diff --git a/Examples/webhook-example/OpenApiSpec.php b/Examples/webhook-example/OpenApiSpec.php
index 85472253..5ce29887 100644
--- a/Examples/webhook-example/OpenApiSpec.php
+++ b/Examples/webhook-example/OpenApiSpec.php
@@ -11,23 +11,21 @@
  *         title="Webhook Example",
  *     ),
  *     webhooks={
- *         {
- *             "newPet": @OA\PathItem(
- *                 @OA\Post(
- *                     @OA\RequestBody(
- *                         description="Information about a new pet in the system",
- *                         @OA\MediaType(
- *                             mediaType="application/xml",
- *                             @OA\Schema(ref="#/components/schemas/Pet")
- *                         ),
+ *         "newPet": @OA\PathItem(
+ *             @OA\Post(
+ *                 @OA\RequestBody(
+ *                     description="Information about a new pet in the system",
+ *                     @OA\MediaType(
+ *                         mediaType="application/json",
+ *                         @OA\Schema(ref="#/components/schemas/Pet")
  *                     ),
- *                     @OA\Response(
- *                         response=200,
- *                         description="Return a 200 status to indicate that the data was received successfully"
- *                     )
+ *                 ),
+ *                 @OA\Response(
+ *                     response=200,
+ *                     description="Return a 200 status to indicate that the data was received successfully"
  *                 )
  *             )
- *         }
+ *         )
  *     }
  * )
  */
diff --git a/Examples/webhook-example/webhook-example.yaml b/Examples/webhook-example/webhook-example.yaml
index d0f30193..e7bf6718 100644
--- a/Examples/webhook-example/webhook-example.yaml
+++ b/Examples/webhook-example/webhook-example.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ components:
           type: string
         tag:
           type: string
+      type: object
 webhooks:
   newPet:
     post:
diff --git a/src/Annotations/OpenApi.php b/src/Annotations/OpenApi.php
index 32c4addd..32cfdf48 100644
--- a/src/Annotations/OpenApi.php
+++ b/src/Annotations/OpenApi.php
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ public function validate(array $stack = null, array $skip = null, string $ref =
             return false;
         }
 
+        if ($this->openapi === self::VERSION_3_0_0 && Generator::isDefault($this->paths)) {
+            $this->_context->logger->warning('The OpenAPI document must contain paths field');
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if ($this->openapi === self::VERSION_3_1_0 && Generator::isDefault($this->paths) && Generator::isDefault($this->webhooks) && Generator::isDefault($this->components)) {
+            $this->_context->logger->warning('The OpenAPI document must contain at least one paths field, a components field or a webhooks field');
+
+            return false;
+        }
+
         return parent::validate([], [], '#', new \stdClass());
     }
 
@@ -237,4 +249,19 @@ private static function resolveRef(string $ref, string $resolved, $container, ar
 
         throw new \Exception('$ref "' . $unresolved . '" not found');
     }
+
+    /**
+     * @inheritdoc
+     */
+    #[\ReturnTypeWillChange]
+    public function jsonSerialize()
+    {
+        $data = parent::jsonSerialize();
+
+        if (false === $this->_context->isVersion(OpenApi::VERSION_3_1_0)) {
+            unset($data->webhooks);
+        }
+
+        return $data;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Attributes/OpenApi.php b/src/Attributes/OpenApi.php
index 874578a1..9ffce16e 100644
--- a/src/Attributes/OpenApi.php
+++ b/src/Attributes/OpenApi.php
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ class OpenApi extends \OpenApi\Annotations\OpenApi
      * @param Server[]|null               $servers
      * @param Tag[]|null                  $tags
      * @param PathItem[]|null             $paths
+     * @param array<string,PathItem>|null $webhooks
      * @param array<string,mixed>|null    $x
      * @param Attachable[]|null           $attachables
-     * @param array<string,PathItem>|null $webhooks
      */
     public function __construct(
         string $openapi = self::DEFAULT_VERSION,
diff --git a/tests/Annotations/OpenApiTest.php b/tests/Annotations/OpenApiTest.php
index cf786264..33e48a17 100644
--- a/tests/Annotations/OpenApiTest.php
+++ b/tests/Annotations/OpenApiTest.php
@@ -11,10 +11,18 @@
 
 class OpenApiTest extends OpenApiTestCase
 {
-    public function testValidVersion(): void
+    public function testValidVersion310(): void
     {
-        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('Required @OA\Info() not found');
-        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('Required @OA\PathItem() not found');
+        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('The OpenAPI document must contain at least one paths field, a components field or a webhooks field');
+
+        $openapi = new OA\OpenApi(['_context' => $this->getContext()]);
+        $openapi->openapi = '3.1.0';
+        $openapi->validate();
+    }
+
+    public function testValidVersion300(): void
+    {
+        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('The OpenAPI document must contain paths field');
 
         $openapi = new OA\OpenApi(['_context' => $this->getContext()]);
         $openapi->openapi = '3.0.0';
diff --git a/tests/ContextTest.php b/tests/ContextTest.php
index 4604b867..d6e3cea8 100644
--- a/tests/ContextTest.php
+++ b/tests/ContextTest.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ public function testDetect(): void
 
     public function testFullyQualifiedName(): void
     {
-        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('Required @OA\PathItem() not found');
+        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('The OpenAPI document must contain paths field');
         $openapi = (new Generator($this->getTrackingLogger()))
             ->setAnalyser(new TokenAnalyser())
             ->generate([$this->fixture('Customer.php')]);
diff --git a/tests/GeneratorTest.php b/tests/GeneratorTest.php
index 3dbd1c3f..3853cbad 100644
--- a/tests/GeneratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/GeneratorTest.php
@@ -38,8 +38,7 @@ public function testScan(string $sourceDir, iterable $sources): void
     public function testScanInvalidSource(): void
     {
         $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('Skipping invalid source: /tmp/__swagger_php_does_not_exist__');
-        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('Required @OA\Info() not found');
-        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('Required @OA\PathItem() not found');
+        $this->assertOpenApiLogEntryContains('The OpenAPI document must contain paths field');
 
         (new Generator($this->getTrackingLogger()))
             ->setAnalyser($this->getAnalyzer())