diff --git a/.github/find-api-model-versions.py b/.github/find-api-model-versions.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0c0f53fcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/find-api-model-versions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+import os
+import sys
+from policyengine_api.constants import COUNTRY_PACKAGE_VERSIONS
+
+
+def find_api_model_versions_and_output_to_github():
+    """
+    Find the API model versions and output them to a file for GitHub.
+    """
+    # Try to get package versions for US and UK
+    us_version = COUNTRY_PACKAGE_VERSIONS.get("us")
+    uk_version = COUNTRY_PACKAGE_VERSIONS.get("uk")
+
+    if not us_version:
+        print("Error: US package version not found.", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    if not uk_version:
+        print("Error: UK package version not found.", file=sys.stderr)
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+    # Write to GitHub Actions environment
+    with open(os.environ["GITHUB_ENV"], "a") as f:
+        f.write(f"US_VERSION={us_version}\n")
+        f.write(f"UK_VERSION={uk_version}\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    find_api_model_versions_and_output_to_github()
+    print("API model versions found and written to GitHub environment.")
+    sys.exit(0)
diff --git a/.github/install-jq.sh b/.github/install-jq.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45562a138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/install-jq.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -e
+
+apt-get update
+apt-get install -y jq
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diff --git a/.github/request-model-versions.sh b/.github/request-simulation-model-versions.sh
similarity index 87%
rename from .github/request-model-versions.sh
rename to .github/request-simulation-model-versions.sh
index cfd8c164c..8e563dc65 100755
--- a/.github/request-model-versions.sh
+++ b/.github/request-simulation-model-versions.sh
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 set -e
 
 # Google Cloud Workflow execution script
-# Usage: ./wait_for_country_versions.sh -b <bucket_name> -us <us_version> -uk <uk_version> [-t timeout] [-i interval]
+# Usage: ./request-simulation-model-versions.sh -b <bucket_name> -us <us_version> -uk <uk_version> [-t timeout] [-i interval]
 
 usage() {
-    echo "Usage: $0 -b <bucket_name> -us <us_version> -uk <uk_version> [-t timeout] [-i interval]"
+    echo "Usage: $0 -us <us_version> -uk <uk_version> [-t timeout] [-i interval]"
     echo ""
     echo "Required flags:"
     echo "  -b  bucket_name      - GCS bucket name"
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ usage() {
     echo "  -h  help            - Show this help message"
     echo ""
     echo "Example:"
-    echo "  $0 -b my-bucket -us v1.2.3 -uk v1.2.4"
-    echo "  $0 -b my-bucket -us v1.2.3 -uk v1.2.4 -t 600 -i 15"
+    echo "  $0 -us v1.2.3 -uk v1.2.4"
+    echo "  $0 -us v1.2.3 -uk v1.2.4 -t 600 -i 15"
     exit 1
 }
 
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ CHECK_INTERVAL="10"
 # Parse command line arguments
 while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
     case "$1" in
+        -h|--help)
+            usage
+            ;;
         -b)
             if [ -z "$2" ]; then
                 echo "Error: -b requires a bucket name"
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 done
 
 # Validate required arguments
-if [ -z "$BUCKET_NAME" ] || [ -z "$US_VERSION" ] || [ -z "$UK_VERSION" ]; then
+if [ -z "$BUCKET_NAME" ] || -z "$US_VERSION" ] || [ -z "$UK_VERSION" ]; then
     echo "Error: Missing required arguments"
     echo "bucket_name (-b), us_version (-us), and uk_version (-uk) are required"
     usage
@@ -98,15 +101,10 @@ if ! [[ "$TIMEOUT_SECONDS" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]] || ! [[ "$CHECK_INTERVAL" =~ ^[0-9]+$
 fi
 
 # Configuration
-PROJECT_ID="${GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT:-$(gcloud config get-value project 2>/dev/null)}"
-WORKFLOW_LOCATION="${WORKFLOW_LOCATION:-us-central1}"
+PROJECT_ID="prod-api-v2-c4d5"
+WORKFLOW_LOCATION="us-central1"
 WORKFLOW_NAME="wait-for-country-packages"
 
-if [ -z "$PROJECT_ID" ]; then
-    echo "Error: Could not determine project ID. Set GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT environment variable."
-    exit 1
-fi
-
 echo "Starting workflow execution..."
 echo "Project: $PROJECT_ID"
 echo "Location: $WORKFLOW_LOCATION"
@@ -134,6 +132,7 @@ echo "Input: $INPUT_JSON"
 # Execute workflow
 echo "Executing workflow..."
 EXECUTION_RESULT=$(gcloud workflows execute "$WORKFLOW_NAME" \
+    --project="$PROJECT_ID" \
     --location="$WORKFLOW_LOCATION" \
     --data="$INPUT_JSON" \
     --format="json")
diff --git a/.github/workflows/push.yml b/.github/workflows/push.yml
index 4b89edcd0..e430f10f0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/push.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/push.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,14 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.11"
+      - name: Install dependencies (required for finding API model versions)
+        run: make install
+      - name: Install jq (required only for GitHub Actions)
+        run: ".github/install-jq.sh"
+      - name: Find API model versions and write to environment variable
+        run: python3 .github/find-api-model-versions.py
+      - name: Ensure full API and simulation API model versions are in sync
+        run: ".github/request-simulation-model-versions.sh -b prod-api-v2-c4d5-metadata -us ${{ env.US_VERSION }} -uk ${{ env.UK_VERSION }}"
       - name: GCP authentication
         uses: "google-github-actions/auth@v2"
         with:
diff --git a/changelog_entry.yaml b/changelog_entry.yaml
index e69de29bb..e35b15ed4 100644
--- a/changelog_entry.yaml
+++ b/changelog_entry.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+- bump: minor
+  changes:
+    added:
+    - GitHub Actions checks that full API and simulation API model versions are in sync
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