diff --git a/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yaml b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..219bd6d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/cherry-pick.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+name: Cherry Pick
+
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+  branches:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    outputs:
+      branches: ${{ steps.cherry_pick_branches.outputs.result }}
+    steps:
+      - name: Check for cherry-pick labels
+        id: cherry_pick_branches
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const { data: issue } = await github.rest.issues.get({
+              issue_number: context.issue.number,
+              owner: context.repo.owner,
+              repo: context.repo.repo,
+            });
+
+            const labels = issue.labels.map(label => label.name);
+            console.log(`Labels: ${labels}`);
+
+            const branches = labels.filter(label => label.startsWith('cherry-pick/'))
+              .map(label => label.substr(12));
+            console.log(`Branches: ${branches}`);
+
+            return branches
+
+  cherry-pick:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: branches
+    if: ${{ needs.branches.outputs.branches != '[]' && needs.branches.outputs.branches != '' }}
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        branch: ${{ fromJson(needs.branches.outputs.branches) }}
+    steps:
+      - name: checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ matrix.branch }}
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Get Token
+        id: get_workflow_token
+        uses: peter-murray/workflow-application-token-action@v3
+        with:
+          application_id: ${{ vars.TRUSTIFICATION_BOT_ID }}
+          application_private_key: ${{ secrets.TRUSTIFICATION_BOT_KEY }}
+
+      - name: Cherry-pick
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ steps.get_workflow_token.outputs.token }}
+        run: |
+          BRANCH_NAME="cherry-pick-pr${{ github.event.number }}-${{ matrix.branch }}"
+          git config --global user.email "noreply@github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "Cherry Picker"
+          git checkout -b ${BRANCH_NAME}
+          git cherry-pick -s ${{ github.sha }}
+          git push origin ${BRANCH_NAME}
+          gh pr create --base ${{ matrix.branch }} --fill
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-repo.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci-repo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..daaf12b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-repo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: CI (repo level)
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+      - "release/*"
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - "main"
+      - "release/*"
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  workflow_call:
+
+jobs:
+  ci:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Set up Rust
+        uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+      - name: Crate Format
+        run: cargo fmt --check
+      - name: Crate Check
+        run: cargo check
+      - name: Crate Clippy
+        run: cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features -- -D warnings
+      - name: Crate Test
+        run: cargo test
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b39d31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+/target
+.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..41b561e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
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diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e55fb02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+[workspace]
+resolver = "2"
+members = [
+    "pkg/action",
+    "pkg/pr",
+    "cmd/verify-pr",
+]
+
+[workspace.package]
+version = "0.1.1"
+edition = "2021"
+publish = false
+license = "Apache-2.0"
+
+[workspace.dependencies]
+envy = "0.4.2"
+serde = { version = "1" }
+serde_json = { version = "1" }
+regex = { version = "1" }
+tempfile = { version = "3" }
+
+action = { path = "./pkg/action" }
+pr = { path = "./pkg/pr" }
+
+[patch.crates-io]
diff --git a/cmd/verify-pr/Cargo.toml b/cmd/verify-pr/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d38fd16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/verify-pr/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+[package]
+name = "verify-pr"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+action = { workspace = true }
+pr = { workspace = true }
+
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+serde_json = { workspace = true }
+
+[dev-dependencies]
+tempfile = { workspace = true }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/verify-pr/action.yml b/cmd/verify-pr/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29e04fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/verify-pr/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+name: "Verify PR"
+description: Verify PRs for Trustification organization
+inputs:
+  github_token:
+    description: "the github_token provided by the actions runner"
+    required: true
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up Rust
+      uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
+    - name: Run verify
+      run: cd ${GITHUB_ACTION_PATH} && cargo run --bin verify-pr
+      shell: bash
+      
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/cmd/verify-pr/src/main.rs b/cmd/verify-pr/src/main.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b296390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/verify-pr/src/main.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+use action::context::vars_from_env;
+use pr::prefix::{PRType, PRTypeError};
+use serde::Deserialize;
+use std::fs;
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct Event {
+    pub pull_request: PullRequestEvent,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Deserialize)]
+struct PullRequestEvent {
+    title: String,
+}
+
+fn main() -> Result<(), PRTypeError> {
+    let gh_context = vars_from_env().expect("Failed to get github env vars");
+
+    // Parse the event
+    let event_file =
+        fs::read_to_string(gh_context.github_event_path).expect("Unable to read github event file");
+
+    let event: Event =
+        serde_json::from_str(&event_file).expect("unable to unmarshal PullRequest event");
+
+    // Check the title of the PR
+    let pr_type = PRType::from_title(&event.pull_request.title)?;
+
+    println!("{:?}", pr_type);
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::main;
+    use tempfile::NamedTempFile;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn read_from_file() {
+        std::env::set_var("CI", "true");
+        std::env::set_var("GITHUB_ACTIONS", "true");
+        std::env::set_var("GITHUB_EVENT_NAME", "foo");
+
+        let event_that_generates_ok = "{\"pull_request\":{\"title\":\"WIP: :bug: Fix bug\"}}";
+        let event_that_generates_error =
+            "{\"pull_request\":{\"title\":\"WIP: [docs] Update documentation\"}}";
+
+        //
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new().expect("Failed to create temp file");
+        let path = temp_file.path(); // Get the temporary file's path
+        std::fs::write(path, event_that_generates_ok).expect("Failed to write to temp file");
+
+        std::env::set_var("GITHUB_EVENT_PATH", path);
+        let result = main();
+        assert!(result.is_ok());
+
+        //
+        let temp_file = NamedTempFile::new().expect("Failed to create temp file");
+        let path = temp_file.path(); // Get the temporary file's path
+        std::fs::write(path, event_that_generates_error).expect("Failed to write to temp file");
+
+        std::env::set_var("GITHUB_EVENT_PATH", path);
+        let result = main();
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/pkg/action/Cargo.toml b/pkg/action/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ae64718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/action/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[package]
+name = "action"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+serde = { workspace = true, features = ["derive"] }
+envy = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/pkg/action/src/context.rs b/pkg/action/src/context.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dab6969
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/action/src/context.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+use envy::Error;
+use serde::Deserialize;
+
+#[derive(Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct GitHubVariables {
+    pub ci: bool,
+    pub github_actions: bool,
+    pub github_event_name: String,
+    pub github_event_path: String,
+}
+
+pub fn vars_from_env() -> Result<GitHubVariables, Error> {
+    envy::from_env::<GitHubVariables>()
+}
diff --git a/pkg/action/src/lib.rs b/pkg/action/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9efb2ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/action/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pub mod context;
diff --git a/pkg/pr/Cargo.toml b/pkg/pr/Cargo.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9d05ac4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pr/Cargo.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+[package]
+name = "pr"
+version.workspace = true
+edition.workspace = true
+license.workspace = true
+
+[dependencies]
+regex = { workspace = true }
diff --git a/pkg/pr/src/lib.rs b/pkg/pr/src/lib.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0465c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pr/src/lib.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+extern crate core;
+
+pub mod prefix;
diff --git a/pkg/pr/src/prefix.rs b/pkg/pr/src/prefix.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d37aa88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/pr/src/prefix.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+// Motivated by, and largely copied from,
+// https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder-release-tools
+
+use core::fmt;
+use regex::Regex;
+
+const PREFIX_FEATURE: (&str, &str) = (":sparkles:", "✨");
+const PREFIX_BUG_FIX: (&str, &str) = (":bug:", "🐛");
+const PREFIX_DOCS: (&str, &str) = (":book:", "📖");
+const PREFIX_INFRA: (&str, &str) = (":seedling:", "🌱");
+const PREFIX_BREAKING: (&str, &str) = (":warning:", "⚠");
+const PREFIX_NO_NOTE: (&str, &str) = (":ghost:", "👻");
+
+// Title, Emoji
+pub type PRTypeError = (String, Option<String>);
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq)]
+pub enum PRType {
+    Feature(String),
+    BugFix(String),
+    Docs(String),
+    Infra(String),
+    Breaking(String),
+    NoNote(String),
+}
+
+impl fmt::Display for PRType {
+    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
+        match self {
+            Self::Feature(title) => write!(f, "PR type 'Feature'\n PR title '{}'", title),
+            Self::BugFix(title) => write!(f, "PR type 'Bug'\n PR title '{}'", title),
+            Self::Docs(title) => write!(f, "PR type 'Docs'\n PR title '{}'", title),
+            Self::Infra(title) => write!(f, "PR type 'Infra'\n PR title '{}'", title),
+            Self::Breaking(title) => write!(f, "PR type 'Breaking'\n PR title '{}'", title),
+            Self::NoNote(title) => write!(f, "PR type 'NoNote'\n PR title '{}'", title),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl PRType {
+    pub fn from_title(value: &str) -> Result<Self, PRTypeError> {
+        let wip_regex = Regex::new(r"(?i)^\W?WIP\W").unwrap();
+        let tag_regex = Regex::new(r"^\[[\w.-]*]").unwrap();
+
+        // Remove the WIP prefix if found.
+        let value = wip_regex.replace_all(value, "");
+
+        // Trim to remove spaces after WIP.
+        let value = value.trim();
+
+        // Remove a tag prefix if found.
+        let value = tag_regex.replace_all(value, "");
+        let value = value.trim();
+
+        if value.is_empty() {
+            return Err((value.to_string(), None));
+        }
+
+        // Trusting those that came before...
+        // https://github.com/kubernetes-sigs/kubebuilder-release-tools/blob/4f3d1085b4458a49ed86918b4b55505716715b77/notes/common/prefix.go#L123-L125
+        // strip the variation selector from the title, if present
+        // (some systems sneak it in -- my guess is OSX)
+        fn trust(title: &str) -> String {
+            let result = if title.starts_with('\u{FE0F}') {
+                let result: String = title.chars().skip(1).collect();
+                result
+            } else {
+                title.to_string()
+            };
+            result.trim().to_string()
+        }
+
+        if let Some(title) = value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_FEATURE.0) {
+            Ok(PRType::Feature(trust(title)))
+        } else if let Some(title) = value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_BUG_FIX.0) {
+            Ok(PRType::BugFix(trust(title)))
+        } else if let Some(title) = value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_DOCS.0) {
+            Ok(PRType::Docs(trust(title)))
+        } else if let Some(title) = value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_INFRA.0) {
+            Ok(PRType::Infra(trust(title)))
+        } else if let Some(title) = value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_BREAKING.0) {
+            Ok(PRType::Breaking(trust(title)))
+        } else if let Some(title) = value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_NO_NOTE.0) {
+            Ok(PRType::NoNote(trust(title)))
+        } else if value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_FEATURE.1).is_some()
+            || value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_BUG_FIX.1).is_some()
+            || value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_DOCS.1).is_some()
+            || value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_INFRA.1).is_some()
+            || value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_BREAKING.1).is_some()
+            || value.strip_prefix(PREFIX_NO_NOTE.1).is_some()
+        {
+            let emoji = value.chars().next().map(|c| c.to_string());
+            return Err((trust(value), emoji));
+        } else {
+            return Err((trust(value), None));
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn title(&self) -> String {
+        match self {
+            PRType::Feature(title) => title.to_string(),
+            PRType::BugFix(title) => title.to_string(),
+            PRType::Docs(title) => title.to_string(),
+            PRType::Infra(title) => title.to_string(),
+            PRType::Breaking(title) => title.to_string(),
+            PRType::NoNote(title) => title.to_string(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use crate::prefix::{PRType, PRTypeError};
+
+    struct TestCase {
+        pub title: &'static str,
+        pub expected_result: Result<PRType, PRTypeError>,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn title_cases() {
+        let test_cases = vec![
+            TestCase {
+                title: "WIP: [docs] Update documentation",
+                expected_result: Err(("Update documentation".to_string(), None)),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "WIP: :sparkles: Add new feature",
+                expected_result: Ok(PRType::Feature("Add new feature".to_string())),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "WIP: :warning: Breaking change",
+                expected_result: Ok(PRType::Breaking("Breaking change".to_string())),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "WIP: :bug: Fix bug",
+                expected_result: Ok(PRType::BugFix("Fix bug".to_string())),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: ":ghost: Don't put me in release notes",
+                expected_result: Ok(PRType::NoNote("Don't put me in release notes".to_string())),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "WIP: :seedling: Infrastructure change",
+                expected_result: Ok(PRType::Infra("Infrastructure change".to_string())),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "WIP: No prefix in title",
+                expected_result: Err(("No prefix in title".to_string(), None)),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "No prefix in title",
+                expected_result: Err(("No prefix in title".to_string(), None)),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "WIP:",
+                expected_result: Err(("".to_string(), None)),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "",
+                expected_result: Err(("".to_string(), None)),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "WIP: [tag] :sparkles: Add new feature",
+                expected_result: Ok(PRType::Feature("Add new feature".to_string())),
+            },
+            TestCase {
+                title: "👻 I should have used the alias",
+                expected_result: Err((
+                    "👻 I should have used the alias".to_string(),
+                    Some("👻".to_string()),
+                )),
+            },
+        ];
+
+        for tc in test_cases {
+            let pr = PRType::from_title(tc.title);
+            assert_eq!(tc.expected_result, pr);
+        }
+    }
+}