diff --git a/.github/workflows/readme.yaml b/.github/workflows/readme.yaml
index ac861b8..53798ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/readme.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/readme.yaml
@@ -5,20 +5,39 @@ on:
     branches:
       - master
       - main
+  pull_request:
 
 jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Validate OpenAPI spec for v1
+        uses: readmeio/rdme@v9
+        with:
+          rdme: openapi validate ./src.yaml --workingDirectory=./testops-api/v1
+
+      - name: Validate OpenAPI spec for v2
+        uses: readmeio/rdme@v9
+        with:
+          rdme: openapi validate ./src.yaml --workingDirectory=./testops-api/v2
+
   publish:
+    needs: validate
+    if: github.event_name == 'push'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Sync Readme docs for v1
-        uses: readmeio/rdme@v8
+        uses: readmeio/rdme@v9
         with:
           rdme: openapi ./src.yaml --version=v1.0.0 --key=${{ secrets.README_KEY }} --id=6172e1f931427d3f983e34ff --workingDirectory=./testops-api/v1
 
       - name: Sync Readme docs for v2
-        uses: readmeio/rdme@v8
+        uses: readmeio/rdme@v9
         with:
           rdme: openapi ./src.yaml --version=v2.0.0 --key=${{ secrets.README_KEY }} --id=65b3b5175f1e14007198cbc8 --workingDirectory=./testops-api/v2