diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
index 2f9d161c3f..d56e843c2a 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull-request.yaml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Pull scripts
         run: sudo make pull-scripts
 
-      - name: Pull in all relevant branches
-        run: git fetch origin release-v2.6
-      
+      - name: Check release.yaml
+        run: sudo make check-release-yaml
+
       - name: Validate 
         run: sudo make validate
 
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 30123f67f5..2792a3d031 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ remove:
 forward-port:
 	./scripts/forward-port
 
+check-release-yaml:
+	./scripts/check-release-yaml
+
 TARGETS := prepare patch clean clean-cache charts list index unzip zip standardize validate template regsync check-images
 
 $(TARGETS):
diff --git a/scripts/check-release-yaml b/scripts/check-release-yaml
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..23023cfec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/check-release-yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+yq -i release.yaml
+
+if [[ -n $(git status --porcelain release.yaml) ]]; then
+  echo "release.yaml not following yq style"
+  exit 1
+else
+  exit 0
+fi