diff --git a/.github/helm-docs.sh b/.github/helm-docs.sh
index c5a31c95e..b5b5f30c2 100755
--- a/.github/helm-docs.sh
+++ b/.github/helm-docs.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,30 @@
 set -euxo pipefail
 
 # check if helm-docs is installed
+#!/bin/bash
+
+# Check if helm-docs is installed
 if ! command -v helm-docs &>/dev/null; then
-	echo "helm-docs could not be found. You can install it from https://github.com/norwoodj/helm-docs."
-	exit
+    echo "helm-docs could not be found."
+    echo "You can install it from https://github.com/norwoodj/helm-docs."
+    exit 1
 fi
 
+# Optionally check if the version of helm-docs is acceptable
+REQUIRED_VERSION="v1.7.0"
+INSTALLED_VERSION=$(helm-docs --version)
+
+if [[ "$INSTALLED_VERSION" < "$REQUIRED_VERSION" ]]; then
+    echo "Installed helm-docs version ($INSTALLED_VERSION) is older than required version ($REQUIRED_VERSION)."
+    echo "Please update helm-docs to the latest version."
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "helm-docs version $INSTALLED_VERSION is installed and up-to-date."
+fi
+
+# Further actions can be added below, such as running helm-docs commands.
+
+
 # validate docs
 cd charts/jenkins
 helm-docs --template-files=VALUES.md.gotmpl --output-file=VALUES.md