diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ba7c2ff..1e55aa7 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 pattern-catalog.Dockerfile
+pattern-ui-catalog.Dockerfile
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5b0e32..b398b4c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -142,6 +142,10 @@ extra_features:
 external_requirements: null
 org: my-org
 spoke: null
+variants:
+  - name: default
+    default: true
+    description: Default deployment variant
 ```
 
 **`catalog/<name>/values-secret.yaml.template`** - metadata for secret material
diff --git a/pattern.schema.json b/pattern.schema.json
index 819379e..7b82fc0 100644
--- a/pattern.schema.json
+++ b/pattern.schema.json
@@ -143,6 +143,14 @@
       "type": "string",
       "description": "URL or path to a logo image for the pattern",
       "format": "uri"
+    },
+    "variants": {
+      "type": "array",
+      "description": "Deployment variants for the pattern",
+      "items": {
+        "$ref": "#/$defs/variant"
+      },
+      "minItems": 1
     }
   },
   "$defs": {
@@ -191,6 +199,26 @@
           "$ref": "#/$defs/nodePoolSpec"
         }
       }
+    },
+    "variant": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "description": "A deployment variant of the pattern",
+      "required": ["name"],
+      "additionalProperties": false,
+      "properties": {
+        "name": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Unique identifier for the variant"
+        },
+        "default": {
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "description": "Whether this is the default variant"
+        },
+        "description": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "description": "Human-readable description of the variant"
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
 }