diff --git a/definitions/checks/check_subscription_manager_release.rb b/definitions/checks/check_subscription_manager_release.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2ce508588
--- /dev/null
+++ b/definitions/checks/check_subscription_manager_release.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+class Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease < ForemanMaintain::Check
+  metadata do
+    label :check_subscription_manager_release
+    description 'Check if subscription-manager release is not set to a minor version'
+
+    confine do
+      feature(:instance).downstream
+    end
+  end
+
+  def run
+    status, output = execute_with_status('LC_ALL=C subscription-manager release --show')
+
+    # If command fails (subscription-manager not installed or system not registered), pass the check
+    return if status != 0
+
+    assert(valid_release?(output), error_message(output))
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def valid_release?(output)
+    # Valid formats: "Release not set" or "Release: X" where X is a major version without dots
+    return true if output == 'Release not set'
+    return true if /^Release:\s+\d+$/.match?(output)
+
+    false
+  end
+
+  def extract_release(output)
+    match = output.match(/^Release:\s+(.+)$/)
+    match ? match[1] : output
+  end
+
+  def error_message(output)
+    subman_release = extract_release(output)
+    "Your system is configured to use RHEL #{subman_release}, but Satellite is only "\
+    "supported on the latest RHEL. Please unset the release in subscription-manager by "\
+    "calling `subscription-manager release --unset`."
+  end
+end
diff --git a/definitions/scenarios/satellite_upgrade.rb b/definitions/scenarios/satellite_upgrade.rb
index b1daa7b6b..936911f0d 100644
--- a/definitions/scenarios/satellite_upgrade.rb
+++ b/definitions/scenarios/satellite_upgrade.rb
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ def compose
         Checks::SystemRegistration,
         Checks::CheckHotfixInstalled,
         Checks::CheckTmout,
+        Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease,
         Checks::CheckUpstreamRepository,
         Checks::Container::PodmanLogin, # if downstream, connected, containers used
         Checks::Disk::AvailableSpace,
diff --git a/definitions/scenarios/update.rb b/definitions/scenarios/update.rb
index 7a8c80461..7f34cb569 100644
--- a/definitions/scenarios/update.rb
+++ b/definitions/scenarios/update.rb
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def compose
         Checks::SystemRegistration,
         Checks::CheckHotfixInstalled,
         Checks::CheckTmout,
+        Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease,
         Checks::CheckIpv6Disable,
         Checks::CheckUpstreamRepository,
         Checks::Container::PodmanLogin, # if downstream, connected, containers used
diff --git a/test/definitions/checks/check_subscription_manager_release_test.rb b/test/definitions/checks/check_subscription_manager_release_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fb3cd7435
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/definitions/checks/check_subscription_manager_release_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+require 'test_helper'
+
+describe Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease do
+  include DefinitionsTestHelper
+
+  subject { Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease.new }
+
+  before do
+    assume_feature_present(:satellite)
+  end
+
+  it 'succeeds when release is not set' do
+    subject.expects(:execute_with_status).with('LC_ALL=C subscription-manager release --show').
+      returns([
+                0, 'Release not set'
+              ])
+    result = run_step(subject)
+
+    assert result.success?
+  end
+
+  it 'succeeds when release is set to a major version' do
+    subject.expects(:execute_with_status).with('LC_ALL=C subscription-manager release --show').
+      returns([0, 'Release: 9'])
+    result = run_step(subject)
+
+    assert result.success?
+  end
+
+  it 'fails when release is set to a minor version' do
+    subject.expects(:execute_with_status).with('LC_ALL=C subscription-manager release --show').
+      returns([0, 'Release: 9.5'])
+    result = run_step(subject)
+
+    assert result.fail?
+    assert_match(/Your system is configured to use RHEL 9\.5/, result.output)
+    assert_match(/subscription-manager release --unset/, result.output)
+  end
+
+  it 'succeeds when subscription-manager is not installed or system is not registered' do
+    subject.expects(:execute_with_status).with('LC_ALL=C subscription-manager release --show').
+      returns([1, 'This system is not yet registered.'])
+    result = run_step(subject)
+
+    assert result.success?
+  end
+end
diff --git a/test/definitions/scenarios/capsule_upgrade_test.rb b/test/definitions/scenarios/capsule_upgrade_test.rb
index 718fb3137..22e8b0c68 100644
--- a/test/definitions/scenarios/capsule_upgrade_test.rb
+++ b/test/definitions/scenarios/capsule_upgrade_test.rb
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
         Checks::SystemRegistration,
         Checks::CheckHotfixInstalled,
         Checks::CheckTmout,
+        Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease,
         Checks::CheckUpstreamRepository,
         Checks::Disk::AvailableSpace,
         Checks::NonRhPackages,
diff --git a/test/definitions/scenarios/satellite_upgrade_test.rb b/test/definitions/scenarios/satellite_upgrade_test.rb
index eaea0c972..54615480e 100644
--- a/test/definitions/scenarios/satellite_upgrade_test.rb
+++ b/test/definitions/scenarios/satellite_upgrade_test.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
         Checks::SystemRegistration,
         Checks::CheckHotfixInstalled,
         Checks::CheckTmout,
+        Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease,
         Checks::CheckUpstreamRepository,
         Checks::Disk::AvailableSpace,
         Checks::Disk::AvailableSpaceCandlepin,
diff --git a/test/definitions/scenarios/update_test.rb b/test/definitions/scenarios/update_test.rb
index 91b917ad0..515883885 100644
--- a/test/definitions/scenarios/update_test.rb
+++ b/test/definitions/scenarios/update_test.rb
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
           Checks::SystemRegistration,
           Checks::CheckHotfixInstalled,
           Checks::CheckTmout,
+          Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease,
           Checks::CheckUpstreamRepository,
           Checks::Disk::AvailableSpace,
           Checks::Disk::AvailableSpaceCandlepin,
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@
           Checks::SystemRegistration,
           Checks::CheckHotfixInstalled,
           Checks::CheckTmout,
+          Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease,
           Checks::CheckUpstreamRepository,
           Checks::Disk::AvailableSpace,
           Checks::Disk::AvailableSpaceCandlepin,
@@ -286,6 +288,7 @@
           Checks::SystemRegistration,
           Checks::CheckHotfixInstalled,
           Checks::CheckTmout,
+          Checks::CheckSubscriptionManagerRelease,
           Checks::CheckUpstreamRepository,
           Checks::Disk::AvailableSpace,
           Checks::Disk::AvailableSpaceCandlepin,