diff --git a/.github/workflows/basic.yml b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
index dc54be7..3317815 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/basic.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/basic.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,14 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           python -m py_compile lavalab-gen.py 2> output
           if [ -s output ] ; then cat output ; exit 1 ; fi
+      - name: check version change
+        run: |
+          python -m pip install --upgrade pip
+          pip install pyyaml
+          export OUTDIR=$(mktemp -d --dry-run)
+          ./lavalab-gen.py -o $OUTDIR boards-ci2.yaml
+          grep -q 2024.xx $OUTDIR/masterci1/Dockerfile || exit 1
+          grep -q 2024.xx $OUTDIR/lab-ci-0/Dockerfile || exit 1
   check-lava-lab-gen:
     runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
     steps:
diff --git a/boards-ci2.yaml b/boards-ci2.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d15a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/boards-ci2.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+---
+masters:
+  - name: masterci1
+    host: local
+    users:
+      - name: admin
+        token: tokenforci
+        password: passwordforci
+        superuser: true
+        staff: true
+    tokens:
+      - username: admin
+        token: dfjdfkfkdjfkdsjfslforci
+        description: no description
+    version: 2024.xx
+
+slaves:
+  - name: lab-ci-0
+    host: local
+    remote_master: masterci1
+    remote_user: admin
+    use_overlay_server: false
+    use_tftp: false
+    version: 2024.xx
+
+boards:
+  - name: qemu-01
+    type: qemu