diff --git a/.ci/cache_version_tags.sh b/.ci/cache_version_tags.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aafb2dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/cache_version_tags.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# Copyright Red Hat
+#
+# Licensed 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.
+
+VERSION_PATTERN="v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(-rc\.[0-9]+)?"
+CONFIG_CSV='config/manifests/bases/registry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml'
+CONFIG_MANAGER_KUSTOMIZE='config/manager/kustomization.yaml'
+BUNDLE_CSV='bundle/manifests/registry-operator.clusterserviceversion.yaml'
+YQ_CLI=${YQ_CLI:-yq}
+
+# error on unset variables
+set -u
+
+${YQ_CLI} '.spec.version' ${CONFIG_CSV} > ${CACHED_CSV_VERSION} && \
+${YQ_CLI} '(.metadata.annotations.containerImage | split(":") | .[1])' ${CONFIG_CSV} > ${CACHED_CSV_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG} && \
+${YQ_CLI} "(.metadata.name | capture(\"(?P<tag>${VERSION_PATTERN})\") | .tag)" ${CONFIG_CSV} > ${CACHED_CSV_NAME_TAG} && \
+${YQ_CLI} '.spec.version' ${BUNDLE_CSV} > ${CACHED_BUNDLE_VERSION} && \
+${YQ_CLI} '(.metadata.annotations.containerImage | split(":") | .[1])' ${BUNDLE_CSV} > ${CACHED_BUNDLE_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG} && \
+${YQ_CLI} "(.metadata.name | capture(\"(?P<tag>${VERSION_PATTERN})\") | .tag)" ${BUNDLE_CSV} > ${CACHED_BUNDLE_NAME_TAG} && \
+${YQ_CLI} '.images[0].newTag' ${CONFIG_MANAGER_KUSTOMIZE} > ${CACHED_MANAGER_IMAGE_TAG}
diff --git a/.ci/minikube_integration.sh b/.ci/minikube_integration.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd5f706
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.ci/minikube_integration.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# Copyright Red Hat
+#
+# Licensed 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.
+
+# NOTE: This script assumes that minikube is installed and running, and using the docker driver on Linux
+# Due to networking issues with the docker driver and ingress on macOS/Windows, this script must be run on Linux
+
+# Share docker env with Minikube
+eval $(minikube docker-env)
+
+# error on unset variables
+set -u
+# print each command before executing it
+set -x
+
+# Build the registry operator image
+export IMG=${REGISTRY_OPERATOR}
+make docker-build
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "Error building registry operator image"
+    exit 1;
+fi
+
+# Install cert-manager
+make install-cert
+
+# Wait for the cert-manager to become ready
+kubectl wait deploy/cert-manager --namespace cert-manager --for=condition=Available --timeout=600s
+kubectl wait deploy/cert-manager-cainjector --namespace cert-manager --for=condition=Available --timeout=600s
+kubectl wait deploy/cert-manager-webhook --namespace cert-manager --for=condition=Available --timeout=600s
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "cert-manager-controller container logs:"
+    kubectl logs -l app=cert-manager --namespace cert-manager --container cert-manager-controller
+    echo "cert-manager-cainjector container logs:"
+    kubectl logs -l app=cainjector --namespace cert-manager --container cert-manager-cainjector
+    echo "cert-manager-webhook container logs:"
+    kubectl logs -l app=webhook --namespace cert-manager --container cert-manager-webhook
+
+    # Return the description of every pod
+    kubectl describe pods --namespace cert-manager
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Install CRDs & deploy registry operator
+make install && make deploy
+
+# Wait for the registry operator to become ready
+kubectl wait deploy/registry-operator-controller-manager --namespace registry-operator-system --for=condition=Available --timeout=600s
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+    echo "manager container logs:"
+    kubectl logs -l app=devfileregistry-operator --namespace registry-operator-system --container manager
+    echo "kube-rbac-proxy container logs:"
+    kubectl logs -l app=devfileregistry-operator --namespace registry-operator-system --container kube-rbac-proxy
+
+    # Return the description of every pod
+    kubectl describe pods --namespace registry-operator-system
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# wait 15 seconds for registry operator to get set up
+sleep 15
+
+# run integration test suite
+make test-integration
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 801c02d..70b8fed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -23,18 +23,18 @@ jobs:
     name: Check go sources
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+    -
+      name: Check out code into the Go module directory
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
     - 
       name: Set up Go 1.x
-      uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+      uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
       with:
-        go-version: 1.19
-    -
-      name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
     -
       name: Cache go modules
       id: cache-mod
-      uses: actions/cache@v2
+      uses: actions/cache@704facf57e6136b1bc63b828d79edcd491f0ee84 # v3.3.2
       with:
         path: ~/go/pkg/mod
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-go-${{ hashFiles('**/go.sum') }}
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ jobs:
       run: make test
     - 
       name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-      uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2.1.0
+      uses: codecov/codecov-action@eaaf4bedf32dbdc6b720b63067d99c4d77d6047d # v3.1.4
 
     - name: Run Gosec Security Scanner
       run: |
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
         fi   
 
     - name: Upload SARIF file
-      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@v2
+      uses: github/codeql-action/upload-sarif@74483a38d39275f33fcff5f35b679b5ca4a26a99 # 2.22.5
       with:
         # Path to SARIF file relative to the root of the repository
         sarif_file: gosec.sarif
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     -
       name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
     -
       name: Check if operator docker build is working
       run: docker build -f Dockerfile .
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
     -
       name: Check out code into the Go module directory
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
     -
       name: Build the operator's bundle image
       run: make bundle-build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml b/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml
index 72499d3..5670664 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/codecov.yaml
@@ -22,14 +22,14 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
-        uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.1
+        uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
       - name: Set up Go 1.x
-        uses: actions/setup-go@v2
+        uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
         with:
-          go-version: 1.19
+          go-version-file: 'go.mod'
       - name: Run tests
         run: make test
       - name: Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2.1.0
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@eaaf4bedf32dbdc6b720b63067d99c4d77d6047d # v3.1.4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dockerimage-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/dockerimage-push.yaml
index 92c59f8..a504c46 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dockerimage-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dockerimage-push.yaml
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout registry-operator source code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
     - name: Docker Build & Push - Registry Operator Image
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v1.1.0
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@0565240e2d4ab88bba5387d719585280857ece09 # v5.0.0
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_PASSWORD }}
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
     - name: Checkout registry-operator source code
-      uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
     - name: Build and push the Registry Operator Bundle to quay.io
-      uses: docker/build-push-action@v1.1.0
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@0565240e2d4ab88bba5387d719585280857ece09 # v5.0.0
       with:
         username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
         password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_PASSWORD }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b242ea1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,138 @@
+#
+# Copyright Red Hat
+#
+# Licensed 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.
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'
+      - 'v[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+-rc.[0-9]+'
+
+env:
+  OPERATOR_SDK_DL_URL: https://github.com/operator-framework/operator-sdk/releases/download/v1.28.0
+  OPERATOR_SDK_CLI: ./operator-sdk
+
+jobs:
+  version-check:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    env:
+      CACHED_CSV_VERSION: .cache/csv_version.txt
+      CACHED_CSV_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG: .cache/csv_container_image_tag.txt
+      CACHED_CSV_NAME_TAG: .cache/csv_name_tag.txt
+      CACHED_BUNDLE_VERSION: .cache/bundle_version.txt
+      CACHED_BUNDLE_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG: .cache/bundle_container_image_tag.txt
+      CACHED_BUNDLE_NAME_TAG: .cache/bundle_name_tag.txt
+      CACHED_MANAGER_IMAGE_TAG: .cache/manager_image_tag.txt
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout registry-operator source code
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+    - name: Download yq
+      run: curl -sL https://github.com/mikefarah/yq/releases/download/v4.34.2/yq_linux_amd64 -o yq && chmod +x yq
+    - name: Cache version tags
+      env:
+        YQ_CLI: ./yq
+      run: mkdir -p .cache && bash .ci/cache_version_tags.sh
+    - name: Check if VERSION and version tags match release tag
+      run: bash check_version.sh ${{ github.ref_name }}
+  k8s-integration-test:
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        version: [1.25, 1.26]
+    needs: version-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout registry-operator source code
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+    - name: Setup Go environment
+      uses: actions/setup-go@93397bea11091df50f3d7e59dc26a7711a8bcfbe # v4.1.0
+      with:
+        go-version-file: 'go.mod'
+    - name: Download operator-sdk
+      run: |
+        export ARCH=$(case $(uname -m) in x86_64) echo -n amd64 ;; aarch64) echo -n arm64 ;; *) echo -n $(uname -m) ;; esac)
+        export OS=$(uname | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
+
+        curl -LO ${OPERATOR_SDK_DL_URL}/operator-sdk_${OS}_${ARCH}
+    - name: Verify the downloaded operator-sdk
+      run: |
+        export ARCH=$(case $(uname -m) in x86_64) echo -n amd64 ;; aarch64) echo -n arm64 ;; *) echo -n $(uname -m) ;; esac)
+        export OS=$(uname | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
+        gpg --keyserver keyserver.ubuntu.com --recv-keys 052996E2A20B5C7E;
+        curl -LO ${OPERATOR_SDK_DL_URL}/checksums.txt;
+        curl -LO ${OPERATOR_SDK_DL_URL}/checksums.txt.asc;
+        gpg -u "Operator SDK (release) <cncf-operator-sdk@cncf.io>" --verify checksums.txt.asc;
+        grep operator-sdk_${OS}_${ARCH} checksums.txt | sha256sum -c -
+    - name: Setup operator-sdk
+      run: |
+        export ARCH=$(case $(uname -m) in x86_64) echo -n amd64 ;; aarch64) echo -n arm64 ;; *) echo -n $(uname -m) ;; esac)
+        export OS=$(uname | awk '{print tolower($0)}')
+        mv operator-sdk_${OS}_${ARCH} ${OPERATOR_SDK_CLI}
+        chmod +x ${OPERATOR_SDK_CLI}
+    - name: Setup Minikube
+      uses: manusa/actions-setup-minikube@3856c6fa039819f1c8e7e248b1fc5a8564e354c9 # v2.9.0
+      with:
+        minikube version: 'v1.31.2'
+        kubernetes version: "${{ matrix.version }}"
+        driver: 'docker'
+        github token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        start args: '--memory 4096 --cpus 2'
+    - name: Set manager image pull policy to Never
+      uses: mikefarah/yq@0b34c9a00de1c575a34eea05af1d956a525c4fc1 # v4.34.2
+      with:
+        cmd: yq -i '(select(documentIndex == 1) | .spec.template.spec.containers[0].imagePullPolicy) = "Never"' 'config/manager/manager.yaml'
+    - name: Run integration testing on release image
+      env:
+        REGISTRY_OPERATOR: localhost/registry-operator:${{ github.ref_name }}
+      run: bash .ci/minikube_integration.sh
+  push-operator-image:
+    needs:
+      # uncomment and remove version-check when integration testing for k8s has been fixed
+      # https://github.com/devfile/api/issues/1313
+      # - k8s-1-26-integration-test
+      # - k8s-1-25-integration-test
+      - version-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout registry-operator source code
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+    - name: Docker Build & Push - Registry Operator Release Image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@0565240e2d4ab88bba5387d719585280857ece09 # v5.0.0
+      with:
+        username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_PASSWORD }}
+        registry: quay.io
+        repository: devfile/registry-operator
+        dockerfile: Dockerfile
+        tags: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+  push-operator-bundle:
+    needs:
+      # uncomment and remove version-check when integration testing for k8s has been fixed
+      # https://github.com/devfile/api/issues/1313
+      # - k8s-1-26-integration-test
+      # - k8s-1-25-integration-test
+      - version-check
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - name: Checkout registry-operator source code
+      uses: actions/checkout@c85c95e3d7251135ab7dc9ce3241c5835cc595a9 # v3.5.3
+    - name: Docker Build & Push - Registry Operator Bundle Release Image
+      uses: docker/build-push-action@0565240e2d4ab88bba5387d719585280857ece09 # v5.0.0
+      with:
+        username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_USERNAME }}
+        password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_PASSWORD }}
+        registry: quay.io
+        repository: devfile/registry-operator-bundle
+        dockerfile: bundle.Dockerfile
+        tags: ${{ github.ref_name }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index d97ffc5..b944d5c 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -22,3 +22,6 @@ bin
 *.swp
 *.swo
 *~
+
+# cache directory
+.cache/
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 638bf99..a5acd32 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ K8S_CLI := kubectl
 endif
 endif
 
+# operator-sdk
+OPERATOR_SDK_CLI ?= operator-sdk
+
 
 # Setting SHELL to bash allows bash commands to be executed by recipes.
 # This is a requirement for 'setup-envtest.sh' in the test target.
@@ -241,10 +244,10 @@ $(ENVTEST): $(LOCALBIN)
 # Generate bundle manifests and metadata, then validate generated files.
 .PHONY: bundle
 bundle: manifests
-	operator-sdk generate kustomize manifests -q
+	$(OPERATOR_SDK_CLI) generate kustomize manifests -q
 	cd config/manager && $(KUSTOMIZE) edit set image controller=$(IMG)
-	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/manifests | operator-sdk generate bundle -q --overwrite --version $(VERSION) $(BUNDLE_METADATA_OPTS)
-	operator-sdk bundle validate ./bundle
+	$(KUSTOMIZE) build config/manifests | $(OPERATOR_SDK_CLI) generate bundle -q --overwrite --version $(VERSION) $(BUNDLE_METADATA_OPTS)
+	$(OPERATOR_SDK_CLI) bundle validate ./bundle
 
 # Build the bundle image.
 .PHONY: bundle-build
diff --git a/check_version.sh b/check_version.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e96dba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_version.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+#
+# Copyright Red Hat
+#
+# Licensed 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.
+
+CACHED_CSV_VERSION=${CACHED_CSV_VERSION:-'.cache/csv_version.txt'}
+CACHED_CSV_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG=${CACHED_CSV_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG:-'.cache/csv_container_image_tag.txt'}
+CACHED_CSV_NAME_TAG=${CACHED_CSV_NAME_TAG:-'.cache/csv_name_tag.txt'}
+CACHED_BUNDLE_VERSION=${CACHED_BUNDLE_VERSION:-'.cache/bundle_version.txt'} 
+CACHED_BUNDLE_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG=${CACHED_BUNDLE_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG:-'.cache/bundle_container_image_tag.txt'}
+CACHED_BUNDLE_NAME_TAG=${CACHED_BUNDLE_NAME_TAG:-'.cache/bundle_name_tag.txt'}
+CACHED_MANAGER_IMAGE_TAG=${CACHED_MANAGER_IMAGE_TAG:-'.cache/manager_image_tag.txt'}
+
+ref_name=$1
+failed="false"
+
+if [ -z ${ref_name} ]
+then
+    echo "expects release tag (ref_name): bash check_version.sh <ref_name> [is_ci=false]"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+if [ "${CI}" != "true" ]
+then
+    if [ -z $(command -v yq) ] && [ -z $(command -v ${YQ_CLI}) ]
+    then
+        echo "This script requires the yq tool."
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Make cache directory if not exists
+    mkdir -p .cache/
+
+    # Export variables
+    export CACHED_CSV_VERSION
+    export CACHED_CSV_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG
+    export CACHED_CSV_NAME_TAG
+    export CACHED_BUNDLE_VERSION
+    export CACHED_BUNDLE_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG
+    export CACHED_BUNDLE_NAME_TAG
+    export CACHED_MANAGER_IMAGE_TAG
+
+    # Read references to release version under project files and cache them for checks
+    bash .ci/cache_version_tags.sh
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]
+    then
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+# error on unset variables
+set -u
+
+## Check if all references to the release version match ##
+
+if [ "${ref_name}" != "v$(cat ./VERSION)" ]
+then
+    echo "Release tag does not match VERSION: release tag = ${ref_name}, VERSION = v$(cat ./VERSION)"
+    failed="true"
+fi
+
+if [ "${ref_name}" != "v$(cat ${CACHED_CSV_VERSION})" ]
+then
+    echo "Release tag does not match csv version: release tag = ${ref_name}, csv version = v$(cat ${CACHED_CSV_VERSION})"
+    failed="true"
+fi
+
+if [ "${ref_name}" != "$(cat ${CACHED_CSV_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG})" ]
+then
+    echo "Release tag does not match csv container image tag: release tag = ${ref_name}, csv container image tag = $(cat ${CACHED_CSV_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG})"
+    failed="true"
+fi
+
+if [ "${ref_name}" != "$(cat ${CACHED_CSV_NAME_TAG})" ]
+then
+    echo "Release tag does not match csv name tag: release tag = ${ref_name}, csv name tag = $(cat ${CACHED_CSV_NAME_TAG})"
+    failed="true"
+fi
+
+if [ "${ref_name}" != "v$(cat ${CACHED_BUNDLE_VERSION})" ]
+then
+    echo "Release tag does not match bundle version: release tag = ${ref_name}, bundle version = v$(cat ${CACHED_BUNDLE_VERSION})"
+    failed="true"
+fi
+
+if [ "${ref_name}" != "$(cat ${CACHED_BUNDLE_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG})" ]
+then
+    echo "Release tag does not match bundle container image tag: release tag = ${ref_name}, bundle container image tag = $(cat ${CACHED_BUNDLE_CONTAINER_IMAGE_TAG})"
+    failed="true"
+fi
+
+if [ "${ref_name}" != "$(cat ${CACHED_BUNDLE_NAME_TAG})" ]
+then
+    echo "Release tag does not match bundle name tag: release tag = ${ref_name}, bundle name tag = $(cat ${CACHED_BUNDLE_NAME_TAG})"
+    failed="true"
+fi
+
+if [ "${ref_name}" != "$(cat ${CACHED_MANAGER_IMAGE_TAG})" ]
+then
+    echo "Release tag does not match manager image tag: release tag = ${ref_name}, manager image tag = $(cat ${CACHED_MANAGER_IMAGE_TAG})"
+    failed="true"
+fi
+
+if [ ${failed} == "true" ]
+then
+    echo "One or more checks failed!"
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "All version tags match!"
+fi