diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 5f5d5ec55..16b232dff 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](http://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.
 ### Fixed
 
 - Label extension: `label:classes` was flagged as required in JSON Schema, but is only required for categorical data.
+- Fixed JSON Schema for `providers` (Collections and Items) to be an object and require a `name`.
 - JSON Schema for `sar:polarizations` in `assets` fixed
 
 ## [v1.0.0-beta.2] - 2020-07-08
diff --git a/collection-spec/json-schema/collection.json b/collection-spec/json-schema/collection.json
index 34e7a64f6..e6d1fcb08 100644
--- a/collection-spec/json-schema/collection.json
+++ b/collection-spec/json-schema/collection.json
@@ -54,6 +54,10 @@
         "providers": {
           "type": "array",
           "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "required": [
+              "name"
+            ],
             "properties": {
               "name": {
                 "title": "Organization name",
diff --git a/item-spec/json-schema/provider.json b/item-spec/json-schema/provider.json
index f061598b9..ec90c05c2 100644
--- a/item-spec/json-schema/provider.json
+++ b/item-spec/json-schema/provider.json
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@
       "title": "Providers",
       "type": "array",
       "items": {
+        "type": "object",
+        "required": [
+          "name"
+        ],
         "properties": {
           "name": {
             "title": "Organization name",