diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ba61263f9..2cd933833 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -360,13 +360,13 @@
       }
     },
     "@bpmn-io/element-templates-validator": {
-      "version": "0.3.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bpmn-io/element-templates-validator/-/element-templates-validator-0.3.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EWFHwW3OXXsBhSkyMqk4h2lUaJPMZV+C3jO5kgB90NX77dBgQyj1ii1v/7HgL2r9RfbW7G6LCTdmw2wsgceOzw==",
+      "version": "0.4.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@bpmn-io/element-templates-validator/-/element-templates-validator-0.4.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-cJtmUHn/4QpkeGQ/tUBQO020Cr1x2AILYczzMioRCGRSEekR/8wSaeEFuEx5ujFNDbHSx2lLN5P2ZmHlpD1Tmg==",
       "requires": {
-        "@camunda/element-templates-json-schema": "^0.5.0",
+        "@camunda/element-templates-json-schema": "^0.6.0",
         "json-source-map": "^0.6.1",
-        "min-dash": "^3.8.0"
+        "min-dash": "^3.8.1"
       }
     },
     "@bpmn-io/extract-process-variables": {
@@ -389,9 +389,9 @@
       }
     },
     "@camunda/element-templates-json-schema": {
-      "version": "0.5.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@camunda/element-templates-json-schema/-/element-templates-json-schema-0.5.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-cFOz6SeQsNVpHlndCTQendvJrvGjFDk0rkKBgELCYjDm3XH74EonW9ujChvIcc8o9HECNQo6p7sHSAe980HWXw=="
+      "version": "0.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@camunda/element-templates-json-schema/-/element-templates-json-schema-0.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-sfNIOKSfx/VQesCe1+m1izfIZS64NWDZq3teyMzzfJkn37u0ngwIwEXlc7Voj8Qcg2paePT8HmEgp+TJP39V3Q=="
     },
     "@eslint/eslintrc": {
       "version": "0.4.3",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 17fbe1e40..04f00c173 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@
   ],
   "license": "MIT",
   "dependencies": {
-    "@bpmn-io/element-templates-validator": "^0.3.0",
+    "@bpmn-io/element-templates-validator": "^0.4.0",
     "@bpmn-io/extract-process-variables": "^0.4.4",
     "array-move": "^3.0.1",
     "classnames": "^2.3.1",
diff --git a/test/spec/provider/element-templates/Validator.spec.js b/test/spec/provider/element-templates/Validator.spec.js
index 84fa4e549..1f2a6d8dc 100644
--- a/test/spec/provider/element-templates/Validator.spec.js
+++ b/test/spec/provider/element-templates/Validator.spec.js
@@ -594,5 +594,42 @@ describe('provider/element-templates - Validator', function() {
     });
 
 
+    describe('grouping', function() {
+
+      it('should accept groups', function() {
+
+        // given
+        const templates = new Validator();
+
+        const templateDescriptor = require('./fixtures/groups');
+
+        // when
+        templates.addAll(templateDescriptor);
+
+        // then
+        expect(errors(templates)).to.be.empty;
+
+        expect(valid(templates)).to.have.length(templateDescriptor.length);
+      });
+
+
+      it('should not accept missing group id', function() {
+
+        // given
+        const templates = new Validator();
+
+        const templateDescriptor = require('./fixtures/error-groups-missing-id');
+
+        // when
+        templates.addAll(templateDescriptor);
+
+        // then
+        expect(errors(templates)).to.contain('template(id: <example.com.missingGroupId>, name: <Missing group id>): missing id for group "0"');
+
+        expect(valid(templates)).to.be.empty;
+      });
+
+    });
+
   });
 });
diff --git a/test/spec/provider/element-templates/fixtures/error-groups-missing-id.json b/test/spec/provider/element-templates/fixtures/error-groups-missing-id.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c07ab9c0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/provider/element-templates/fixtures/error-groups-missing-id.json
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "Missing group id",
+    "id": "example.com.missingGroupId",
+    "appliesTo": [
+      "bpmn:ServiceTask"
+    ],
+    "properties": [],
+    "groups": [
+      {
+        "label": "Group one"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "two",
+        "label": "Group two"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "three",
+        "label": "Group three"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
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diff --git a/test/spec/provider/element-templates/fixtures/groups.json b/test/spec/provider/element-templates/fixtures/groups.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6057dc8fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/spec/provider/element-templates/fixtures/groups.json
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+[
+  {
+    "name": "Grouping",
+    "id": "example.com.grouping",
+    "appliesTo": [
+      "bpmn:ServiceTask"
+    ],
+    "properties": [
+      {
+        "label": "input 1",
+        "type": "String",
+        "binding": {
+          "type": "camunda:inputParameter",
+          "name": "input1"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "label": "input 2",
+        "group": "one",
+        "type": "String",
+        "binding": {
+          "type": "camunda:inputParameter",
+          "name": "input2"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "label": "input 3",
+        "group": "one",
+        "type": "String",
+        "binding": {
+          "type": "camunda:inputParameter",
+          "name": "input3"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "label": "input 4",
+        "group": "two",
+        "type": "String",
+        "binding": {
+          "type": "camunda:inputParameter",
+          "name": "input4"
+        }
+      },
+      {
+        "label": "input 5",
+        "group": "three",
+        "type": "String",
+        "binding": {
+          "type": "camunda:inputParameter",
+          "name": "input5"
+        }
+      }
+    ],
+    "groups": [
+      {
+        "id": "one",
+        "label": "Group one"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "two",
+        "label": "Group two"
+      },
+      {
+        "id": "three",
+        "label": "Group three"
+      }
+    ]
+  }
+]
\ No newline at end of file