diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate_relationships.yml b/.github/workflows/generate_relationships.yml
index 67488a6ef..9da479b1c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate_relationships.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate_relationships.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install requests==2.23.0
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/main/generate_relationships/generate_relationships.py -o generate_relationships.py
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/generate_relationships/generate_relationships.py -o generate_relationships.py
           if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.schema-version }} == 'v1' ]]; then
             python generate_relationships.py relationships.csv -v 1
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/remove_relationships.yml b/.github/workflows/remove_relationships.yml
index 044726422..05a00a627 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/remove_relationships.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/remove_relationships.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install requests==2.23.0
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/main/remove_relationships/remove_relationships.py -o remove_relationships.py
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/remove_relationships/remove_relationships.py -o remove_relationships.py
           if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.schema-version }} == 'v1' ]]; then
             python remove_relationships.py -v 1
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_addresses.yml b/.github/workflows/update_addresses.yml
index 82cf7489a..6f914cd3d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_addresses.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_addresses.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install requests==2.23.0
-          pip install git+https://github.com/ror-community/update_address.git
+          pip install git+https://github.com/ror-community/update_address.git@v2-1-locations
           curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/main/update_address_only/update_addresses.py -o update_addresses.py
           if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.schema-version }} == 'v1' ]]; then
             python update_addresses.py -v 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_labels.yml b/.github/workflows/update_labels.yml
index 30a1ee0a3..43a9c630e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_labels.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_labels.yml
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/main/update_related_records/requirements.txt -o requirements.txt
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/update_related_records/requirements.txt -o requirements.txt
           pip install -r requirements.txt
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/main/update_related_records/update_related.py -o update_related.py
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/update_related_records/update_related.py -o update_related.py
           if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.schema-version }} == 'v1' ]]; then
             python update_related.py -v 1
           fi
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update_last_mod.yml b/.github/workflows/update_last_mod.yml
index 2c6cdefa2..dc90abc44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update_last_mod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update_last_mod.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         working-directory: ${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}
         run: |
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/main/utilities/update_last_mod/update_last_mod.py -o update_last_mod.py
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/curation_ops/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/utilities/update_last_mod/update_last_mod.py -o update_last_mod.py
           python update_last_mod.py -d ${{ github.event.inputs.date-value }}
       - name: commit error file
         if: ${{ steps.updatelastmod.outcome != 'success'}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-dump.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-dump.yml
index 1596add8a..147358e7e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-dump.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-dump.yml
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           repository: ror-community/validation-suite
+          ref: schema-2-1
           path: validation-suite
       - name: Get directory name
         if: "${{ github.event.inputs.directory-name != '' }}"
@@ -48,8 +49,8 @@ jobs:
           cd validation-suite
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/ror-schema/master/ror_schema.json -o ror_schema.json
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/ror-schema/master/ror_schema_v2_0.json -o ror_schema_v2_0.json
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/ror-schema/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/ror_schema.json -o ror_schema.json
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/ror-schema/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/ror_schema_v2_1.json -o ror_schema_v2_1.json
           if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.schema-version }} == 'v1' ]]; then
             echo "validating v1"
             python run_validations.py -i ../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/${{ github.event.inputs.file-name}} -v 1 -s ror_schema.json
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.schema-version }} == 'v2' ]]; then
             echo "validating v2"
-            python run_validations.py -i ../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/${{ github.event.inputs.file-name}} -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_0.json
+            python run_validations.py -i ../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/${{ github.event.inputs.file-name}} -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_1.json
           fi
       - name: Notify Slack
         if: always()
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 6756d0b68..5c279ad6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with:
           repository: ror-community/validation-suite
+          ref: schema-2-1
           path: validation-suite
       - name: Get directory name
         if: "${{ github.event.inputs.directory-name != '' }}"
@@ -52,8 +53,8 @@ jobs:
           cd validation-suite
           python -m pip install --upgrade pip
           pip install -r requirements.txt
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/ror-schema/master/ror_schema.json -o ror_schema.json
-          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/ror-schema/master/ror_schema_v2_0.json -o ror_schema_v2_0.json
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/ror-schema/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/ror_schema.json -o ror_schema.json
+          curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/ror-community/ror-schema/refs/heads/schema-v2-1/ror_schema_v2_1.json -o ror_schema_v2_1.json
           ls ../files/
           if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.schema-version }} == 'v1' ]]; then
             echo "validating v1"
@@ -84,22 +85,22 @@ jobs:
             if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.skip-geonames }} == true ]]; then
               if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.with-relationship }} == true ]]; then
                 if [[ -f "../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/relationships.csv" ]]; then
-                  python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_0.json -f ../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/relationships.csv -p ../files/ --no-geonames
+                  python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_1.json -f ../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/relationships.csv -p ../files/ --no-geonames
                 else
-                  python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_0.json -p ../files/ --no-geonames
+                  python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_1.json -p ../files/ --no-geonames
                 fi
               elif [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.with-relationship }} == false ]]; then
-                python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_0.json --no-geonames
+                python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_1.json --no-geonames
               fi
             else
               if [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.with-relationship }} == true ]]; then
                 if [[ -f "../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/relationships.csv" ]]; then
-                  python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_0.json -f ../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/relationships.csv -p ../files/
+                  python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_1.json -f ../${{ env.WORKING_DIR }}/relationships.csv -p ../files/
                 else
-                  python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_0.json -p ../files/
+                  python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_1.json -p ../files/
                 fi
               elif [[ ${{ github.event.inputs.with-relationship }} == false ]]; then
-                python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_0.json
+                python run_validations.py -i ../files -v 2 -s ror_schema_v2_1.json
               fi
             fi
           fi