diff --git a/src/schemas/json/global.json b/src/schemas/json/global.json
index 23e5ed990f5..9eef0bf5fd0 100644
--- a/src/schemas/json/global.json
+++ b/src/schemas/json/global.json
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@
 
 	"type": "object",
 	"additionalProperties": true,
-	"required": [ "sources" ],
+	"required": [ "projects" ],
 
 	"properties": {
+		"projects": {
+			"type": "array",
+			"description": "A list of project folders relative to this file.",
+			"items": {
+				"type": "string"
+			}
+		},
 		"sources": {
 			"type": "array",
-			"description": "A list of source folders relative to this file.",
+			"description": "This property is deprecated, please use the 'projects' property instead.",
 			"items": {
 				"type": "string"
 			}