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 To use a custom target, see the (unstable) [`build-std` feature](../../cargo/reference/unstable.html#build-std) of `cargo`.
 
+<div class="warning">
+
+The target JSON properties are not stable and subject to change.
+Always pin your compiler version when using custom targets!
+
+</div>
+
+## JSON Schema
+
+`rustc` provides a JSON schema for the custom target JSON specification.
+Because the schema is subject to change, you should always use the schema from the version of rustc which you are passing the target to.
+
+It can be found in `etc/target-spec-json-schema.json` in the sysroot (`rustc --print sysroot`) or printed with `rustc +nightly -Zunstable-options --print target-spec-json-schema`.
+The existence and name of this schema is, just like the properties of the JSON specification, not stable and subject to change.
+
 ## Custom Target Lookup Path
 
 When `rustc` is given an option `--target=TARGET` (where `TARGET` is any string), it uses the following logic: