diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 548ed34f..f625869e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-
 name: Javascript Wrapper Release
 
 on:
@@ -91,6 +90,21 @@ jobs:
           echo "CLI_VERSION=$CLI_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           echo "::set-output name=CLI_VERSION::$CLI_VERSION"
 
+      - name: Check if CLI version is latest
+        id: check_latest_cli_version
+        run: |
+          if [ "${{ inputs.dev }}" == "false" ] || [ -n "${{ inputs.cliTag }}" ] || [ "${{ github.ref }}" != "refs/heads/main" ]; then
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          
+          LATEST_CLI_VERSION=$(curl -s https://api.github.com/repos/Checkmarx/ast-cli/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/')
+          if [ "$CLI_VERSION" = "$LATEST_CLI_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Confirm that the CLI version in the repository is up-to-date with the most recent release: $CLI_VERSION"
+          else
+            echo "The current repository contains a CLI version that differs from the latest released version: Expected $LATEST_CLI_VERSION, got $CLI_VERSION"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
       - name: NPM ci and build
         run: |
           npm ci