diff --git a/.github/workflows/cross-maven.yml b/.github/workflows/cross-maven.yml
index 969139fa..bb63e099 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cross-maven.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cross-maven.yml
@@ -70,3 +70,53 @@ jobs:
         run: ./server/mvnw clean install -f core/pom.xml -DskipTests -DskipITs -Dformat.formatter.goal=validate -Dformat.imports.goal=check -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false -Dmaven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds=120
       - name: Maven build Debezium Server
         run: ./server/mvnw clean install -fae -f server/pom.xml -Passembly -Dformat.formatter.goal=validate -Dformat.imports.goal=check -Dhttp.keepAlive=false -Dmaven.wagon.http.pool=false -Dmaven.wagon.httpconnectionManager.ttlSeconds=120 -DskipNonCore
+
+  validate-distribution:
+    name: Verify debezium-server distribution
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        sink: [ redis ]
+    needs: build
+    steps:
+      - name: Set up JDK
+        uses: actions/setup-java@v4
+        with:
+          distribution: 'temurin'
+          java-version: 21
+      - name: Cache Maven packages
+        uses: actions/cache@v4
+        with:
+          path: ~/.m2
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-m2-${{ hashFiles('**/pom.xml') }}
+          restore-keys: ${{ runner.os }}-m2
+      - name: Checkout Debezium Server repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Validate sink '${{matrix.sink}}'
+        run: |
+          # Creating the distribution archives
+          DISTRIBUTION_FOLDER=./debezium-server-dist
+          SINK=${{matrix.sink}}
+          ./mvnw clean package -DskipITs -DskipTests -Passembly
+          # Start Up dependant services
+          docker compose -f $DISTRIBUTION_FOLDER/src/test/resources/$SINK/docker-compose.yml up -d
+          # Copy configuration file
+          mkdir $DISTRIBUTION_FOLDER/target/config
+          cp $DISTRIBUTION_FOLDER/src/test/resources/$SINK/application.properties $DISTRIBUTION_FOLDER/target/config/application.properties
+          # Run debezium server at background
+          chmod +x $DISTRIBUTION_FOLDER/target/classes/distro/run.sh
+          docker run --name server-$SINK -d -v $DISTRIBUTION_FOLDER/target:/opt:z -p 8080:8080 --network debezium-backend -w /opt registry.access.redhat.com/ubi8/openjdk-21 /opt/classes/distro/run.sh
+          timeout 60 bash -c 'while [[ "$(curl -s -o /dev/null -w ''%{http_code}'' http://localhost:8080/q/health)" != "200" ]]; do sleep 5; done' || false
+      - name: Print logs
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          echo "Logs from dependant services:"
+          docker compose -f ./debezium-server-dist/src/test/resources/${{matrix.sink}}/docker-compose.yml logs
+          echo "Logs from Debezium server:"
+          docker logs server-${{matrix.sink}}
+      - name: Clean Up
+        if: always()
+        run: |
+          docker rm -f server-${{matrix.sink}}
+          docker compose -f ./debezium-server-dist/src/test/resources/${{matrix.sink}}/docker-compose.yml down
diff --git a/debezium-server-dist/src/test/resources/redis/application.properties b/debezium-server-dist/src/test/resources/redis/application.properties
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9ccb999f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debezium-server-dist/src/test/resources/redis/application.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Docker file used by GitHub actions to verify the debezium-server-dist works.
+debezium.sink.type=redis
+debezium.sink.redis.address=redis:6379
+debezium.source.connector.class=io.debezium.connector.postgresql.PostgresConnector
+debezium.source.offset.storage.file.filename=data/offsets.dat
+debezium.source.offset.flush.interval.ms=0
+debezium.source.database.hostname=postgres
+debezium.source.database.port=5432
+debezium.source.database.user=postgres
+debezium.source.database.password=postgres
+debezium.source.database.dbname=postgres
+debezium.source.topic.prefix=tutorial
+debezium.source.schema.include.list=inventory
+quarkus.log.console.json=false
diff --git a/debezium-server-dist/src/test/resources/redis/docker-compose.yml b/debezium-server-dist/src/test/resources/redis/docker-compose.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8d81f211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debezium-server-dist/src/test/resources/redis/docker-compose.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Docker file used by GitHub actions to verify the debezium-server-dist works.
+services:
+  postgres:
+    image: quay.io/debezium/example-postgres:2.1
+    ports:
+      - "5432:5432"
+    environment:
+      - POSTGRES_USER=postgres
+      - POSTGRES_PASSWORD=postgres
+    networks:
+      - backend
+
+  redis:
+    image: bitnami/redis:7.0
+    ports:
+      - "6379:6379"
+    environment:
+      - ALLOW_EMPTY_PASSWORD=yes
+    networks:
+      - backend
+networks:
+  backend:
+    name: debezium-backend
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