diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index cb48b6c75..8b3c276d3 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ zip-safe = true
 "streamflow.deployment.connector" = ["schemas/base/*.json", "schemas/*.json"]
 "streamflow.deployment.filter" = ["schemas/*.json"]
 "streamflow.persistence" = ["schemas/*.sql", "schemas/*.json"]
+"streamflow.provenance" = ["schemas/**/*.json"]
 "streamflow.recovery" = ["schemas/*.json"]
 "streamflow.scheduling" = ["schemas/*.json"]
 "streamflow.scheduling.policy" = ["schemas/*.json"]
diff --git a/streamflow/ext/plugin.py b/streamflow/ext/plugin.py
index 91e4ab941..875ff30cc 100644
--- a/streamflow/ext/plugin.py
+++ b/streamflow/ext/plugin.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from streamflow.core.data import DataManager
 from streamflow.core.deployment import BindingFilter, Connector, DeploymentManager
 from streamflow.core.persistence import Database
+from streamflow.core.provenance import ProvenanceManager
 from streamflow.core.recovery import CheckpointManager, FailureManager
 from streamflow.core.scheduling import Policy, Scheduler
 from streamflow.cwl.requirement.docker import cwl_docker_translator_classes
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@
 from streamflow.deployment.filter import binding_filter_classes
 from streamflow.log_handler import logger
 from streamflow.persistence import database_classes
+from streamflow.provenance import provenance_manager_classes
 from streamflow.recovery import checkpoint_manager_classes, failure_manager_classes
 from streamflow.scheduling import scheduler_classes
 from streamflow.scheduling.policy import policy_classes
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@
     "deployment_manager": deployment_manager_classes,
     "failure_manager": failure_manager_classes,
     "policy": policy_classes,
+    "provenance_manager": provenance_manager_classes,
     "scheduler": scheduler_classes,
 }
 
@@ -85,6 +88,9 @@ def register_failure_manager(self, name: str, cls: type[FailureManager]):
     def register_policy(self, name: str, cls: type[Policy]):
         self._register(name, cls, "policy")
 
+    def register_provenance_manager(self, name: str, cls: type[ProvenanceManager]):
+        self._register(name, cls, "provenance_manager")
+
     def register_scheduler(self, name: str, cls: type[Scheduler]):
         self._register(name, cls, "scheduler")
 
diff --git a/streamflow/main.py b/streamflow/main.py
index 5d295626a..896013413 100644
--- a/streamflow/main.py
+++ b/streamflow/main.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 from streamflow.parser import parser
 from streamflow.persistence import database_classes
 from streamflow.persistence.loading_context import DefaultDatabaseLoadingContext
-from streamflow.provenance import prov_classes
+from streamflow.provenance import provenance_manager_classes
 from streamflow.recovery import checkpoint_manager_classes, failure_manager_classes
 from streamflow.scheduling import scheduler_classes
 
@@ -126,20 +126,20 @@ async def _async_prov(args: argparse.Namespace):
                 f"Workflow {args.workflow} is associated to the following types: {','.join(wf_type)}"
             )
         wf_type = list(wf_type)[0]
-        if args.type not in prov_classes:
+        if args.type not in provenance_manager_classes:
             raise WorkflowProvenanceException(
                 f"{args.type} provenance format is not supported."
             )
-        elif wf_type not in prov_classes[args.type]:
+        elif wf_type not in provenance_manager_classes[args.type]:
             raise WorkflowProvenanceException(
                 "{} provenance format is not supported for workflows of type {}.".format(
                     args.type, wf_type
                 )
             )
         else:
-            provenance_manager: ProvenanceManager = prov_classes[args.type][wf_type](
-                context, db_context, workflows
-            )
+            provenance_manager: ProvenanceManager = provenance_manager_classes[
+                args.type
+            ][wf_type](context, db_context, workflows)
             await provenance_manager.create_archive(
                 outdir=args.outdir,
                 filename=args.name,
diff --git a/streamflow/provenance/__init__.py b/streamflow/provenance/__init__.py
index f7e2f6338..673ed3455 100644
--- a/streamflow/provenance/__init__.py
+++ b/streamflow/provenance/__init__.py
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 from streamflow.provenance.run_crate import CWLRunCrateProvenanceManager
 
-prov_classes = {"run_crate": {"cwl": CWLRunCrateProvenanceManager}}
+provenance_manager_classes = {"run_crate/cwl": CWLRunCrateProvenanceManager}
diff --git a/streamflow/provenance/run_crate.py b/streamflow/provenance/run_crate.py
index b1ed3555f..64910148f 100644
--- a/streamflow/provenance/run_crate.py
+++ b/streamflow/provenance/run_crate.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import uuid
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 from collections.abc import MutableMapping, MutableSequence
+from importlib.resources import files
 from typing import Any, cast, get_args
 from zipfile import ZipFile
 
@@ -1424,6 +1425,16 @@ async def get_main_entity(self) -> MutableMapping[str, Any]:
                     )
         return main_entity
 
+    @classmethod
+    def get_schema(cls) -> str:
+        return (
+            files(__package__)
+            .joinpath("schemas")
+            .joinpath("run_crate")
+            .joinpath("cwl.json")
+            .read_text("utf-8")
+        )
+
     async def get_property_value(
         self, name: str, token: Token
     ) -> MutableMapping[str, Any] | None:
diff --git a/streamflow/provenance/schemas/run_crate/cwl.json b/streamflow/provenance/schemas/run_crate/cwl.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cf8ab6dfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/streamflow/provenance/schemas/run_crate/cwl.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2019-09/schema",
+  "$id": "https://streamflow.di.unito.it/schemas/provenance/run_crate/cwl.json",
+  "type": "object",
+  "properties": {},
+  "additionalProperties": false
+}
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