diff --git a/.github/workflows/charts-release.yaml b/.github/workflows/charts-release.yaml
index 918be6141ef..5b8b0c40efa 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/charts-release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/charts-release.yaml
@@ -240,6 +240,14 @@ jobs:
                   # Extract the file name and first line from each file
                   filename=$(basename "${file}")
                   echo "Found doc file: ${file}"
+                  test_title=$(head -n 1 "${file}" | sed 's/# //')
+                  if [-n ${test_title} ]; then
+                    echo "Doc title should use front matter and not # for title, for example"
+                    echo "---"
+                    echo "title: ${test_title}"
+                    echo "---"
+                    exit 1
+                  fi
                   title=$(cat "${file}" | grep "title: " | sed 's/title: //')
                   echo "The title is: ${title}"
                   # Create a markdown link using the file name and title