diff --git a/src/SLNX-validator.Core/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs b/src/SLNX-validator.Core/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
index 000c08c..1e1a29d 100644
--- a/src/SLNX-validator.Core/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/SLNX-validator.Core/ServiceCollectionExtensions.cs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ public static IServiceCollection AddSlnxValidator(this IServiceCollection servic
     {
         services.AddSingleton<IFileSystem, RealFileSystem>();
         services.AddSingleton<ISonarReporter, SonarReporter>();
+        services.AddSingleton<ISlnxXsdProvider, SlnxXsdProvider>();
         services.AddSingleton<IXsdValidator, XsdValidator>();
         services.AddSingleton<Validation.SlnxValidator>();
         services.AddSingleton<SlnxFileResolver>();
diff --git a/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/ISlnxXsdProvider.cs b/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/ISlnxXsdProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcfe58c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/ISlnxXsdProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+namespace JulianVerdurmen.SlnxValidator.Core.Validation;
+
+public interface ISlnxXsdProvider
+{
+    Stream GetXsdStream();
+}
diff --git a/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/SlnxXsdProvider.cs b/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/SlnxXsdProvider.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c68eaba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/SlnxXsdProvider.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+using System.Reflection;
+
+namespace JulianVerdurmen.SlnxValidator.Core.Validation;
+
+public sealed class SlnxXsdProvider : ISlnxXsdProvider
+{
+    // Source: https://github.com/microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence/blob/main/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.SolutionPersistence/Serializer/Xml/Slnx.xsd
+    private const string XsdResourceName = "JulianVerdurmen.SlnxValidator.Slnx.xsd";
+
+    public Stream GetXsdStream()
+    {
+        return Assembly
+            .GetExecutingAssembly()
+            .GetManifestResourceStream(XsdResourceName) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException($"XSD resource '{XsdResourceName}' not found in assembly");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/XsdValidator.cs b/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/XsdValidator.cs
index f57e9cb..eb46a2d 100644
--- a/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/XsdValidator.cs
+++ b/src/SLNX-validator.Core/Validation/XsdValidator.cs
@@ -1,22 +1,16 @@
-using System.Reflection;
 using System.Xml;
 using System.Xml.Schema;
 using JulianVerdurmen.SlnxValidator.Core.ValidationResults;
 
 namespace JulianVerdurmen.SlnxValidator.Core.Validation;
 
-public sealed class XsdValidator : IXsdValidator
+public sealed class XsdValidator(ISlnxXsdProvider xsdProvider) : IXsdValidator
 {
-    // Source: https://github.com/microsoft/vs-solutionpersistence/blob/main/src/Microsoft.VisualStudio.SolutionPersistence/Serializer/Xml/Slnx.xsd
-    private const string XsdResourceName = "JulianVerdurmen.SlnxValidator.Slnx.xsd";
-
     public async Task ValidateAsync(string slnxContent, ValidationResult result, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
     {
         var schemas = new XmlSchemaSet();
 
-        await using var xsdStream = Assembly
-            .GetExecutingAssembly()
-            .GetManifestResourceStream(XsdResourceName) ?? throw new InvalidOperationException("XSD file not found");
+        await using var xsdStream = xsdProvider.GetXsdStream();
 
         using var xsdReader = XmlReader.Create(xsdStream);
         schemas.Add(null, xsdReader);
diff --git a/tests/SLNX-validator.Core.Tests/SlnxValidatorTests.cs b/tests/SLNX-validator.Core.Tests/SlnxValidatorTests.cs
index 4f4ac46..30013a7 100644
--- a/tests/SLNX-validator.Core.Tests/SlnxValidatorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SLNX-validator.Core.Tests/SlnxValidatorTests.cs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ namespace JulianVerdurmen.SlnxValidator.Core.Tests;
 public class SlnxValidatorTests
 {
     private static Validation.SlnxValidator ValidatorWithFiles(params string[] existingPaths)
-        => new(new MockFileSystem(existingPaths), new XsdValidator());
+        => new(new MockFileSystem(existingPaths), new XsdValidator(new SlnxXsdProvider()));
 
     private static readonly string RepoRoot = OperatingSystem.IsWindows() ? @"C:\repo" : "/repo";
 
diff --git a/tests/SLNX-validator.Core.Tests/SolutionIntegrationTests.cs b/tests/SLNX-validator.Core.Tests/SolutionIntegrationTests.cs
index 9280404..6eb2f04 100644
--- a/tests/SLNX-validator.Core.Tests/SolutionIntegrationTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SLNX-validator.Core.Tests/SolutionIntegrationTests.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public async Task OwnSlnxFile_HasNoValidationErrors()
         var slnxFile = directory!.EnumerateFiles("*.slnx").First();
         var content = await File.ReadAllTextAsync(slnxFile.FullName);
 
-        var validator = new CoreSlnxValidator(new RealFileSystem(), new XsdValidator());
+        var validator = new CoreSlnxValidator(new RealFileSystem(), new XsdValidator(new SlnxXsdProvider()));
         var result = await validator.ValidateAsync(content, slnxFile.DirectoryName!);
 
         result.Errors.Should().BeEmpty();
diff --git a/tests/SLNX-validator.Tests/ValidatorRunnerTests.cs b/tests/SLNX-validator.Tests/ValidatorRunnerTests.cs
index c486b54..1c45d43 100644
--- a/tests/SLNX-validator.Tests/ValidatorRunnerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SLNX-validator.Tests/ValidatorRunnerTests.cs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ public class ValidatorRunnerTests
     private static ValidatorRunner CreateRunner(IFileSystem fileSystem)
     {
         var resolver = new SlnxFileResolver(fileSystem);
-        var validator = new CoreSlnxValidator(fileSystem, new XsdValidator());
+        var validator = new CoreSlnxValidator(fileSystem, new XsdValidator(new SlnxXsdProvider()));
         var collector = new ValidationCollector(fileSystem, validator);
         var sonarReporter = new SonarReporter(fileSystem);
         return new ValidatorRunner(resolver, collector, sonarReporter);