diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/check_manifest.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/check_manifest.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daa1102
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/check_manifest.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Check Release Manifest Local Charts Versions
+on:
+  pull_request:
+      branches-ignore:
+      - "devel"
+
+
+jobs:
+  sync-pr-project:
+    name: "Check Release Manifest Local Charts Versions"
+    runs-on: tumbleweed
+    steps:
+        # Waiting on PR to get merged for support in upstream action/checkout action
+      - uses: 'https://github.com/yangskyboxlabs/action-checkout@sha256'
+        name: Checkout repository
+        with:
+          object-format: 'sha256'
+      - name: Setup dependencies
+        run: |
+          zypper in -y python3-PyYAML
+      - name: Check release manifest
+        run: |
+          python3 .obs/manifest-check.py
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diff --git a/.obs/manifest-check.py b/.obs/manifest-check.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4e05bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.obs/manifest-check.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python3
+
+import yaml
+import sys
+
+def get_chart_version(chart_name: str) -> str:
+    with open(f"./{chart_name}-chart/Chart.yaml") as f:
+        chart = yaml.safe_load(f)
+        return chart["version"]
+
+def get_charts(chart):
+    if not chart["chart"].startswith("%%CHART_REPO%%"):
+        # Not a locally managed chart
+        return {}
+
+    chart_name = chart["chart"][len("%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%"):]
+    charts = { chart_name: chart["version"] }
+    for child_chart in chart.get("dependencyCharts", []) + chart.get("addonCharts", []):
+        charts.update(get_charts(child_chart))
+    return charts
+
+def get_charts_list():
+    with open("./release-manifest-image/release_manifest.yaml") as f:
+        manifest = yaml.safe_load(f)
+    charts = {}
+    for chart in manifest["spec"]["components"]["workloads"]["helm"]:
+        charts.update(get_charts(chart))
+    return charts
+
+def main():
+    print("Checking charts versions in release manifest")
+    success = True
+    charts = get_charts_list()
+    for chart in charts:
+        expected_version = get_chart_version(chart)
+        if expected_version != charts[chart]:
+            success = False
+            print(f"{chart}: Expected: {expected_version}, Got: {charts[chart]}")
+    if not success:
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        print("All local charts in release manifest are using the right version")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
diff --git a/release-manifest-image/release_manifest.yaml b/release-manifest-image/release_manifest.yaml
index 7e96f2a..798257d 100644
--- a/release-manifest-image/release_manifest.yaml
+++ b/release-manifest-image/release_manifest.yaml
@@ -106,20 +106,20 @@ spec:
               repository: https://charts.rancher.io
         - prettyName: MetalLB
           releaseName: metallb
-          chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%metallb
-          version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.14.9
+          chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%metallb"
+          version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.14.9"
         - prettyName: CDI
           releaseName: cdi
-          chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%cdi
-          version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.5.0
+          chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%cdi"
+          version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.5.0"
         - prettyName: KubeVirt
           releaseName: kubevirt
-          chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%kubevirt
-          version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.5.0
+          chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%kubevirt"
+          version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.5.0"
           addonCharts:
             - releaseName: kubevirt-dashboard-extension
-              chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%kubevirt-dashboard-extension
-              version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up1.3.2
+              chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%kubevirt-dashboard-extension"
+              version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up1.3.2"
         - prettyName: NeuVector
           releaseName: neuvector
           chart: neuvector
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ spec:
               version: 2.0.1
         - prettyName: EndpointCopierOperator
           releaseName: endpoint-copier-operator
-          chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%endpoint-copier-operator
-          version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.2.1
+          chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%endpoint-copier-operator"
+          version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.2.1"
         - prettyName: Elemental
           releaseName: elemental-operator
           chart: oci://registry.suse.com/rancher/elemental-operator-chart
@@ -154,25 +154,25 @@ spec:
               version: 3.0.0
         - prettyName: SRIOV
           releaseName: sriov-network-operator
-          chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%sriov-network-operator
-          version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up1.5.0
+          chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%sriov-network-operator"
+          version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up1.5.0"
           dependencyCharts:
             - releaseName: sriov-crd
-              chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%sriov-crd
-              version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up1.5.0
+              chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%sriov-crd"
+              version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up1.5.0"
         - prettyName: Akri
           releaseName: akri
-          chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%akri
-          version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.12.20
+          chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%akri"
+          version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.0+up0.12.20"
           addonCharts:
             - releaseName: akri-dashboard-extension
-              chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%akri-dashboard-extension
-              version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up1.3.1
+              chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%akri-dashboard-extension"
+              version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up1.3.1"
         - prettyName: Metal3
           releaseName: metal3
-          chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%metal3
-          version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.4+up0.11.2
+          chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%metal3"
+          version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.4+up0.11.2"
         - prettyName: RancherTurtles
           releaseName: rancher-turtles
-          chart: %%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%rancher-turtles
-          version: %%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up0.19.0
+          chart: "%%CHART_REPO%%/%%CHART_PREFIX%%rancher-turtles"
+          version: "%%CHART_MAJOR%%.0.2+up0.19.0"