diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b3d5bb250c26e31300239f104e70f17d14bc39ca..b91a8b2b04e2d0b957e2f8b8ba16dc6504eb247a 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ version:
   allow_failure: true
   variables:
     CHART_FILE: chart/Chart.yaml
+    BASEGIT_FILE: base/gitrepository.yaml
   script:
   - git fetch --all
   - ./scripts/lint_version.sh
diff --git a/scripts/lint_version.sh b/scripts/lint_version.sh
index 81aa0476cb23c1fe70fc8d360b7c2f9ae1bfc0ba..34c63c39be1a95555c87e1b433c11dd158b37baf 100755
--- a/scripts/lint_version.sh
+++ b/scripts/lint_version.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 
-# obtain the default version
-default_version=$(git show origin/${CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH}:${CHART_FILE} | grep -oP 'version: \K(.*)')
+# obtain the default chart version
+chart_default_version=$(git show origin/${CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH}:${CHART_FILE} | ggrep -oP 'version: \K(.*)')
 
 # check for command error
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-# obtain the local version
-local_version=$(cat ${CHART_FILE} | grep -oP 'version: \K(.*)')
+# obtain the local chart version
+chart_local_version=$(cat ${CHART_FILE} | ggrep -oP 'version: \K(.*)')
 
 # check for command error
 if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
@@ -18,15 +18,47 @@ if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
+# obtain the default base git repository tag
+basegit_default_tag=$(git show origin/${CI_DEFAULT_BRANCH}:${BASEGIT_FILE} | ggrep -oP 'tag: \K(.*)')
+
+# check for command error
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Error: An unknown error has occurred while attempting to retrieve the default tag from ${BASEGIT_FILE}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# obtain the local base git repository tag
+basegit_local_tag=$(cat ${BASEGIT_FILE} | ggrep -oP 'tag: \K(.*)')
+
+# check for command error
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+  echo "Error: An unknown error has occurred while attempting to retrieve the local tag from ${BASEGIT_FILE}"
+  exit 1
+fi
+
 # debug print
-echo "Default version: $default_version"
-echo "Local version: $local_version"
+echo "Default chart version: $chart_default_version"
+echo "Local chart version: $chart_local_version"
+
+# assume success
+exit_code=0
 
 # error if the versions are not different
-if [[ "$default_version" == "$local_version" ]]; then
+if [[ "$chart_default_version" == "$chart_local_version" ]]; then
   echo "The version has not been updated in ${CHART_FILE}, please update this file"
-  exit 1
+  exit_code=1
+fi
+
+echo "--"
+
+echo "Default base git repository version: $basegit_default_tag"
+echo "Local base git repository version: $basegit_local_tag"
+
+# error if the versions are not different
+if [[ "$chart_default_version" == "$chart_local_version" ]]; then
+  echo "The tag has not been updated in ${CHART_FILE}, please update this file"
+  exit_code=1
 fi
 
-# default to success
-exit 0
\ No newline at end of file
+# exit with stored code
+exit $exit_code
\ No newline at end of file