diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-for-ab-number.yml b/.github/workflows/check-for-ab-number.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ba96951
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-for-ab-number.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+name: 'Description contains AB# with a valid work item id'
+on: # rebuild any PRs for main branch changes
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, reopened, edited, synchronize]
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  check-commit-message:
+    name: Check Commit Message  
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: gsactions/commit-message-checker@v2
+        with:
+          pattern: 'AB#\d+'
+          error: 'Commit messages must contain a valid Azure DevOps work item ID (e.g., AB#123).'
+          excludeDescription: 'true'
+          excludeTitle: 'true'
+          checkAllCommitMessages: 'true' 
+          accessToken: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8c932d7..6a760e7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         run: dotnet test --no-build --verbosity normal --configuration Release /p:CollectCoverage=true /p:Threshold=50 /p:ThresholdType=line /p:ThresholdStat=Average /p:CoverletOutput=./TestResults/ /p:ExcludeByAttribute="GeneratedCodeAttribute"
 
   publish-github-packages:
-    name: Publish to GitHub Packages
+    name: Publish Package to GitHub Packages and NuGet.org
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: test
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-pr-ab.yml b/.github/workflows/validate-pr-ab.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 83b0c2c..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-pr-ab.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-name: 'Description contains AB# with a valid work item id'
-on: # rebuild any PRs for main branch changes
-  pull_request:
-    types: [opened, reopened, edited]
-    branches:
-      - master
-
-permissions:
-  contents: read
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  create-edit-comment:
-    name: check   
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: danhellem/github-actions-pr-is-linked-to-work-item@main
-  
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/LogicBuilder.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.slnx b/LogicBuilder.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.slnx
index f490f97..a13c195 100644
--- a/LogicBuilder.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.slnx
+++ b/LogicBuilder.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.slnx
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 <Solution>
   <Folder Name="/Solution Items/">
+    <File Path=".github/workflows/check-for-ab-number.yml" />
     <File Path=".github/workflows/ci.yml" />
     <File Path=".github/workflows/release.yml" />
-    <File Path=".github/workflows/validate-pr-ab.yml" />
   </Folder>
   <Project Path="LogicBuilder.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.Tests/LogicBuilder.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.Tests.csproj" Id="a8c7ff01-a569-45c6-adeb-15a6311901fe" />
   <Project Path="LogicBuilder.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization/LogicBuilder.ComponentModel.Design.Serialization.csproj" />