diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 1801896..737be4b 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1 @@
-*   @abhijeetviswam
+* @abhijeetviswam
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f8124a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-validation.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+name: PR Validation
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, reopened, labeled, unlabeled]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  pull-requests: read
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      # 1️⃣ Checkout the PR branch first
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0  # fetch full history so git log and rebase work
+
+      # 2️⃣ Fetch main to rebase
+      - name: Fetch main branch
+        run: git fetch origin develop
+
+      # 3️⃣ Rebase PR onto main
+      - name: Rebase on main
+        run: |
+          git rebase origin/develop || (
+            echo "❌ Rebase failed. Please rebase your branch on main." && exit 1
+          )
+
+      # 5️⃣ Check if QA label exists
+      - name: Check for QA-Approved label
+        run: |
+          echo "Checking for QA-Approved label..."
+          LABELS=$(gh pr view ${{ github.event.pull_request.number }} --json labels --jq '.labels[].name')
+          echo "Labels found: $LABELS"
+          if [[ "$LABELS" != *"QA-Approved"* ]]; then
+            echo "❌ Missing QA-Approved label. QA must approve before merge."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}