diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-main.yaml
index ea9cc118438e8..9f7f96b3d5b98 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-main.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ base_images:
     name: builder
     namespace: ocp
     tag: rhel-9-golang-1.23-openshift-4.19
+  yamllint:
+    name: rust
+    namespace: cincinnati-ci-public
+    tag: boot-root-1.79.0
 build_root:
   from_repository: true
 images:
@@ -171,6 +175,12 @@ tests:
       CHECK_MOD_LIST: "false"
     test:
     - ref: go-verify-deps
+- as: verify-yaml
+  commands: make verify-yaml
+  container:
+    clone: true
+    from: yamllint
+  run_if_changed: (\.yaml|\.yml)$
 zz_generated_metadata:
   branch: main
   org: openshift
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-main-presubmits.yaml
index d8db20b650c30..c1bd11b7b3d72 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift/cluster-version-operator/openshift-cluster-version-operator-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -1211,3 +1211,57 @@ presubmits:
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
     trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )verify-deps,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: false
+    branches:
+    - ^main$
+    - ^main-
+    cluster: build06
+    context: ci/prow/verify-yaml
+    decorate: true
+    labels:
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-cluster-version-operator-main-verify-yaml
+    rerun_command: /test verify-yaml
+    run_if_changed: (\.yaml|\.yml)$
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --target=verify-yaml
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        image: ci-operator:latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )verify-yaml,?($|\s.*)