diff --git a/src/gh_action/Dockerfile b/src/gh_action/Dockerfile
index 7166042ab..7ccbd3d40 100644
--- a/src/gh_action/Dockerfile
+++ b/src/gh_action/Dockerfile
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ RUN \
     apt update && apt install -y --no-install-recommends \
         # install git with git-lfs support
         git git-lfs \
+        # install ssh client for git signing
+        openssh-client \
         # install python cmodule / binary module build utilities
         python3-dev gcc make cmake cargo \
     # Configure global pip
diff --git a/tests/gh_action/suite/test_version_ssh_signing.sh b/tests/gh_action/suite/test_version_ssh_signing.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f0c82c1a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/gh_action/suite/test_version_ssh_signing.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+__file__="$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")"
+__directory__="$(dirname "${__file__}")"
+
+if ! [ "${UTILS_LOADED}" = "true" ]; then
+    # shellcheck source=tests/utils.sh
+    source "$__directory__/../utils.sh"
+fi
+
+test_version_ssh_signing() {
+    # Test that SSH signing keys are correctly configured in the action
+    # We will generate an SSH key pair and pass it to the action to ensure
+    # the ssh-agent and ssh-add commands work correctly
+    local index="${1:?Index not provided}"
+    local test_name="${FUNCNAME[0]}"
+
+    # Generate a temporary SSH key pair for testing
+    local ssh_key_dir
+    ssh_key_dir="$(mktemp -d)"
+    local ssh_private_key_file="$ssh_key_dir/signing_key"
+    local ssh_public_key_file="$ssh_key_dir/signing_key.pub"
+
+    # Generate SSH key pair (Ed25519 for faster generation and smaller keys)
+    # Note: Using empty passphrase (-N "") for test purposes only
+    if ! ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -N "" -f "$ssh_private_key_file" -C "test@example.com" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        error "Failed to generate SSH key pair!"
+        rm -rf "$ssh_key_dir"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Read the generated keys
+    local ssh_public_key
+    local ssh_private_key
+    ssh_public_key="$(cat "$ssh_public_key_file")"
+    ssh_private_key="$(cat "$ssh_private_key_file")"
+
+    # Clean up the temporary key files
+    rm -rf "$ssh_key_dir"
+
+    # Create expectations & set env variables that will be passed in for Docker command
+    local WITH_VAR_GITHUB_TOKEN="ghp_1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x0x1x2x3x4x5x6x7x8x9x0"
+    local WITH_VAR_NO_OPERATION_MODE="true"
+    local WITH_VAR_VERBOSITY="2"
+    local WITH_VAR_GIT_COMMITTER_NAME="Test User"
+    local WITH_VAR_GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL="test@example.com"
+    local WITH_VAR_SSH_PUBLIC_SIGNING_KEY="$ssh_public_key"
+    local WITH_VAR_SSH_PRIVATE_SIGNING_KEY="$ssh_private_key"
+
+    # Expected messages in output
+    local expected_ssh_setup_msg="SSH Key pair found, configuring signing..."
+    local expected_psr_cmd=".*/bin/semantic-release -vv --noop version"
+
+    # Execute the test & capture output
+    local output=""
+    if ! output="$(run_test "$index. $test_name" 2>&1)"; then
+        # Log the output for debugging purposes
+        log "$output"
+        error "fatal error occurred!"
+        error "::error:: $test_name failed!"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Evaluate the output to ensure SSH setup message is present
+    if ! printf '%s' "$output" | grep -q "$expected_ssh_setup_msg"; then
+        # Log the output for debugging purposes
+        log "$output"
+        error "Failed to find SSH setup message in the output!"
+        error "\tExpected Message: $expected_ssh_setup_msg"
+        error "::error:: $test_name failed!"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Evaluate the output to ensure ssh-agent was started successfully
+    if ! printf '%s' "$output" | grep -q "Agent pid"; then
+        # Log the output for debugging purposes
+        log "$output"
+        error "Failed to find ssh-agent start message in the output!"
+        error "\tExpected Message pattern: 'Agent pid'"
+        error "::error:: $test_name failed!"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Evaluate the output to ensure ssh-add was successful
+    if ! printf '%s' "$output" | grep -q "Identity added"; then
+        # Log the output for debugging purposes
+        log "$output"
+        error "Failed to find ssh-add success message in the output!"
+        error "\tExpected Message pattern: 'Identity added'"
+        error "::error:: $test_name failed!"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    # Evaluate the output to ensure the expected command is present
+    if ! printf '%s' "$output" | grep -q -E "$expected_psr_cmd"; then
+        # Log the output for debugging purposes
+        log "$output"
+        error "Failed to find the expected command in the output!"
+        error "\tExpected Command: $expected_psr_cmd"
+        error "::error:: $test_name failed!"
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    log "\n$index. $test_name: PASSED!"
+}