diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
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+name: openMINDS_OWL_build_pipeline
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - pipeline
+  workflow_dispatch: # This triggers the workflow when a webhook is received
+      inputs:
+        branch:
+          description: 'The branch of the submodule the workflow was triggered for'
+          required: true
+          type: string
+        repository:
+          description: 'The repository of the submodule the workflow was triggered for'
+          required: true
+          type: string
+
+jobs:
+    build:
+      runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+      steps:
+
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install uv
+        uses: astral-sh/setup-uv@v5
+
+      - name: Set up Python
+        uses: actions/setup-python@v5
+        with:
+          python-version: 3.13
+
+      - name: Run build
+        run: |
+          uv pip install --system -r requirements.txt
+          python build.py
+
+      - name: Checkout main branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          path: main
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Push to main
+        run: |
+          rsync -a --delete --exclude '.git/' --exclude 'img/' --exclude 'README.md' --exclude 'LICENSE' target/ main/
+          cd main       
+          git config --global user.email "support@openmetadatainitiative.org"
+          git config --global user.name "openMINDS pipeline"
+          if [[ $(git add -A --dry-run | wc -l) -gt 0 ]]; then
+              git add -A
+              if [ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "workflow_dispatch" ]; then
+                git commit -m "build triggered by submodule ${{ inputs.repository }} version ${{ inputs.branch }}"
+              else
+                git commit -m "build triggered by ${{ github.event_name }}"
+              fi
+              git push -f
+          else
+              echo "Nothing to commit"
+          fi
diff --git a/build.py b/build.py
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+++ b/build.py
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+import os.path
+import shutil
+
+from pipeline.translator import OWLSchemaBuilder
+from pipeline.utils import clone_sources, SchemaLoader
+
+print("***************************************")
+print(f"Triggering the generation of OWL for openMINDS")
+print("***************************************")
+
+# Step 1 - clone central repository in main branch to get the latest sources
+clone_sources()
+schema_loader = SchemaLoader()
+if os.path.exists("target"):
+    shutil.rmtree("target")
+
+for schema_version in schema_loader.get_schema_versions():
+
+    # Step 2 - find all involved schemas for the current version
+    schemas_file_paths = schema_loader.find_schemas(schema_version)
+
+    for schema_file_path in schemas_file_paths:
+        # Step 3 - translate and build each openMINDS schema as JSON-Schema
+        OWLSchemaBuilder(schema_file_path, schema_loader.schemas_sources).build()
diff --git a/pipeline/__init__.py b/pipeline/__init__.py
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index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/pipeline/translator.py b/pipeline/translator.py
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+++ b/pipeline/translator.py
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+import os
+import os.path
+
+from pipeline.utils import load_json
+
+from rdflib import Graph, Namespace, Literal, URIRef, BNode
+from rdflib.collection import Collection
+from rdflib.namespace import FOAF, RDF, RDFS, OWL, XSD
+from typing import List, Dict
+
+class OWLSchemaBuilder(object):
+    def __init__(self, schema_file_path:str, root_path:str):
+        _relative_path_without_extension = schema_file_path[len(root_path)+1:].replace(".schema.omi.json", "").split("/")
+        self.version = _relative_path_without_extension[0]
+        self.relative_path_without_extension = _relative_path_without_extension[1:]
+        self.graph = Graph()
+        self.properties_file = load_json(os.path.join(os.path.realpath("."), "sources", "vocab", "properties.json"))
+        self._schema_payload = load_json(schema_file_path)
+        self.class_uri = URIRef(self._schema_payload["_type"])
+
+    def _target_file_without_extension(self) -> str:
+        return os.path.join(self.version, "/".join(self.relative_path_without_extension))
+
+    def _restriction_mutiple_range(self, prop_uri:URIRef, prop_range:List, prop_spec:Dict, required:bool):
+        restriction = BNode()
+        self.graph.add((self.class_uri, RDFS.subClassOf, restriction))
+        self.graph.add((restriction, RDF.type, OWL.Restriction))
+        self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.onProperty, prop_uri))
+        if len(prop_range) == 1:
+            self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.allValuesFrom, URIRef(prop_range[0])))
+        else:
+            all_values_from = BNode()
+            self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.allValuesFrom, all_values_from))
+            union_list_node = BNode()
+            Collection(self.graph, union_list_node, [URIRef(embedded_type) for embedded_type in prop_range])
+            self.graph.add((all_values_from, RDF.type, OWL.Class))
+            self.graph.add((all_values_from, OWL.unionOf, union_list_node))
+        if ('type' in prop_spec and prop_spec['type'] != 'array') or ('type' not in prop_spec):
+            self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.maxCardinality, Literal(1, datatype=XSD.nonNegativeInteger)))
+        #elif ('type' in prop_spec and prop_spec['type'] != 'array') and (len(linked_types := prop_spec.get('_linkedTypes') or []) == 1 or len(embedded_types := prop_spec.get('_embeddedTypes') or []) == 1):
+        #    self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDFS.range, URIRef((linked_types or embedded_types)[0])))
+
+        if required:
+            self.graph.add((self.class_uri, RDFS.subClassOf, restriction))
+            self.graph.add((restriction, RDF.type, OWL.Restriction))
+            self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.onProperty, URIRef(prop_uri)))
+            self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.minCardinality, Literal(1, datatype=XSD.nonNegativeInteger)))
+
+    def _translate_property_specifications(self, prop_uri:URIRef, prop_spec:Dict, required:bool):
+        prop_uri = URIRef(prop_uri)
+        if '_linkedTypes' in prop_spec:
+            self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDF.type, OWL.ObjectProperty))
+            self._restriction_mutiple_range(prop_uri, prop_spec['_linkedTypes'], prop_spec, required)
+
+        elif '_embeddedTypes' in prop_spec:
+            self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDF.type, OWL.ObjectProperty))
+            self._restriction_mutiple_range(prop_uri, prop_spec['_embeddedTypes'], prop_spec, required)
+
+        elif 'type' in prop_spec and prop_spec['type'] in ['string', 'number', 'array']:
+            self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDF.type, OWL.DatatypeProperty))
+            if prop_spec['type'] == 'string':
+                # TODO include list of _formats and other datatypes
+                if '_formats' in prop_spec and 'date' in prop_spec['_formats'] and len(prop_spec['_formats']) == 1:
+                    self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDFS.range, XSD.date))
+                else: # IRI not represented in OWL as datatype (xsd:anyURI not suitable)
+                    self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDFS.range, XSD.string))
+            elif prop_spec['type'] == 'number':
+                self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDFS.range, XSD.decimal))
+            elif prop_spec['type'] == 'array':
+               self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDFS.range, RDF.List))
+               restriction = BNode()
+               self.graph.add((self.class_uri, RDFS.subClassOf, restriction))
+               self.graph.add((restriction, RDF.type, OWL.Restriction))
+               self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.onProperty, prop_uri))
+               self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.maxCardinality, Literal(1, datatype=XSD.nonNegativeInteger)))
+
+            if required:
+                restriction = BNode()
+                self.graph.add((self.class_uri, RDFS.subClassOf, restriction))
+                self.graph.add((restriction, RDF.type, OWL.Restriction))
+                self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.onProperty, URIRef(prop_uri)))
+                self.graph.add((restriction, OWL.minCardinality, Literal(1, datatype=XSD.nonNegativeInteger)))
+            pass
+
+        self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDFS.label, Literal(prop_spec['label'])))
+        if 'description' in prop_spec:
+            self.graph.add((prop_uri, RDFS.comment, Literal(prop_spec['description'])))
+        #self.graph.add((prop_uri, FOAF.name, Literal(prop_spec['name'])))
+
+        return
+
+    def translate(self):
+        self.graph.add((self.class_uri, RDF.type, OWL.Class))
+        self.graph.add((self.class_uri, RDFS.label, Literal(self._schema_payload['label'])))
+        if 'description' in self._schema_payload:
+            self.graph.add((self.class_uri, RDFS.comment, Literal(self._schema_payload['description'])))
+        #self.graph.add((self.class_uri, FOAF.name, Literal(self._schema_payload['name'])))
+
+        if "properties" in self._schema_payload and self._schema_payload["properties"]:
+            for prop_uri, prop_spec in self._schema_payload['properties'].items():
+                required = False
+                if "required" in self._schema_payload and self._schema_payload["required"]:
+                    if prop_uri in self._schema_payload['required']:
+                        required=True
+                self._translate_property_specifications(prop_uri, prop_spec, required)
+
+                #self.graph.add((URIRef(prop_uri), RDFS.domain, OWL.Thing))
+                if prop_uri.split('/')[-1] in self.properties_file:
+                    # property rdfs:domain
+                    if len(self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]]['usedIn'][self.version]) > 1:
+                        property_domain = BNode()
+                        self.graph.add((URIRef(prop_uri), RDFS.domain, property_domain))
+                        union_list_node = BNode()
+                        Collection(self.graph, union_list_node, [URIRef(domain_type) for domain_type in self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]]['usedIn'][self.version]])
+                        self.graph.add((property_domain, RDF.type, OWL.Class))
+                        self.graph.add((property_domain, OWL.unionOf, union_list_node))
+                    else:
+                        self.graph.add((URIRef(prop_uri), RDFS.domain, URIRef(self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]]['usedIn'][self.version][0])))
+                    # property rdfs:range
+                    if 'asEdge' in self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]] and len(self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]]['asEdge']['canPointTo'].get(self.version, [])) > 1:
+                        property_range = BNode()
+                        self.graph.add((URIRef(prop_uri), RDFS.range, property_range))
+                        union_list_node = BNode()
+                        Collection(self.graph, union_list_node, [URIRef(range_type) for range_type in self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]]['asEdge']['canPointTo'][self.version]])
+                        self.graph.add((property_range, RDF.type, OWL.Class))
+                        self.graph.add((property_range, OWL.unionOf, union_list_node))
+                    elif 'asEdge' in self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]] and self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]]['asEdge']['canPointTo'].get(self.version):
+                        self.graph.add((URIRef(prop_uri), RDFS.range, URIRef(self.properties_file[prop_uri.split('/')[-1]]['asEdge']['canPointTo'][self.version][0])))
+        return
+
+    def build(self):
+        target_file = os.path.join("target", "schemas", "Turtle", f"{self._target_file_without_extension()}.owl")
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(target_file), exist_ok=True)
+        self.translate()
+        self.graph.serialize(destination=target_file, format="ttl")
+        target_file = os.path.join("target", "schemas", "RDF-XML", f"{self._target_file_without_extension()}.xml")
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(target_file), exist_ok=True)
+        self.graph.serialize(destination=target_file, format="xml")
+        target_file = os.path.join("target", "schemas", "JSON-LD", f"{self._target_file_without_extension()}.jsonld")
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(target_file), exist_ok=True)
+        self.graph.serialize(destination=target_file, format="json-ld")
diff --git a/pipeline/utils.py b/pipeline/utils.py
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+++ b/pipeline/utils.py
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+import glob
+import os
+import json
+import shutil
+from typing import List
+
+from git import Repo, GitCommandError
+
+def clone_sources():
+    if os.path.exists("sources"):
+        shutil.rmtree("sources")
+    Repo.clone_from("https://github.com/openMetadataInitiative/openMINDS.git", to_path="sources", depth=1)
+
+def load_json(path):
+    with open(path) as f:
+        json_file = json.load(f)
+    return json_file
+
+class SchemaLoader(object):
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self._root_directory = os.path.realpath(".")
+        self.schemas_sources = os.path.join(self._root_directory, "sources", "schemas")
+
+    def get_schema_versions(self) -> List[str]:
+        return os.listdir(self.schemas_sources)
+
+    def find_schemas(self, version:str) -> List[str]:
+        return glob.glob(os.path.join(self.schemas_sources, version, f'**/*.schema.omi.json'), recursive=True)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
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+++ b/requirements.txt
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+gitpython
+rdflib