diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-asset.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-asset.yml
index 99bcd7bd..83c91241 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-asset.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish-asset.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
-name: Build and Publish Teraslice Asset
-run-name: ${{ github.actor }} is building and publishing the Teraslice Asset
+name: Build, Publish and Release Teraslice Asset
+run-name: ${{ github.actor }} is building, publishing and releasing the Teraslice Asset
 on:
   workflow_dispatch:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    types:
+      - closed
 
 jobs:
   call-asset-build:
-    uses: terascope/workflows/.github/workflows/asset-build-and-publish.yml@f86f716e47d989b939d978befa7721c1f5b10134
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    uses: terascope/workflows/.github/workflows/asset-build-and-publish.yml@2f96a27a56e68c64c67b03d000672f41379e368e
     secrets: inherit
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0b8ac340..cd6a77b6 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,16 +53,20 @@
         "@terascope/teraslice-state-storage": "~1.7.1",
         "@terascope/types": "~1.4.1",
         "@types/bluebird": "~3.5.42",
+        "@types/fs-extra": "~11.0.4",
         "@types/got": "~9.6.12",
         "@types/jest": "~29.5.14",
         "@types/node": "~22.10.6",
+        "@types/semver": "~7.5.8",
         "elasticsearch-store": "~1.7.2",
         "eslint": "~9.18.0",
+        "fs-extra": "~11.3.0",
         "jest": "~29.7.0",
         "jest-extended": "~4.0.2",
         "moment": "~2.30.1",
         "nock": "~13.5.6",
         "node-notifier": "~10.0.1",
+        "semver": "~7.6.3",
         "teraslice-test-harness": "~1.3.1",
         "ts-jest": "~29.2.5",
         "typescript": "~5.7.3"
diff --git a/test/version-sync-spec.ts b/test/version-sync-spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a6d109c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/version-sync-spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+import path from 'node:path';
+import fse from 'fs-extra';
+import semver from 'semver';
+
+describe('Ensure asset.json, package.json and root package.json versions are in sync', () => {
+    it('Versions are equal', () => {
+        const pathToAssetPkgJson = path.join(process.cwd(), './asset/package.json');
+        const assetPkgJsonVersion = fse.readJSONSync(pathToAssetPkgJson).version;
+        const pathToAssetJson = path.join(process.cwd(), './asset/asset.json');
+        const assetVersion = fse.readJSONSync(pathToAssetJson).version;
+        const pathToRootPkgJson = path.join(process.cwd(), './package.json');
+        const rootVersion = fse.readJSONSync(pathToRootPkgJson).version;
+
+        expect(semver.eq(assetPkgJsonVersion, rootVersion)).toBe(true);
+        expect(semver.eq(assetVersion, rootVersion)).toBe(true);
+    });
+});
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 6255d4b3..c2a0d9f8 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -1695,6 +1695,16 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/fs-extra@npm:~11.0.4":
+  version: 11.0.4
+  resolution: "@types/fs-extra@npm:11.0.4"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/jsonfile": "npm:*"
+    "@types/node": "npm:*"
+  checksum: 10c0/9e34f9b24ea464f3c0b18c3f8a82aefc36dc524cc720fc2b886e5465abc66486ff4e439ea3fb2c0acebf91f6d3f74e514f9983b1f02d4243706bdbb7511796ad
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/geojson@npm:^7946.0.10, @types/geojson@npm:^7946.0.14":
   version: 7946.0.14
   resolution: "@types/geojson@npm:7946.0.14"
@@ -1778,6 +1788,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/jsonfile@npm:*":
+  version: 6.1.4
+  resolution: "@types/jsonfile@npm:6.1.4"
+  dependencies:
+    "@types/node": "npm:*"
+  checksum: 10c0/b12d068b021e4078f6ac4441353965769be87acf15326173e2aea9f3bf8ead41bd0ad29421df5bbeb0123ec3fc02eb0a734481d52903704a1454a1845896b9eb
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/keyv@npm:^3.1.4":
   version: 3.1.4
   resolution: "@types/keyv@npm:3.1.4"
@@ -1830,6 +1849,13 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"@types/semver@npm:~7.5.8":
+  version: 7.5.8
+  resolution: "@types/semver@npm:7.5.8"
+  checksum: 10c0/8663ff927234d1c5fcc04b33062cb2b9fcfbe0f5f351ed26c4d1e1581657deebd506b41ff7fdf89e787e3d33ce05854bc01686379b89e9c49b564c4cfa988efa
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "@types/stack-utils@npm:^2.0.0":
   version: 2.0.3
   resolution: "@types/stack-utils@npm:2.0.3"
@@ -3464,16 +3490,20 @@ __metadata:
     "@terascope/teraslice-state-storage": "npm:~1.7.1"
     "@terascope/types": "npm:~1.4.1"
     "@types/bluebird": "npm:~3.5.42"
+    "@types/fs-extra": "npm:~11.0.4"
     "@types/got": "npm:~9.6.12"
     "@types/jest": "npm:~29.5.14"
     "@types/node": "npm:~22.10.6"
+    "@types/semver": "npm:~7.5.8"
     elasticsearch-store: "npm:~1.7.2"
     eslint: "npm:~9.18.0"
+    fs-extra: "npm:~11.3.0"
     jest: "npm:~29.7.0"
     jest-extended: "npm:~4.0.2"
     moment: "npm:~2.30.1"
     nock: "npm:~13.5.6"
     node-notifier: "npm:~10.0.1"
+    semver: "npm:~7.6.3"
     teraslice-test-harness: "npm:~1.3.1"
     ts-jest: "npm:~29.2.5"
     typescript: "npm:~5.7.3"
@@ -4507,6 +4537,17 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"fs-extra@npm:~11.3.0":
+  version: 11.3.0
+  resolution: "fs-extra@npm:11.3.0"
+  dependencies:
+    graceful-fs: "npm:^4.2.0"
+    jsonfile: "npm:^6.0.1"
+    universalify: "npm:^2.0.0"
+  checksum: 10c0/5f95e996186ff45463059feb115a22fb048bdaf7e487ecee8a8646c78ed8fdca63630e3077d4c16ce677051f5e60d3355a06f3cd61f3ca43f48cc58822a44d0a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "fs-minipass@npm:^3.0.0":
   version: 3.0.3
   resolution: "fs-minipass@npm:3.0.3"