diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 6b50d57..382ecf2 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -86,6 +86,5 @@ workflows:
           filters: *filter-only-master
           context: sem-rel-json-schema-tools
           requires:
-            - hold
             - build
             - test
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index da51d39..39dbffe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -655,6 +655,21 @@
         "chalk": "^3.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "@json-schema-spec/json-pointer": {
+      "version": "0.1.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@json-schema-spec/json-pointer/-/json-pointer-0.1.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-BYY7IavBjwsWWSmVcMz2A9mKiDD9RvacnsItgmy1xV8cmgbtxFfKmKMtkVpD7pYtkx4mIW4800yZBXueVFIWPw=="
+    },
+    "@json-schema-tools/dereferencer": {
+      "version": "1.0.15",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@json-schema-tools/dereferencer/-/dereferencer-1.0.15.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-qqWLXD/6pugmMwyStn8K4uP2DNmBEyAJa173us8GYMd6DJ+KU1b0tnSlJ3865Z+ee9i1vWnlUGjvYWLaEMjlvQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "@json-schema-spec/json-pointer": "^0.1.2",
+        "@json-schema-tools/traverse": "^1.3.1",
+        "node-fetch": "^2.6.0"
+      }
+    },
     "@json-schema-tools/meta-schema": {
       "version": "1.0.10",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@json-schema-tools/meta-schema/-/meta-schema-1.0.10.tgz",
@@ -3604,6 +3619,11 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-1nh45deeb5olNY7eX82BkPO7SSxR5SSYJiPTrTdFUVYwAl8CKMA5N9PjTYkHiRjisVcxcQ1HXdLhx2qxxJzLNQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node-fetch": {
+      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-fetch/-/node-fetch-2.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8dG4H5ujfvFiqDmVu9fQ5bOHUC15JMjMY/Zumv26oOvvVJjM67KF8koCWIabKQ1GJIa9r2mMZscBq/TbdOcmNA=="
+    },
     "node-int64": {
       "version": "0.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node-int64/-/node-int64-0.4.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 809f483..4f467a1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@
     "typescript": "^3.9.6"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@json-schema-tools/dereferencer": "^1.0.15",
     "@json-schema-tools/transpiler": "^1.2.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.15",
     "node-typescript-compiler": "^2.1.2"
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index eb3bdf7..759586b 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { camelCase, snakeCase, upperFirst } from "lodash";
 import * as fs from "fs";
 import { promisify } from "util";
 import { JSONMetaSchema } from "@json-schema-tools/meta-schema";
+import Dereferencer from "@json-schema-tools/dereferencer";
 
 const readFile = promisify(fs.readFile);
 const writeFile = promisify(fs.writeFile);
@@ -119,7 +120,15 @@ export const prepare: PluginFunction = async (pluginConfig, context): Promise<bo
     throw new SemanticReleaseError("The schema must have a title", "ENOTITLE", "Schema requires a title");
   }
 
-  const transpiler = new Transpiler(schema);
+  let dereffedSchema;
+  try {
+    const dereffer = new Dereferencer(schema);
+    dereffedSchema = await dereffer.resolve();
+  } catch (e) {
+    throw new SemanticReleaseError(e.message);
+  }
+
+  const transpiler = new Transpiler(dereffedSchema);
 
   if (!pluginConfig.languages || pluginConfig.languages.ts) {
     await generateTs(transpiler, schema, outpath);