diff --git a/lamindb/_record.py b/lamindb/_record.py
index 163c3fda9..277212dfc 100644
--- a/lamindb/_record.py
+++ b/lamindb/_record.py
@@ -28,12 +28,12 @@
     Feature,
     FeatureSet,
     IsVersioned,
-    LinkORM,
     Param,
     Record,
     Run,
     Transform,
     ULabel,
+    ValidateFields,
 )
 from lnschema_core.validation import FieldValidationError
 
@@ -177,10 +177,7 @@ def __init__(record: Record, *args, **kwargs):
                     init_self_from_db(record, existing_record)
                     return None
         super(Record, record).__init__(**kwargs)
-        if record.__class__.__get_schema_name__() not in {
-            "core",
-            "bionty",
-        } and not isinstance(record, LinkORM):
+        if isinstance(record, ValidateFields):
             # this will trigger validation against django validators
             try:
                 if hasattr(record, "clean_fields"):
diff --git a/lamindb/core/__init__.py b/lamindb/core/__init__.py
index 22b29d584..280a29a13 100644
--- a/lamindb/core/__init__.py
+++ b/lamindb/core/__init__.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
    ParamValue
    FeatureValue
    InspectResult
+   ValidateFields
    fields
 
 Curators:
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@
     Registry,
     TracksRun,
     TracksUpdates,
+    ValidateFields,
 )
 
 from lamindb._curate import (
diff --git a/sub/cellregistry b/sub/cellregistry
index a62cfb2d4..eb8e37742 160000
--- a/sub/cellregistry
+++ b/sub/cellregistry
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a62cfb2d4cb8c651ae3c37179d1a6df512cf65cf
+Subproject commit eb8e377427598843ad6d58bc7a451dead9fe7ca7
diff --git a/sub/clinicore b/sub/clinicore
index 0e22a394c..626d35c4b 160000
--- a/sub/clinicore
+++ b/sub/clinicore
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 0e22a394c0db2495d6d0e008e672494f93dda858
+Subproject commit 626d35c4b70e28fb35f0bfb10d46322e8c75259a
diff --git a/sub/findrefs b/sub/findrefs
index c6db3a6ad..1bf2dcdd4 160000
--- a/sub/findrefs
+++ b/sub/findrefs
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit c6db3a6adb369422af32d0a0dac84376524b96ac
+Subproject commit 1bf2dcdd4149e1690e03e2e2c75e3fb50b65347b
diff --git a/sub/lnschema-core b/sub/lnschema-core
index cb3d9c430..cde81450b 160000
--- a/sub/lnschema-core
+++ b/sub/lnschema-core
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit cb3d9c43049431f426296554e7ca53d68f0c599e
+Subproject commit cde81450b29f2bd1f082de35d34587a1ccd5d6f3
diff --git a/sub/ourprojects b/sub/ourprojects
index b39e71ca8..7d8f49329 160000
--- a/sub/ourprojects
+++ b/sub/ourprojects
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit b39e71ca82fd5f14ebd539f501a6ec7698aabdb6
+Subproject commit 7d8f49329cd6f3229c31650b88c2e96c28bbf71a
diff --git a/sub/wetlab b/sub/wetlab
index 1ac3e9a6a..c731d52d5 160000
--- a/sub/wetlab
+++ b/sub/wetlab
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 1ac3e9a6a6e4679b8a786d61285a26c608d75200
+Subproject commit c731d52d5b1903940373eeaa408a86934d398241