diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a935e61..4eb8a43 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ### Added
 
-- `storage:schemes`, `storage:ref` and Storage Scheme Object
+- `storage:schemes`, `storage:refs` and Storage Scheme Object
 - Support the storage extension in Links
 - Support for the Alternate Assets Extension
 - Support for other storage providers, including custom S3 hosts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - The extension is a framework for storage providers, it doesn't strictly define the individual providers.
 - The storage providers are grouped in `storage:schemes` and located in the Item Properties, Collections or Catalog metadata
-- Assets and Links reference the storage schemes by key in `storage:ref`
+- Assets and Links reference the storage schemes by key in `storage:refs`
 
 ### Removed
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 02e4ccd..eeeb223 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -45,9 +45,9 @@ The fields in the table below can be used in these parts of STAC documents:
 - [x] Links
 - [x] [Alternate Assets Object](https://github.com/stac-extensions/alternate-assets?tab=readme-ov-file#alternate-asset-object)
 
-| Field Name    | Type    | Description |
-| ------------- | ------- | ----------- |
-| `storage:ref` | string  | A property that specifies which schemes in `storage:schemes` may be used to access an Asset or Link. Each value must be one of the keys defined in `storage:schemes`. |
+| Field Name     | Type    | Description |
+| -------------- | ------- | ----------- |
+| `storage:refs` | string  | A property that specifies which schemes in `storage:schemes` may be used to access an Asset or Link. Each value must be one of the keys defined in `storage:schemes`. |
 
 ### Storage Scheme Object
 
diff --git a/examples/catalog-link.json b/examples/catalog-link.json
index 0bb9141..442189a 100644
--- a/examples/catalog-link.json
+++ b/examples/catalog-link.json
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
       "href": "s3://mybucket/project/documentation.pdf",
       "type": "application/pdf",
       "rel": "about",
-      "storage:ref": "aws"
+      "storage:refs": [
+        "aws"
+      ]
     }
   ]
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/collection.json b/examples/collection.json
index 270e660..26b606e 100644
--- a/examples/collection.json
+++ b/examples/collection.json
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@
       "title": "STAC Items as GeoParquet",
       "href": "s3://mybucket/project/items.parquet",
       "type": "application/vnd.apache.parquet",
-      "storage:ref": "aws",
+      "storage:refs": [
+        "aws"
+      ],
       "auth:refs": [
         "aws"
       ]
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@
       "href": "s3://mybucket/project/documentation.pdf",
       "type": "application/pdf",
       "rel": "about",
-      "storage:ref": "aws",
+      "storage:refs": [
+        "aws"
+      ],
       "auth:refs": [
         "aws"
       ]
diff --git a/examples/item-naip.json b/examples/item-naip.json
index 6af3f26..26a2727 100644
--- a/examples/item-naip.json
+++ b/examples/item-naip.json
@@ -66,16 +66,22 @@
     "CO_GEOTIFF_RGB": {
       "href": "s3://naip-visualization/tx/2016/100cm/rgb/30097/m_3009743_sw_14_1_20160928.tif",
       "type": "image/tiff; application=geotiff; profile=cloud-optimized",
-      "storage:ref": "aws-std",
+      "storage:refs": [
+        "aws-std"
+      ],
       "alternate": {
         "href": "s3://mybucket/tx/2016/100cm/rgb/30097/m_3009743_sw_14_1_20160928.tif",
-        "storage:ref": "minio"
+        "storage:refs": [
+          "minio"
+        ]
       }
     },
     "GEOTIFF_AZURE_RGBIR": {
       "href": "https://naip-nsl.blob.core.windows.net/tx/2016/100cm/rgb/30097/m_3009743_sw_14_1_20160928.tif",
       "type": "image/tiff; application=geotiff",
-      "storage:ref": "az-wus2-ar"
+      "storage:refs": [
+        "az-wus2-ar"
+      ]
     }
   },
   "links": [
diff --git a/json-schema/schema.json b/json-schema/schema.json
index 9ab8a25..44c265f 100644
--- a/json-schema/schema.json
+++ b/json-schema/schema.json
@@ -129,9 +129,12 @@
     "refs_field": {
       "type": "object",
       "properties": {
-        "storage:ref": {
-          "type": "string",
-          "minLength": 1
+        "storage:refs": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "items": {
+            "type": "string",
+            "minLength": 1
+          }
         }
       },
       "patternProperties": {