diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
index 872984cb65..b41b6abcf3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-deploy.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,20 @@ on:
     - cron: '0 0 */6 * *'
 
 jobs:
+  check-version:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-tags: true
+      - name: Check tag with VERSION file
+        run: |
+          VERSION_TAG="$(git describe --tags --abbrev=0)"
+          echo "Version tag: $VERSION_TAG"
+          echo "Checking if VERSION file is updated.."
+          (( $(echo "$(echo "$VERSION" | cut -d. -f1-2) > $(cat ./core/VERSION)" |bc -l) ))
+
   python-tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
@@ -78,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
 
   deploy-docker-images:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [python-tests, frontend-tests]
+    needs: [python-tests, frontend-tests, "check-version"]
     strategy:
       matrix:
         docker: [bootstrap, core]
diff --git a/core/VERSION b/core/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a58941b07a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.3
\ No newline at end of file