_generated_variables_cannot_be_overridden(self):
         _, target = self.load_target("examples/targets/schwab/live.example.json")
         target["extra_variables"] = {"STRATEGY_PROFILE": "old_strategy"}