diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f09b3b3..5700e26 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -237,6 +237,19 @@ with open("path/to/run-results.json", "r") as fp:
     run_results_obj = parse_run_results_v6(run_results=run_results_dict)
 ```
 
+### Parse semantic_manifest.json
+
+```python
+import json
+
+# parse any version of semantic_manifest.json
+from dbt_artifacts_parser.parser import parse_semantic_manifest
+
+with open("path/to/semantic_manifest.json", "r") as fp:
+    semantic_manifest_dict = json.load(fp)
+    semantic_manifest_obj = parse_semantic_manifest(semantic_manifest_dict)
+```
+
 ### Parse sources.json
 
 ```python
diff --git a/dbt_artifacts_parser/parser.py b/dbt_artifacts_parser/parser.py
index 9bad25f..0ca05a3 100644
--- a/dbt_artifacts_parser/parser.py
+++ b/dbt_artifacts_parser/parser.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v4 import RunResultsV4
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v5 import RunResultsV5
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v6 import RunResultsV6
+from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.semantic_manifest.semantic_manifest_v1 import SemanticManifestV1
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v1 import SourcesV1
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v2 import SourcesV2
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v3 import SourcesV3
@@ -299,6 +300,22 @@ def parse_run_results_v6(run_results: dict) -> RunResultsV6:
         return RunResultsV6(**run_results)
     raise ValueError("Not a run-results.json v6")
 
+#
+# semantic-manifest
+
+def parse_semantic_manifest(semantic_manifest: dict) -> SemanticManifestV1:
+    """
+    # todo once dbt adds a schema version to their semantic manifest file
+    dbt_schema_version = get_dbt_schema_version(artifact_json=semantic_manifest)
+    if dbt_schema_version == ArtifactTypes.SOURCES_V1.value.dbt_schema_version:
+        return SemanticManifestV1(**semantic_manifest)
+    elif dbt_schema_version == ArtifactTypes.SEMANTIC_MANIFEST_V2.value.dbt_schema_version:
+        return SemanticManifestV2(**semantic_manifest)
+    elif ...
+    raise ValueError("Not a semantic_manifest.json")
+    """
+    return SemanticManifestV1(**semantic_manifest)
+
 #
 # sources
 #
diff --git a/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/semantic_manifest/__init__.py b/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/semantic_manifest/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3cfa191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/semantic_manifest/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#
+#  Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one or more
+#  contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
+#  this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
+#  The ASF licenses this file to You under the Apache License, Version 2.0
+#  (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with
+#  the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+#  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+#  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+#  limitations under the License.
+#
diff --git a/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/semantic_manifest/semantic_manifest_v1.py b/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/semantic_manifest/semantic_manifest_v1.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d179290
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/semantic_manifest/semantic_manifest_v1.py
@@ -0,0 +1,127 @@
+from typing import Dict, List, Optional
+
+from pydantic import ConfigDict
+from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.base import BaseParserModel
+
+class NodeRelation(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    alias: str
+    schema_name: str
+    database: str
+    relation_name: str
+
+
+class Measure(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    name: str
+    filter: Optional[str]
+    alias: Optional[str]
+
+
+class TypeParams(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    measure: Measure
+    numerator: Optional[str] = ""
+    denominator: Optional[str] = ""
+    expr: Optional[str] = ""
+    window: Optional[str] = ""
+    grain_to_date: Optional[str] = ""
+    metrics: List[str]
+    input_measures: List[str]
+
+
+class Metric(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    name: str
+    description: str
+    type: str
+    type_params: TypeParams
+    filter: Optional[str] = ""
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = {}
+
+
+class TimeSpineTableConfiguration(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    location: str
+    column_name: str
+    grain: str
+
+
+class ProjectConfiguration(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    time_spine_table_configurations: List[TimeSpineTableConfiguration]
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = {}
+    dsi_package_version: Dict[str, str]
+
+
+class SavedQueryExportConfig(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    export_as: str
+    schema_name: Optional[str] = ""
+    alias: Optional[str] = ""
+
+
+class SavedQueryExport(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    name: str
+    config: SavedQueryExportConfig
+
+
+class SavedQueryParams(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    metrics: List[str]
+    group_by: List[str]
+    where: Optional[List[str]] = []
+
+
+class SavedQuery(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    name: str
+    query_params: SavedQueryParams
+    description: str
+    metadata: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = {}
+    label: Optional[str] = ""
+    exports: List[SavedQueryExport]
+
+
+class SemanticModel(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    name: str
+    defaults: Optional[Dict[str, str]] = {}
+    description: str
+    node_relation: NodeRelation
+    entities: List[str]
+    measures: List[str]
+    dimensions: List[str]
+    metrics: List[Metric]
+    project_configuration: ProjectConfiguration
+    saved_queries: List[SavedQuery]
+
+
+class SemanticManifestV1(BaseParserModel):
+    model_config = ConfigDict(
+        extra='forbid',
+    )
+    semantic_models: List[SemanticModel]
diff --git a/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/version_map.py b/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/version_map.py
index 959bb20..28a4fca 100644
--- a/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/version_map.py
+++ b/dbt_artifacts_parser/parsers/version_map.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v4 import RunResultsV4
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v5 import RunResultsV5
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v6 import RunResultsV6
+from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.semantic_manifest.semantic_manifest_v1 import SemanticManifestV1
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v1 import SourcesV1
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v2 import SourcesV2
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v3 import SourcesV3
@@ -93,6 +94,10 @@ class ArtifactTypes(Enum):
         "https://schemas.getdbt.com/dbt/run-results/v5.json", RunResultsV5)
     RUN_RESULTS_V6 = ArtifactType(
         "https://schemas.getdbt.com/dbt/run-results/v6.json", RunResultsV6)
+    # Semantic Manifests
+    SEMANTIC_MANIFEST_V1 = ArtifactType(
+        "https://schemas.getdbt.com/dbt/semantic-manifest/v1.json", SemanticManifestV1
+    )
     # Sources
     SOURCES_V1 = ArtifactType("https://schemas.getdbt.com/dbt/sources/v1.json",
                               SourcesV1)
diff --git a/tests/parsers/test_utils.py b/tests/parsers/test_utils.py
index 0684fa4..1f08975 100644
--- a/tests/parsers/test_utils.py
+++ b/tests/parsers/test_utils.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v2 import RunResultsV2
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v3 import RunResultsV3
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.run_results.run_results_v4 import RunResultsV4
+from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.semantic_manifest.semantic_manifest_v1 import SemanticManifestV1
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v1 import SourcesV1
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v2 import SourcesV2
 from dbt_artifacts_parser.parsers.sources.sources_v3 import SourcesV3
@@ -120,6 +121,8 @@ def test_get_dbt_schema_version(self, version, artifacts):
             (ArtifactTypes.MANIFEST_V1, ManifestV1),
             (ArtifactTypes.RUN_RESULTS_V1, RunResultsV1),
             (ArtifactTypes.SOURCES_V1, SourcesV1),
+            # todo: once dbt adds the metadata and schema to the semantic_manifest file
+            # (ArtifactTypes.SEMANTIC_MANIFEST_V1, SemanticManifestV1),
             # v2
             (ArtifactTypes.MANIFEST_V2, ManifestV2),
             (ArtifactTypes.RUN_RESULTS_V2, RunResultsV2),
diff --git a/tests/resources/v1/jaffle_shop/semantic_manifest.json b/tests/resources/v1/jaffle_shop/semantic_manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f2473e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/resources/v1/jaffle_shop/semantic_manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+{
+    "semantic_models": [
+        {
+            "name": "semantic model name",
+            "defaults": null,
+            "description": "semantic model description",
+            "node_relation": {
+                "alias": "model alias",
+                "schema_name": "model schema",
+                "database": "model db",
+                "relation_name": "Fully qualified relation name"
+            },
+            "entities": ["entities in the semantic model"],
+            "measures": ["measures in the semantic model"],
+            "dimensions": ["dimensions in the semantic model" ],
+    "metrics": [
+        {
+            "name": "name of the metric",
+            "description": "metric description",
+            "type": "metric type",
+            "type_params": {
+                "measure": {
+                    "name": "name for measure",
+                    "filter": "filter for measure",
+                    "alias": "alias for measure"
+                },
+                "numerator": null,
+                "denominator": null,
+                "expr": null,
+                "window": null,
+                "grain_to_date": null,
+                "metrics": ["metrics used in defining the metric. this is used in derived metrics"],
+                "input_measures": []
+            },
+            "filter": null,
+            "metadata": null
+        }
+    ],
+    "project_configuration": {
+        "time_spine_table_configurations": [
+            {
+                "location": "fully qualified table name for timespine",
+                "column_name": "date column",
+                "grain": "day"
+            }
+        ],
+        "metadata": null,
+        "dsi_package_version": {}
+    },
+    "saved_queries": [
+        {
+            "name": "name of the saved query",
+            "query_params": {
+                "metrics": [
+                    "metrics used in the saved query"
+                ],
+                "group_by": [
+                    "TimeDimension('model_primary_key__date_column', 'day')",
+                    "Dimension('model_primary_key__metric_one')",
+                    "Dimension('model__dimension')"
+                ],
+                "where": null
+            },
+            "description": "Description of the saved query",
+            "metadata": null,
+            "label": null,
+            "exports": [
+                {
+                    "name": "saved_query_name",
+                    "config": {
+                        "export_as": "view",
+                        "schema_name": null,
+                        "alias": null
+                    }
+                }
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+}
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/tests/test_parser.py b/tests/test_parser.py
index 1f83c09..ac8c67f 100644
--- a/tests/test_parser.py
+++ b/tests/test_parser.py
@@ -133,6 +133,27 @@ def test_parse_run_results_specific(self, version):
             == f"https://schemas.getdbt.com/dbt/run-results/{version}.json"
         )
 
+# TODO test semantic manifest version parsing
+# @pytest.mark.parametrize("version", ["v1"])
+#     def test_parse_semantic_manifest(self, version):
+#         path = os.path.join(
+#             get_project_root(),
+#             "tests",
+#             "resources",
+#             version,
+#             "jaffle_shop",
+#             "semantic_manifest.json",
+#         )
+#         with open(path, "r", encoding="utf-8") as fp:
+#             semantic_manifest_dict = yaml.safe_load(fp)
+#             semantic_manifest_obj = getattr(parser, f"parse_semantic_manifest_{version}")(
+#                 semantic_manifest_dict
+#             )
+#         assert (
+#             semantic_manifest_obj.metadata.dbt_schema_version
+#             == f"https://schemas.getdbt.com/dbt/run-results/{version}.json"
+#         )
+
 
 # TODO add fixtures of sources.json
 # @pytest.mark.parametrize("version", ["v1", "v2", "v3"])