diff --git a/.github/workflows/publiccodeyml-check.yml b/.github/workflows/publiccodeyml-check.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8003750
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publiccodeyml-check.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+name: Validate publiccode.yml
+
+on:
+  push:
+    paths:
+      - "publiccode.yml"
+      - ".github/workflows/publiccode.yml"
+  pull_request:
+    paths:
+      - "publiccode.yml"
+      - ".github/workflows/publiccode.yml"
+
+permissions: {}
+
+jobs:
+  validate:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+    name: publiccode.yml validation
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@93cb6efe18208431cddfb8368fd83d5badbf9bfd # v5
+
+      - uses: italia/publiccode-parser-action@21086c73ec0563e14c6748787efa1b34b025ad8c # v1
+        with:
+          publiccode: "publiccode.yml"
+          no-network: true
diff --git a/publiccode.yml b/publiccode.yml
index 3c2de7d..c05c8df 100644
--- a/publiccode.yml
+++ b/publiccode.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,19 @@
 # This repository adheres to the publiccode.yml standard by including this
 # metadata file that makes public software easily discoverable.
-# More info at https://github.com/italia/publiccode.yml
+# More info at https://github.com/publiccodeyml/publiccode.yml
 
-publiccodeYmlVersion: '0.2'
+publiccodeYmlVersion: '0'
 categories:
   - it-development
 description:
   en:
     features:
       - Python Template
-    genericName: python_project
     longDescription: |
-      This a an example python template project.
+      This is an example Python template project by the Dutch Ministry of the
+      Interior and Kingdom Relations (MinBZK). It provides a standardized
+      starting point for Python projects, including linting, testing, and
+      packaging configuration out of the box.
     shortDescription: Python Template project
 developmentStatus: concept
 legal: