diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bf96198
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* @vechain/public-repos
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate_apps.yml b/.github/workflows/validate_apps.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..86a9410
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate_apps.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+name:  Validate Links
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  validate-links:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install Dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+  
+      - name: Run validation
+        run: npm run validate:links
+        env:
+           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/scripts/validate.ts b/scripts/validate.ts
index 8590343..00bedcb 100644
--- a/scripts/validate.ts
+++ b/scripts/validate.ts
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ const checkLink = async (appDir: string) => {
     const link = manifest.href
 
     try {
+        console.log(`checking ${link}`)
         await axios.get(link)
     } catch (e) {
         throw new ValidationError(`${link} is not reachable`)