diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate-version b/.github/scripts/validate-version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8fa85cdf959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/validate-version
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -o pipefail
+
+if [[ -z $1 ]]; then
+    echo "validate-version requires a version identifier"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+FILES=("system/CodeIgniter.php" "user_guide_src/source/conf.py")
+LENGTH="${#FILES[@]}"
+
+for FILE in "${FILES[@]}"; do
+    COUNT="$((COUNT + $(grep -c "$FILE" -e "$1")))"
+done
+
+if [[ $COUNT -ne $LENGTH ]]; then
+    echo "CodeIgniter version is not updated to v"$1""
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+echo "CodeIgniter version is updated to v"$1""
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-framework.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-distributables.yml
similarity index 53%
rename from .github/workflows/deploy-framework.yml
rename to .github/workflows/deploy-distributables.yml
index 9fdbc8f08127..d00ebc5a9f36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-framework.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-distributables.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,40 @@
-# When a new Release is created, deploy relevant
+# When a new release is created, deploy relevant
 # files to each of the generated repos.
-name: Deploy Framework
+name: Deploy Distributable Repos
 
 on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
 jobs:
+  check-version:
+    name: Check for updated version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0 # fetch all tags
+
+      - name: Get latest version
+        run: |
+          echo 'LATEST_VERSION<<EOF' >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo $(git describe --tags --abbrev=0) | sed "s/v//" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo 'EOF' >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Search for updated version
+        if: ${{ env.LATEST_VERSION }}
+        run: |
+          chmod +x ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/validate-version
+          ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/.github/scripts/validate-version ${{ env.LATEST_VERSION }}
+
   framework:
     name: Deploy to framework
     if: github.repository == 'codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: check-version
+
     steps:
       - name: Identify
         run: |
@@ -55,7 +79,9 @@ jobs:
   appstarter:
     name: Deploy to appstarter
     if: github.repository == 'codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4'
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: check-version
+
     steps:
       - name: Identify
         run: |
@@ -96,3 +122,56 @@ jobs:
               name: release.data.name,
               body: release.data.body
             })
+
+  userguide:
+    name: Deploy to userguide
+    if: github.repository == 'codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+    needs: check-version
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Identify
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.email "action@github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
+
+      - name: Checkout source
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          path: source
+
+      - name: Checkout target
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          repository: codeigniter4/userguide
+          token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
+          path: userguide
+
+      - name: Install Sphinx
+        run: |
+          sudo apt install python3-sphinx
+          sudo pip3 install sphinxcontrib-phpdomain
+          sudo pip3 install sphinx_rtd_theme
+
+      - name: Chmod
+        run: chmod +x ./source/.github/scripts/deploy-userguide
+
+      - name: Deploy
+        run: ./source/.github/scripts/deploy-userguide ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/source ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/userguide ${GITHUB_REF##*/}
+
+      - name: Release
+        uses: actions/github-script@v6
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN}}
+          script: |
+            const release = await github.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo
+            })
+            github.rest.repos.createRelease({
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: 'userguide',
+              tag_name: release.data.tag_name,
+              name: release.data.name,
+              body: release.data.body
+            })
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-userguide.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-userguide.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 384eeef5186f..000000000000
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-userguide.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,59 +0,0 @@
-# When a new Release is created, deploy relevant
-# files to each of the generated repos.
-name: Deploy User Guide
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-jobs:
-  framework:
-    name: Deploy to userguide
-    if: (github.repository == 'codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4')
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - name: Identify
-        run: |
-          git config --global user.email "action@github.com"
-          git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
-
-      - name: Checkout source
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          path: source
-
-      - name: Checkout target
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
-        with:
-          repository: codeigniter4/userguide
-          token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
-          path: userguide
-
-      - name: Install Sphinx
-        run: |
-          sudo apt install python3-sphinx
-          sudo pip3 install sphinxcontrib-phpdomain
-          sudo pip3 install sphinx_rtd_theme
-
-      - name: Chmod
-        run: chmod +x ./source/.github/scripts/deploy-userguide
-
-      - name: Deploy
-        run: ./source/.github/scripts/deploy-userguide ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/source ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/userguide ${GITHUB_REF##*/}
-
-      - name: Release
-        uses: actions/github-script@v6
-        with:
-          github-token: ${{secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN}}
-          script: |
-            const release = await github.rest.repos.getLatestRelease({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: context.repo.repo
-            })
-            github.rest.repos.createRelease({
-              owner: context.repo.owner,
-              repo: 'userguide',
-              tag_name: release.data.tag_name,
-              name: release.data.name,
-              body: release.data.body
-            })
diff --git a/admin/RELEASE.md b/admin/RELEASE.md
index 174147ac5733..d37868bf1d5b 100644
--- a/admin/RELEASE.md
+++ b/admin/RELEASE.md
@@ -60,15 +60,15 @@ CodeIgniter 4.x.x release.
 
 See the changelog: https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/blob/develop/CHANGELOG.md
 ```
-* Watch for the "Deploy Framework" Action to make sure **framework** and **appstarter** get updated
-* Run the following commands to install and test AppStarter and verify the new version:
+* Watch for the "Deploy Distributable Repos" action to make sure **framework**, **appstarter**, and **userguide** get updated
+* Run the following commands to install and test `appstarter` and verify the new version:
 ```console
 composer create-project codeigniter4/appstarter release-test
 cd release-test
 composer test && composer info codeigniter4/framework
 ```
-* Verify that the User Guide Actions succeeded:
-    * "Deploy User Guide", framework repo
+* Verify that the user guide actions succeeded:
+    * "Deploy Distributable Repos", framework repo
     * "Deploy Production", UG repo
     * "pages-build-deployment", both repos
 * Fast-forward `develop` branch to catch the merge commit from `master`