diff --git a/.github/workflows/analysis.yml b/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
index bace7f29f..60dc046a6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/analysis.yml
@@ -93,4 +93,38 @@ jobs:
           else
             exit 0
           fi
-
+  release-version-and-date-analysis:
+    name: "release version and date analysis"
+    runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@8ade135a41bc03ea155e62e844d188df1ea18608 # v4.1.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Release Version and Date Analysis
+        run: |  
+          # search for release and date line from CITATION.cff with format:
+          # 'version: X.X.X' and 'date-released: XXXX-XX-XX' then extract to variables
+          # find the line with each, then extract the value wanted (version number or date) as well as line number
+          version_citation_info=$(grep -n -E -m1 '^version: [0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+' "CITATION.cff")
+          version_citation_line=$(echo "$version_citation_info" | cut -d: -f1)
+          version_citation=$(echo "$version_citation_info" | awk '{print $2}')
+          date_citation_info=$(grep -n -E -m1 'date-released: [0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}' "CITATION.cff")
+          date_citation_line=$(echo "$date_citation_info" | cut -d: -f1)
+          date_citation=$(echo "$date_citation_info" | awk '{print $2}')
+          # search for version and date line from ChangeLog.md with format:
+          # '## [X.X.X] - [XX-XX-XXXX]'
+          # find most recent line with version and date of release in ChangeLog.md
+          vd_changelog_info=$(grep -n -E -m1 '## \[[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\] - [0-9]{4}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{2}' "ChangeLog.md")
+          vd_changelog_line=$(echo "$vd_changelog_info" | cut -d: -f1)
+          # extract version, date and line number (since it's always on one line) to variables
+          version_changelog=$(echo "$vd_changelog_info" | awk -F'[][]' '{print $2}')
+          date_changelog=$(echo "$vd_changelog_info" | awk -F' - ' '{print $2}')
+          # compare version numbers and dates between files, listing discrepancies where found
+          if [[ "$version_changelog" != "$version_citation" ]]; then
+           echo "Release version numbers do not match: $version_changelog (ChangeLog.md on line $vd_changelog_line) vs $version_citation (CITATION.cff on line $version_citation_line)"
+           exit 1
+          fi
+          if [[ "$date_changelog" != "$date_citation" ]]; then
+           echo "Release dates do not match: $date_changelog (ChangeLog.md on line $vd_changelog_line) vs $date_citation (CITATION.cff on line $date_citation_line)"
+           exit 1
+          fi
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index bd4b4ce0b..17ea01a05 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Stumpless Logging Library
 license: Apache-2.0
 repository-code: "https://github.com/goatshriek/stumpless"
 version: 2.2.0
-date-released: 2023-01-16
+date-released: 2024-05-26
 keywords:
   - journald
   - logging