diff --git a/.github/workflows/pattern-sh-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/pattern-sh-ci.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ed0e6a07
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/pattern-sh-ci.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+name: Run Bash Script on Multiple Distributions
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "Makefile"
+    branches:
+      - main
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "scripts/**"
+      - "Makefile"
+
+jobs:
+  run-script:
+    name: Run Bash Script
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        # Fedora is not an option yet
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-22.04]
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Install Podman on Ubuntu
+        if: contains(matrix.os, 'ubuntu')
+        run: |
+          sudo apt-get update
+          sudo apt-get install -y podman
+
+      # Currently we do not do MacOSX as it is not free, maybe in the future
+      # - name: Install Podman on macOS
+      #   if: contains(matrix.os, 'macos')
+      #   run: |
+      #     brew install podman
+      #     podman machine init
+      #     podman machine start
+
+      - name: Verify Podman Installation
+        run: podman --version
+
+      - name: Run pattern.sh script
+        run: |
+          export TARGET_BRANCH=main
+          ./scripts/pattern-util.sh make validate-origin
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index fc10236e..4e977e10 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ TARGET_ORIGIN ?= origin
 # This is because we expect to use tokens for repo authentication as opposed to SSH keys
 TARGET_REPO=$(shell git ls-remote --get-url --symref $(TARGET_ORIGIN) | sed -e 's/.*URL:[[:space:]]*//' -e 's%^git@%%' -e 's%^https://%%' -e 's%:%/%' -e 's%^%https://%')
 # git branch --show-current is also available as of git 2.22, but we will use this for compatibility
-TARGET_BRANCH=$(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
+TARGET_BRANCH ?= $(shell git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD)
 
 UUID_FILE ?= ~/.config/validated-patterns/pattern-uuid
 UUID_HELM_OPTS ?=
diff --git a/scripts/pattern-util.sh b/scripts/pattern-util.sh
index 27b30229..8258d469 100755
--- a/scripts/pattern-util.sh
+++ b/scripts/pattern-util.sh
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ podman run -it --rm --pull=newer \
     -e EXTRA_PLAYBOOK_OPTS \
     -e TARGET_ORIGIN \
     -e TARGET_SITE \
+    -e TARGET_BRANCH \
     -e NAME \
     -e TOKEN_SECRET \
     -e TOKEN_NAMESPACE \