diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 4454447ba6..16bfa1d8b4 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/piprate/json-gold v0.4.1
 	github.com/pkg/errors v0.9.1
 	github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0
+	github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema v1.2.4
 	github.com/square/go-jose/v3 v3.0.0-20200630053402-0a67ce9b0693
 	github.com/stretchr/testify v1.7.2
 	github.com/teserakt-io/golang-ed25519 v0.0.0-20210104091850-3888c087a4c8
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index f125d1988e..7225c4571d 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -317,6 +317,8 @@ github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0 h1:+88SsELBHx5r+hZ8TCkggzSstaWNbDvThkVK8H6f9ik=
 github.com/rs/cors v1.7.0/go.mod h1:gFx+x8UowdsKA9AchylcLynDq+nNFfI8FkUZdN/jGCU=
 github.com/ryanuber/columnize v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:sm1tb6uqfes/u+d4ooFouqFdy9/2g9QGwK3SQygK0Ts=
 github.com/ryanuber/go-glob v1.0.0/go.mod h1:807d1WSdnB0XRJzKNil9Om6lcp/3a0v4qIHxIXzX/Yc=
+github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema v1.2.4 h1:hNhW8e7t+H1vgY+1QeEQpveR6D4+OwKPXCfD2aieJis=
+github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema v1.2.4/go.mod h1:TEAUOeZSmIxTTuHatJzrvARHiuO9LYd+cIxzgEHCQI4=
 github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0 h1:7c1g84S4BPRrfL5Xrdp6fOJ206sU9y293DDHaoy0bLI=
 github.com/spaolacci/murmur3 v1.1.0/go.mod h1:JwIasOWyU6f++ZhiEuf87xNszmSA2myDM2Kzu9HwQUA=
 github.com/square/go-jose/v3 v3.0.0-20200630053402-0a67ce9b0693 h1:wD1IWQwAhdWclCwaf6DdzgCAe9Bfz1M+4AHRd7N786Y=
diff --git a/pkg/doc/verifiable/presentation.go b/pkg/doc/verifiable/presentation.go
index 3e31298e34..3b77293497 100644
--- a/pkg/doc/verifiable/presentation.go
+++ b/pkg/doc/verifiable/presentation.go
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 package verifiable
 
 import (
+	"bytes"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
+	"strings"
 
 	jsonld "github.com/piprate/json-gold/ld"
-	"github.com/xeipuuv/gojsonschema"
+	"github.com/santhosh-tekuri/jsonschema"
 
 	"github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go/pkg/doc/jose"
 	docjsonld "github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go/pkg/doc/jsonld"
@@ -20,6 +22,7 @@ import (
 	jsonutil "github.com/hyperledger/aries-framework-go/pkg/doc/util/json"
 )
 
+//nolint:gochecknoglobals
 const basePresentationSchema = `
 {
   "required": [
@@ -157,7 +160,12 @@ const basePresentationSchema = `
 `
 
 //nolint:gochecknoglobals
-var basePresentationSchemaLoader = gojsonschema.NewStringLoader(basePresentationSchema)
+var (
+	schemaName         = "presentationSchema"
+	schemaCompiler     = jsonschema.NewCompiler()
+	_                  = schemaCompiler.AddResource(schemaName, strings.NewReader(basePresentationSchema))
+	presentationSchema = schemaCompiler.MustCompile(schemaName)
+)
 
 // MarshalledCredential defines marshalled Verifiable Credential enclosed into Presentation.
 // MarshalledCredential can be passed to verifiable.ParseCredential().
@@ -568,16 +576,9 @@ func validateVPJSONLD(vpBytes []byte, opts *presentationOpts) error {
 }
 
 func validateVPJSONSchema(data []byte) error {
-	loader := gojsonschema.NewStringLoader(string(data))
-
-	result, err := gojsonschema.Validate(basePresentationSchemaLoader, loader)
+	err := presentationSchema.Validate(bytes.NewReader(data))
 	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("validation of verifiable credential: %w", err)
-	}
-
-	if !result.Valid() {
-		errMsg := describeSchemaValidationError(result, "verifiable presentation")
-		return errors.New(errMsg)
+		return fmt.Errorf("verifiable presentation is not valid: %w", err)
 	}
 
 	return nil
diff --git a/pkg/doc/verifiable/presentation_test.go b/pkg/doc/verifiable/presentation_test.go
index 17043a0832..afd4050ab3 100644
--- a/pkg/doc/verifiable/presentation_test.go
+++ b/pkg/doc/verifiable/presentation_test.go
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ func TestValidateVP_Context(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		vp, err := newTestPresentation(t, bytes)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "@context is required")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "missing properties: \"@context\"")
 		require.Nil(t, vp)
 	})
 
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ func TestValidateVP_Context(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		vp, err := newTestPresentation(t, bytes)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "does not match: \"https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1\"")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "must be \"https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1\"")
 		require.Nil(t, vp)
 	})
 
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ func TestValidateVP_Context(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		vp, err := newTestPresentation(t, bytes)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "does not match: \"https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1\"")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "must be \"https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1\"")
 		require.Nil(t, vp)
 	})
 }
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ func TestValidateVP_ID(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		vp, err := newTestPresentation(t, bytes)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "id: Does not match format 'uri'")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "\"not valid presentation ID URL\" is not valid \"uri\"")
 		require.Nil(t, vp)
 	})
 }
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func TestValidateVP_Type(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		vp, err := newTestPresentation(t, bytes)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "type is required")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "missing properties: \"type\"")
 		require.Nil(t, vp)
 	})
 
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ func TestValidateVP_Type(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		vp, err := newTestPresentation(t, bytes)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "Does not match pattern '^VerifiablePresentation$'")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "does not match pattern \"^VerifiablePresentation$\"")
 		require.Nil(t, vp)
 	})
 }
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ func TestValidateVP_Holder(t *testing.T) {
 		require.NoError(t, err)
 		vp, err := newTestPresentation(t, bytes)
 		require.Error(t, err)
-		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "holder: Does not match format 'uri'")
+		require.Contains(t, err.Error(), "not valid presentation Holder URL\" is not valid \"uri\"")
 		require.Nil(t, vp)
 	})
 }