diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-zenodo.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-zenodo.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5b2547
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-zenodo.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+name: Check zenodo metadata
+
+on:
+    push:
+        paths:
+          - '.zenodo.json'
+          - '.github/workflows/validate-zenodo.yaml'
+
+jobs:
+  check-zenodo-metadata:
+
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '22'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install zenodraft@0.14.1
+      - name: Check .zenodo.json file
+        run: |
+          npx zenodraft metadata validate .zenodo.json
diff --git a/.zenodo.json b/.zenodo.json
index aa78ed1..6424c98 100644
--- a/.zenodo.json
+++ b/.zenodo.json
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
   "license": {
     "id": "MIT"
   },
-  "publication_date": "2026-02-12",
+  "publication_date": "2026-02-13",
   "title": "TaxonoPy",
   "version": "0.2.0",
   "grants": [
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
index e78ce61..330f6d8 100644
--- a/CITATION.cff
+++ b/CITATION.cff
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ authors:
   given-names: "Jianyang"
   orcid: "https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4060-7427"
 cff-version: 1.2.0
-date-released: "2026-02-12"
+date-released: "2026-02-13"
 identifiers:
   - description: "The GitHub release URL of tag v0.2.0."
     type: url