diff --git a/karpenter.sh/nodeclaim_v1beta1.json b/karpenter.sh/nodeclaim_v1beta1.json
index 43eb15b0..3f275569 100644
--- a/karpenter.sh/nodeclaim_v1beta1.json
+++ b/karpenter.sh/nodeclaim_v1beta1.json
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@
         "requirements": {
           "description": "Requirements are layered with GetLabels and applied to every node.",
           "items": {
-            "description": "A node selector requirement is a selector that contains values, a key, and an operator\nthat relates the key and values.",
+            "description": "A node selector requirement with min values is a selector that contains values, a key, an operator that relates the key and values\nand minValues that represent the requirement to have at least that many values.",
             "properties": {
               "key": {
                 "description": "The label key that the selector applies to.",
@@ -206,11 +206,11 @@
                 "x-kubernetes-validations": [
                   {
                     "message": "label domain \"kubernetes.io\" is restricted",
-                    "rule": "self in [\"beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/os\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/arch\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/region\", \"node.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"kubernetes.io/arch\", \"kubernetes.io/os\", \"node.kubernetes.io/windows-build\"] || self.startsWith(\"node.kubernetes.io/\") || self.startsWith(\"node-restriction.kubernetes.io/\") || !self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kubernetes.io\")"
+                    "rule": "self in [\"beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/os\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/arch\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/region\", \"node.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"kubernetes.io/arch\", \"kubernetes.io/os\", \"node.kubernetes.io/windows-build\"] || self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"node.kubernetes.io\") || self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"node-restriction.kubernetes.io\") || !self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kubernetes.io\")"
                   },
                   {
                     "message": "label domain \"k8s.io\" is restricted",
-                    "rule": "self.startsWith(\"kops.k8s.io/\") || !self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"k8s.io\")"
+                    "rule": "self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kops.k8s.io\") || !self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"k8s.io\")"
                   },
                   {
                     "message": "label domain \"karpenter.sh\" is restricted",
@@ -226,6 +226,12 @@
                   }
                 ]
               },
+              "minValues": {
+                "description": "This field is ALPHA and can be dropped or replaced at any time\nMinValues is the minimum number of unique values required to define the flexibility of the specific requirement.",
+                "maximum": 50,
+                "minimum": 1,
+                "type": "integer"
+              },
               "operator": {
                 "description": "Represents a key's relationship to a set of values.\nValid operators are In, NotIn, Exists, DoesNotExist. Gt, and Lt.",
                 "enum": [
@@ -265,6 +271,10 @@
             {
               "message": "requirements operator 'Gt' or 'Lt' must have a single positive integer value",
               "rule": "self.all(x, (x.operator == 'Gt' || x.operator == 'Lt') ? (x.values.size() == 1 && int(x.values[0]) >= 0) : true)"
+            },
+            {
+              "message": "requirements with 'minValues' must have at least that many values specified in the 'values' field",
+              "rule": "self.all(x, (x.operator == 'In' && has(x.minValues)) ? x.values.size() >= x.minValues : true)"
             }
           ]
         },
@@ -470,5 +480,8 @@
       "additionalProperties": false
     }
   },
+  "required": [
+    "spec"
+  ],
   "type": "object"
 }
diff --git a/karpenter.sh/nodepool_v1beta1.json b/karpenter.sh/nodepool_v1beta1.json
index 8dd29e36..93f10a4d 100644
--- a/karpenter.sh/nodepool_v1beta1.json
+++ b/karpenter.sh/nodepool_v1beta1.json
@@ -52,7 +52,8 @@
                 "required": [
                   "nodes"
                 ],
-                "type": "object"
+                "type": "object",
+                "additionalProperties": false
               },
               "maxItems": 50,
               "type": "array",
@@ -137,11 +138,11 @@
                   "x-kubernetes-validations": [
                     {
                       "message": "label domain \"kubernetes.io\" is restricted",
-                      "rule": "self.all(x, x in [\"beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region\",  \"beta.kubernetes.io/os\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/arch\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/region\", \"kubernetes.io/arch\", \"kubernetes.io/os\", \"node.kubernetes.io/windows-build\"] || x.startsWith(\"node.kubernetes.io\") || x.startsWith(\"node-restriction.kubernetes.io\") || !x.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kubernetes.io\"))"
+                      "rule": "self.all(x, x in [\"beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region\",  \"beta.kubernetes.io/os\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/arch\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/region\", \"kubernetes.io/arch\", \"kubernetes.io/os\", \"node.kubernetes.io/windows-build\"] || x.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"node.kubernetes.io\") || x.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"node-restriction.kubernetes.io\") || !x.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kubernetes.io\"))"
                     },
                     {
                       "message": "label domain \"k8s.io\" is restricted",
-                      "rule": "self.all(x, x.startsWith(\"kops.k8s.io\") || !x.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"k8s.io\"))"
+                      "rule": "self.all(x, x.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kops.k8s.io\") || !x.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"k8s.io\"))"
                     },
                     {
                       "message": "label domain \"karpenter.sh\" is restricted",
@@ -349,7 +350,7 @@
                 "requirements": {
                   "description": "Requirements are layered with GetLabels and applied to every node.",
                   "items": {
-                    "description": "A node selector requirement is a selector that contains values, a key, and an operator\nthat relates the key and values.",
+                    "description": "A node selector requirement with min values is a selector that contains values, a key, an operator that relates the key and values\nand minValues that represent the requirement to have at least that many values.",
                     "properties": {
                       "key": {
                         "description": "The label key that the selector applies to.",
@@ -359,11 +360,11 @@
                         "x-kubernetes-validations": [
                           {
                             "message": "label domain \"kubernetes.io\" is restricted",
-                            "rule": "self in [\"beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/os\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/arch\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/region\", \"node.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"kubernetes.io/arch\", \"kubernetes.io/os\", \"node.kubernetes.io/windows-build\"] || self.startsWith(\"node.kubernetes.io/\") || self.startsWith(\"node-restriction.kubernetes.io/\") || !self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kubernetes.io\")"
+                            "rule": "self in [\"beta.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/region\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/os\", \"beta.kubernetes.io/arch\", \"failure-domain.beta.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/zone\", \"topology.kubernetes.io/region\", \"node.kubernetes.io/instance-type\", \"kubernetes.io/arch\", \"kubernetes.io/os\", \"node.kubernetes.io/windows-build\"] || self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"node.kubernetes.io\") || self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"node-restriction.kubernetes.io\") || !self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kubernetes.io\")"
                           },
                           {
                             "message": "label domain \"k8s.io\" is restricted",
-                            "rule": "self.startsWith(\"kops.k8s.io/\") || !self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"k8s.io\")"
+                            "rule": "self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"kops.k8s.io\") || !self.find(\"^([^/]+)\").endsWith(\"k8s.io\")"
                           },
                           {
                             "message": "label domain \"karpenter.sh\" is restricted",
@@ -383,6 +384,12 @@
                           }
                         ]
                       },
+                      "minValues": {
+                        "description": "This field is ALPHA and can be dropped or replaced at any time\nMinValues is the minimum number of unique values required to define the flexibility of the specific requirement.",
+                        "maximum": 50,
+                        "minimum": 1,
+                        "type": "integer"
+                      },
                       "operator": {
                         "description": "Represents a key's relationship to a set of values.\nValid operators are In, NotIn, Exists, DoesNotExist. Gt, and Lt.",
                         "enum": [
@@ -422,11 +429,16 @@
                     {
                       "message": "requirements operator 'Gt' or 'Lt' must have a single positive integer value",
                       "rule": "self.all(x, (x.operator == 'Gt' || x.operator == 'Lt') ? (x.values.size() == 1 && int(x.values[0]) >= 0) : true)"
+                    },
+                    {
+                      "message": "requirements with 'minValues' must have at least that many values specified in the 'values' field",
+                      "rule": "self.all(x, (x.operator == 'In' && has(x.minValues)) ? x.values.size() >= x.minValues : true)"
                     }
                   ]
                 },
                 "resources": {
                   "description": "Resources models the resource requirements for the NodeClaim to launch",
+                  "maxProperties": 0,
                   "properties": {
                     "requests": {
                       "additionalProperties": {
@@ -446,7 +458,6 @@
                     }
                   },
                   "type": "object",
-                  "maxProperties": 0,
                   "additionalProperties": false
                 },
                 "startupTaints": {
@@ -538,6 +549,9 @@
               "additionalProperties": false
             }
           },
+          "required": [
+            "spec"
+          ],
           "type": "object",
           "additionalProperties": false
         },
@@ -549,6 +563,9 @@
           "type": "integer"
         }
       },
+      "required": [
+        "template"
+      ],
       "type": "object",
       "additionalProperties": false
     },
@@ -576,5 +593,8 @@
       "additionalProperties": false
     }
   },
+  "required": [
+    "spec"
+  ],
   "type": "object"
 }