diff --git a/ci-operator/config/openshift-hyperfleet/architecture/openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main.yaml b/ci-operator/config/openshift-hyperfleet/architecture/openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main.yaml
index ae760fd1a93f..d81af427df80 100644
--- a/ci-operator/config/openshift-hyperfleet/architecture/openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/config/openshift-hyperfleet/architecture/openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main.yaml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ build_root:
     dockerfile_literal: |
       FROM registry.access.redhat.com/ubi9/ubi:latest
       RUN dnf module enable -y nodejs:20 && \
-            dnf install -y git npm python3-pip && \
+            dnf install -y git make npm python3-pip python3-pyyaml && \
             npm install -g markdownlint-cli2 markdown-link-check && \
             pip3 install yamllint
 resources:
@@ -24,6 +24,11 @@ tests:
   commands: hack/linkcheck.sh
   container:
     from: src
+- as: verify-owners
+  commands: make verify-owners
+  container:
+    from: src
+  run_if_changed: ^(Makefile|hack/owners/|hyperfleet/docs/(owners\.(yaml|md)|working-agreement\.md))
 zz_generated_metadata:
   branch: main
   org: openshift-hyperfleet
diff --git a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-hyperfleet/architecture/openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main-presubmits.yaml b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-hyperfleet/architecture/openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main-presubmits.yaml
index a89d2456ef02..84a91bb91441 100644
--- a/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-hyperfleet/architecture/openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main-presubmits.yaml
+++ b/ci-operator/jobs/openshift-hyperfleet/architecture/openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main-presubmits.yaml
@@ -126,6 +126,70 @@ presubmits:
         secret:
           secretName: result-aggregator
     trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )markdownlint,?($|\s.*)
+  - agent: kubernetes
+    always_run: false
+    branches:
+    - ^main$
+    - ^main-
+    cluster: build01
+    context: ci/prow/verify-owners
+    decorate: true
+    decoration_config:
+      skip_cloning: true
+    labels:
+      ci.openshift.io/generator: prowgen
+      pj-rehearse.openshift.io/can-be-rehearsed: "true"
+    name: pull-ci-openshift-hyperfleet-architecture-main-verify-owners
+    rerun_command: /test verify-owners
+    run_if_changed: ^(Makefile|hack/owners/|hyperfleet/docs/(owners\.(yaml|md)|working-agreement\.md))
+    spec:
+      containers:
+      - args:
+        - --gcs-upload-secret=/secrets/gcs/service-account.json
+        - --image-import-pull-secret=/etc/pull-secret/.dockerconfigjson
+        - --report-credentials-file=/etc/report/credentials
+        - --target=verify-owners
+        command:
+        - ci-operator
+        env:
+        - name: HTTP_SERVER_IP
+          valueFrom:
+            fieldRef:
+              fieldPath: status.podIP
+        image: quay-proxy.ci.openshift.org/openshift/ci:ci_ci-operator_latest
+        imagePullPolicy: Always
+        name: ""
+        ports:
+        - containerPort: 8080
+          name: http
+        resources:
+          requests:
+            cpu: 10m
+        volumeMounts:
+        - mountPath: /secrets/gcs
+          name: gcs-credentials
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /secrets/manifest-tool
+          name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/pull-secret
+          name: pull-secret
+          readOnly: true
+        - mountPath: /etc/report
+          name: result-aggregator
+          readOnly: true
+      serviceAccountName: ci-operator
+      volumes:
+      - name: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+        secret:
+          secretName: manifest-tool-local-pusher
+      - name: pull-secret
+        secret:
+          secretName: registry-pull-credentials
+      - name: result-aggregator
+        secret:
+          secretName: result-aggregator
+    trigger: (?m)^/test( | .* )verify-owners,?($|\s.*)
   - agent: kubernetes
     always_run: true
     branches: