diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index a64a944..76d56ba 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     </parent>
 
     <artifactId>dropwizard-application-errors</artifactId>
-    <version>2.0.1-SNAPSHOT</version>
+    <version>2.1.0-SNAPSHOT</version>
     <packaging>jar</packaging>
 
     <name>${project.groupId}:${project.artifactId}</name>
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
                 <type>pom</type>
                 <scope>import</scope>
             </dependency>
-            
+
             <dependency>
                 <groupId>org.kiwiproject</groupId>
                 <artifactId>kiwi</artifactId>
@@ -80,6 +80,16 @@
             <artifactId>dropwizard-jdbi3</artifactId>
         </dependency>
 
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>io.dropwizard</groupId>
+            <artifactId>dropwizard-validation</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
+            <groupId>jakarta.validation</groupId>
+            <artifactId>jakarta.validation-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.kiwiproject</groupId>
             <artifactId>kiwi</artifactId>
@@ -90,7 +100,7 @@
             <artifactId>metrics-healthchecks-severity</artifactId>
             <version>${metrics-healthchecks-severity.version}</version>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>org.slf4j</groupId>
             <artifactId>slf4j-api</artifactId>
@@ -150,7 +160,7 @@
             <artifactId>kiwi-test</artifactId>
             <scope>test</scope>
         </dependency>
-        
+
         <dependency>
             <groupId>ch.qos.logback</groupId>
             <artifactId>logback-classic</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/kiwiproject/dropwizard/error/config/CleanupConfig.java b/src/main/java/org/kiwiproject/dropwizard/error/config/CleanupConfig.java
index bdcdc30..ce56370 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/kiwiproject/dropwizard/error/config/CleanupConfig.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/kiwiproject/dropwizard/error/config/CleanupConfig.java
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 package org.kiwiproject.dropwizard.error.config;
 
 import io.dropwizard.util.Duration;
+import io.dropwizard.validation.MinDuration;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotBlank;
+import jakarta.validation.constraints.NotNull;
+
 import lombok.Getter;
 import lombok.Setter;
 
+import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
+
 /**
  * Configuration class used to set up the {@link org.kiwiproject.dropwizard.error.job.CleanupApplicationErrorsJob}
  */
@@ -25,31 +31,41 @@ public enum CleanupStrategy {
     /**
      * The strategy to use for what to clean up. Defaults to {@link CleanupStrategy#ALL_ERRORS}.
      */
+    @NotNull
     private CleanupStrategy cleanupStrategy = CleanupStrategy.ALL_ERRORS;
 
     /**
-     * The duration that a resolved error will live before being deleted.
+     * The duration that a resolved error will live before being deleted. Defaults to 14 days.
      */
+    @NotNull
+    @MinDuration(value = 1, unit = TimeUnit.MINUTES)
     private Duration resolvedErrorExpiration = Duration.days(14);
 
     /**
-     * The duration that an unresolved error will live before being deleted.
+     * The duration that an unresolved error will live before being deleted. Defaults to 60 days.
      */
+    @NotNull
+    @MinDuration(value = 1, unit = TimeUnit.MINUTES)
     private Duration unresolvedErrorExpiration = Duration.days(60);
 
     /**
      * The name to give the scheduled job for cleaning up errors. Defaults to {@code Application-Errors-Cleanup-Job-%d}
      * which will result in thread names like {@code Application-Errors-Cleanup-Job-1}.
      */
+    @NotBlank
     private String cleanupJobName = "Application-Errors-Cleanup-Job-%d";
 
     /**
      * Initial delay before the cleanup job runs. Defaults to 1 minute.
      */
+    @NotNull
+    @MinDuration(value = 1, unit = TimeUnit.MINUTES)
     private Duration initialJobDelay = Duration.minutes(1);
 
     /**
      * Interval that the cleanup job will run. Defaults to once a day.
      */
+    @NotNull
+    @MinDuration(value = 1, unit = TimeUnit.MINUTES)
     private Duration jobInterval = Duration.days(1);
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/kiwiproject/dropwizard/error/config/CleanupConfigTest.java b/src/test/java/org/kiwiproject/dropwizard/error/config/CleanupConfigTest.java
index b907d9f..ea8f85d 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/kiwiproject/dropwizard/error/config/CleanupConfigTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/kiwiproject/dropwizard/error/config/CleanupConfigTest.java
@@ -3,18 +3,84 @@
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
 import io.dropwizard.util.Duration;
+
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertAll;
+import static org.kiwiproject.test.validation.ValidationTestHelper.assertNoViolations;
+import static org.kiwiproject.test.validation.ValidationTestHelper.assertOnePropertyViolation;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.DisplayName;
 import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.ParameterizedTest;
+import org.junit.jupiter.params.provider.ValueSource;
+import org.kiwiproject.reflect.KiwiReflection;
 
 @DisplayName("CleanupConfig")
 class CleanupConfigTest {
 
+    private CleanupConfig config;
+
+    @BeforeEach
+    void setUp() {
+        config = new CleanupConfig();
+    }
+
     @Test
     void shouldHaveDefaults() {
         var config = new CleanupConfig();
 
-        assertThat(config.getCleanupStrategy()).isEqualTo(CleanupConfig.CleanupStrategy.ALL_ERRORS);
-        assertThat(config.getResolvedErrorExpiration()).isEqualTo(Duration.days(14));
-        assertThat(config.getUnresolvedErrorExpiration()).isEqualTo(Duration.days(60));
+        assertAll(
+            () -> assertThat(config.getCleanupStrategy()).isEqualTo(CleanupConfig.CleanupStrategy.ALL_ERRORS),
+            () -> assertThat(config.getResolvedErrorExpiration()).isEqualTo(Duration.days(14)),
+            () -> assertThat(config.getUnresolvedErrorExpiration()).isEqualTo(Duration.days(60)),
+            () -> assertThat(config.getCleanupJobName()).isEqualTo("Application-Errors-Cleanup-Job-%d"),
+            () -> assertThat(config.getInitialJobDelay()).isEqualTo(Duration.minutes(1)),
+            () -> assertThat(config.getJobInterval()).isEqualTo(Duration.days(1))
+        );
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    void shouldValidateRequiredFields() {
+        KiwiReflection.invokeMutatorMethodsWithNull(config);
+
+        assertAll(
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "cleanupStrategy"),
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "resolvedErrorExpiration"),
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "unresolvedErrorExpiration"),
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "cleanupJobName"),
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "initialJobDelay"),
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "jobInterval")
+        );
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(longs = {60, 61, 90, 120})
+    void shouldPassValidationWhenDurationsAreAtOrAboveTheMinimumAllowed(long seconds) {
+        var duration = Duration.seconds(seconds);
+
+        config.setResolvedErrorExpiration(duration);
+        config.setUnresolvedErrorExpiration(duration);
+        config.setInitialJobDelay(duration);
+        config.setJobInterval(duration);
+
+        assertNoViolations(config);
+    }
+
+    @ParameterizedTest
+    @ValueSource(longs = {0, 1, 30, 59})
+    void shouldValidateMinimumDurations(long seconds) {
+        var duration = Duration.seconds(seconds);
+
+        config.setResolvedErrorExpiration(duration);
+        config.setUnresolvedErrorExpiration(duration);
+        config.setInitialJobDelay(duration);
+        config.setJobInterval(duration);
+
+        assertAll(
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "resolvedErrorExpiration"),
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "unresolvedErrorExpiration"),
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "initialJobDelay"),
+            () -> assertOnePropertyViolation(config, "jobInterval")
+        );
     }
 }