diff --git a/mteb/abstasks/TaskMetadata.py b/mteb/abstasks/TaskMetadata.py
index 1eb6f6bb63..301573aa86 100644
--- a/mteb/abstasks/TaskMetadata.py
+++ b/mteb/abstasks/TaskMetadata.py
@@ -251,6 +251,7 @@ def validate_metadata(self) -> None:
         self.eval_langs_are_valid(self.eval_langs)
 
     @field_validator("dataset")
+    @classmethod
     def _check_dataset_path_is_specified(
         cls, dataset: dict[str, Any]
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -258,6 +259,7 @@ def _check_dataset_path_is_specified(
         return dataset
 
     @field_validator("dataset")
+    @classmethod
     def _check_dataset_revision_is_specified(
         cls, dataset: dict[str, Any]
     ) -> dict[str, Any]:
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ def _check_dataset_revision_is_specified(
         return dataset
 
     @field_validator("prompt")
+    @classmethod
     def _check_prompt_is_valid(
         cls, prompt: str | PromptDict | None
     ) -> str | PromptDict | None: