diff --git a/scripts/build-rss.js b/scripts/build-rss.js
index a5461f5e0ba..d238034f606 100644
--- a/scripts/build-rss.js
+++ b/scripts/build-rss.js
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-const fs = require('fs')
+const fs = require('fs').promises
 const json2xml = require('jgexml/json2xml')
 
 function getAllPosts() {
-  return require('../config/posts.json')
+  return require('../config/posts.json');
 }
 
 function clean(s) {
@@ -15,61 +15,84 @@ function clean(s) {
   return s
 }
 
-module.exports = function rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath) {
+module.exports = async function rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath) {
+  try {
 
-  const posts = getAllPosts()[`${type}`]
-    .sort((i1, i2) => {
-      const i1Date = new Date(i1.date)
-      const i2Date = new Date(i2.date)
+    let posts = getAllPosts()[`${type}`]
+    const missingDatePosts = posts.filter(post => !post.date);
+    posts = posts.filter(post => post.date);
+    posts.sort((i1, i2) => {
+      const i1Date = new Date(i1.date);
+      const i2Date = new Date(i2.date);
+      if (i1.featured && !i2.featured) return -1;
+      if (!i1.featured && i2.featured) return 1;
+      return i2Date - i1Date;
+    });
 
-      if (i1.featured && !i2.featured) return -1
-      if (!i1.featured && i2.featured) return 1
-      return i2Date - i1Date
-    })
+    if (missingDatePosts.length > 0) {
+      return Promise.reject(new Error('Missing date in post data'));
+    }
 
-  const base = 'https://www.asyncapi.com'
-  const tracking = '?utm_source=rss';
+    const base = 'https://www.asyncapi.com'
+    const tracking = '?utm_source=rss';
 
-  const feed = {}
-  const rss = {}
-  rss['@version'] = '2.0'
-  rss["@xmlns:atom"] = 'http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'
-  rss.channel = {}
-  rss.channel.title = title
-  rss.channel.link = `${base}/${outputPath}`
-  rss.channel["atom:link"] = {}
-  rss.channel["atom:link"]["@rel"] = 'self'
-  rss.channel["atom:link"]["@href"] = rss.channel.link
-  rss.channel["atom:link"]["@type"] = 'application/rss+xml'
-  rss.channel.description = desc
-  rss.channel.language = 'en-gb';
-  rss.channel.copyright = 'Made with :love: by the AsyncAPI Initiative.';
-  rss.channel.webMaster = 'info@asyncapi.io (AsyncAPI Initiative)'
-  rss.channel.pubDate = new Date().toUTCString()
-  rss.channel.generator = 'next.js'
-  rss.channel.item = []
+    const feed = {}
+    const rss = {}
+    rss['@version'] = '2.0'
+    rss["@xmlns:atom"] = 'http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom'
+    rss.channel = {}
+    rss.channel.title = title
+    rss.channel.link = `${base}/${outputPath}`
+    rss.channel["atom:link"] = {}
+    rss.channel["atom:link"]["@rel"] = 'self'
+    rss.channel["atom:link"]["@href"] = rss.channel.link
+    rss.channel["atom:link"]["@type"] = 'application/rss+xml'
+    rss.channel.description = desc
+    rss.channel.language = 'en-gb';
+    rss.channel.copyright = 'Made with :love: by the AsyncAPI Initiative.';
+    rss.channel.webMaster = 'info@asyncapi.io (AsyncAPI Initiative)'
+    rss.channel.pubDate = new Date().toUTCString()
+    rss.channel.generator = 'next.js'
+    rss.channel.item = []
 
-  for (let post of posts) {
-    const link = `${base}${post.slug}${tracking}`;
-    const item = { title: post.title, description: clean(post.excerpt), link, category: type, guid: { '@isPermaLink': true, '': link }, pubDate: new Date(post.date).toUTCString() }
-    if (post.cover) {
-      const enclosure = {};
-      enclosure["@url"] = base+post.cover;
-      enclosure["@length"] = 15026; // dummy value, anything works
-      enclosure["@type"] = 'image/jpeg';
-      if (typeof enclosure["@url"] === 'string') {
-        let tmp = enclosure["@url"].toLowerCase();
-        if (tmp.indexOf('.png')>=0) enclosure["@type"] = 'image/png';
-        if (tmp.indexOf('.svg')>=0) enclosure["@type"] = 'image/svg+xml';
-        if (tmp.indexOf('.webp')>=0) enclosure["@type"] = 'image/webp';
+    for (let post of posts) {
+      if (!post.title || !post.slug || !post.excerpt || !post.date) {
+        return Promise.reject(new Error('Missing required fields in post data'));
+      }
+      const link = `${base}${post.slug}${tracking}`;
+      const { title, excerpt, date } = post;
+      const pubDate = new Date(date).toUTCString();
+      const description = clean(excerpt);
+      const guid = { '@isPermaLink': true, '': link };
+      const item = {
+        title,
+        description,
+        link,
+        category: type,
+        guid,
+        pubDate
+      };
+      if (post.cover) {
+        const enclosure = {};
+        enclosure["@url"] = base + post.cover;
+        enclosure["@length"] = 15026; // dummy value, anything works
+        enclosure["@type"] = 'image/jpeg';
+        if (typeof enclosure["@url"] === 'string') {
+          let tmp = enclosure["@url"].toLowerCase();
+          if (tmp.indexOf('.png') >= 0) enclosure["@type"] = 'image/png';
+          if (tmp.indexOf('.svg') >= 0) enclosure["@type"] = 'image/svg+xml';
+          if (tmp.indexOf('.webp') >= 0) enclosure["@type"] = 'image/webp';
+        }
+        item.enclosure = enclosure;
       }
-      item.enclosure = enclosure;
+      rss.channel.item.push(item)
     }
-    rss.channel.item.push(item)
-  }
 
-  feed.rss = rss
+    feed.rss = rss
 
-  const xml = json2xml.getXml(feed,'@','',2)
-  fs.writeFileSync(`./public/${outputPath}`, xml, 'utf8')
+    const xml = json2xml.getXml(feed, '@', '', 2);
+    await fs.writeFile(`./public/${outputPath}`, xml, 'utf8');
+  } catch (err) {
+    return Promise.reject(new Error(`Failed to generate RSS feed: ${err.message}`));
+  }
 };
diff --git a/tests/build-rss.test.js b/tests/build-rss.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..91d1de40935
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/build-rss.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+const fs = require('fs');
+const path = require('path');
+const rssFeed = require('../scripts/build-rss');
+const { mockRssData, title, type, desc, missingDateMockData, incompletePostMockData } = require('./fixtures/rssData');
+
+describe('rssFeed', () => {
+  const testOutputDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public', 'test-output');
+  const outputPath = 'test-output/rss.xml';
+
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    if (!fs.existsSync(testOutputDir)) {
+      fs.mkdirSync(testOutputDir, { recursive: true });
+    }
+  });
+
+  afterAll(() => {
+    if (fs.existsSync(testOutputDir)) {
+      fs.readdirSync(testOutputDir).forEach(file => {
+        fs.unlinkSync(path.join(testOutputDir, file));
+      });
+      fs.rmdirSync(testOutputDir);
+    }
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    jest.resetModules();
+  });
+
+  it('should generate RSS feed and write to file', async () => {
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => mockRssData, { virtual: true });
+
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath)).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+
+    const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public', outputPath);
+    expect(fs.existsSync(filePath)).toBe(true);
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+    expect(fileContent).toContain('<rss version="2.0"');
+  });
+
+  it('should prioritize featured posts over non-featured ones', async () => {
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => mockRssData, { virtual: true });
+
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath)).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+
+
+    const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public', outputPath);
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+
+    const itemTitles = fileContent.match(/<title>(.*?)<\/title>/g);
+
+    expect(itemTitles[1]).toContain('Test Post 1');
+    expect(itemTitles[2]).toContain('Another Featured Post');
+    expect(itemTitles[3]).toContain('Non-Featured Post 1');
+  });
+
+  it('should sort posts by date in descending order', async () => {
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => mockRssData, { virtual: true });
+
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath)).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+
+    const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public', outputPath);
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+
+    const itemTitles = fileContent.match(/<title>(.*?)<\/title>/g);
+
+    expect(itemTitles[1]).toContain('Test Post 1');
+    expect(itemTitles[2]).toContain('Another Featured Post');
+    expect(itemTitles[3]).toContain('Non-Featured Post 1');
+    expect(itemTitles[4]).toContain('Non-Featured Post 3');
+    expect(itemTitles[5]).toContain('Non-Featured Post 2');
+  });
+
+  it('should set correct enclosure type based on image extension', async () => {
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => mockRssData, { virtual: true });
+
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath)).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+
+    const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public', outputPath);
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+
+    expect(fileContent).toContain('<enclosure url="https://www.asyncapi.com/img/test-cover.png"');
+    expect(fileContent).toContain('type="image/png"');
+    expect(fileContent).toContain('<enclosure url="https://www.asyncapi.com/img/test-cover.svg"');
+    expect(fileContent).toContain('type="image/svg+xml"');
+    expect(fileContent).toContain('<enclosure url="https://www.asyncapi.com/img/test-cover.webp"');
+    expect(fileContent).toContain('type="image/webp"');
+  });
+
+  it('should catch and handle errors when write operation fails', async () => {
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => mockRssData, { virtual: true });
+
+    const invalidOutputPath = "invalid/path";
+
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, invalidOutputPath)).rejects.toThrow(/ENOENT|EACCES/);
+
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error when posts.json is malformed', async () => {
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => {
+      return { invalidKey: [] };
+    }, { virtual: true });
+
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath)).rejects.toThrow('Failed to generate RSS feed');
+
+  });
+
+  it('should handle empty posts array', async () => {
+    const emptyMockData = { blog: [] };
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => emptyMockData, { virtual: true });
+
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath)).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+
+    const filePath = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'public', outputPath);
+    const fileContent = fs.readFileSync(filePath, 'utf8');
+    expect(fileContent).toContain('<rss version="2.0"');
+    expect(fileContent).not.toContain('<item>');
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error when post is missing required fields', async () => {
+
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => incompletePostMockData, { virtual: true });
+
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath)).rejects.toThrow('Missing required fields');
+
+  });
+
+  it('should throw an error when a post is missing a date field during sorting', async () => {
+  
+    jest.doMock('../config/posts.json', () => missingDateMockData, { virtual: true });
+  
+    await expect(rssFeed(type, title, desc, outputPath)).rejects.toThrow('Missing date in post data');
+
+  });
+});
diff --git a/tests/fixtures/rssData.js b/tests/fixtures/rssData.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1c49f443068
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fixtures/rssData.js
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+const mockRssData = {
+  blog: [
+    {
+      title: 'Non-Featured Post 1',
+      slug: '/blog/non-featured-post-1',
+      excerpt: 'This is a non-featured post',
+      date: '2024-07-05',
+      featured: false,
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Test Post 1',
+      slug: '/blog/test-post-1',
+      excerpt: 'This is a featured test post',
+      date: '2024-07-07',
+      featured: true,
+      cover: '/img/test-cover.jpg',
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Another Featured Post',
+      slug: '/blog/another-featured-post',
+      excerpt: 'This is another featured post',
+      date: '2024-07-06',
+      featured: true,
+      cover: '/img/test-cover.svg',
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Non-Featured Post 2',
+      slug: '/blog/non-featured-post-2',
+      excerpt: 'This is another non-featured post',
+      date: '2024-07-03',
+      featured: false,
+      cover: '/img/test-cover.webp',
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Non-Featured Post 3',
+      slug: '/blog/non-featured-post-3',
+      excerpt: 'This is yet another non-featured post',
+      date: '2024-07-04',
+      featured: false,
+      cover: '/img/test-cover.png',
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+const missingDateMockData = {
+  blog: [
+    {
+      title: 'Post without Date',
+      slug: '/blog/no-date-post',
+      excerpt: 'This post is missing a date',
+      featured: false,
+    },
+    {
+      title: 'Valid Post',
+      slug: '/blog/valid-post',
+      excerpt: 'This post has a valid date',
+      date: '2024-07-05',
+      featured: true,
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+const incompletePostMockData = {
+  blog: [
+    {
+      slug: '/blog/incomplete-post',
+      excerpt: 'This post is incomplete',
+      date: '2024-07-05',
+      featured: false,
+    },
+  ],
+};
+
+const type = 'blog';
+const title = 'Test Blog RSS';
+const desc = 'Test blog RSS feed';
+const outputPath = 'test-output/blog.xml';
+
+module.exports = { mockRssData, title, type, desc, outputPath, missingDateMockData, incompletePostMockData };