diff --git a/.github/workflows/stack-regression-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/stack-regression-tests.yml
index 853b26e..3ff9d2b 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/stack-regression-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stack-regression-tests.yml
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build stack image
         run: ./test/utils.sh buildStackImage
 
+      - name: Devfile regression
+        run: ./test/devfile-regression.sh
+
       - name: Inner loop test
         run: ./test/inner-loop-test.sh
 
diff --git a/test/devfile-regression.sh b/test/devfile-regression.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..3aa231c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/devfile-regression.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+echo -e "\n> make stacktest regression dir"
+mkdir stacktest-reg
+cd stacktest-reg
+
+# get the currently released version of the devfile template and generate
+# this will allow us to run the current devfile with the new stack image
+# introduced via this current PR being tested
+echo -e "\n> clone the main branch stack repo"
+git clone https://github.com/OpenLiberty/application-stack.git
+
+echo -e "\n> run buildStack from the main branch in stack repo that was just cloned"
+cd application-stack
+./test/utils.sh buildStack
+
+echo -e "\n>make a test app dir for test project"
+mkdir devfile-regression-inner-loop-test-dir
+cd devfile-regression-inner-loop-test-dir
+
+echo -e "\n> Clone application-stack-intro project"
+git clone https://github.com/OpenLiberty/application-stack-intro.git
+cd application-stack-intro
+# remove devfile from intro project
+rm -rf devfile.yaml
+
+# This is a copy of the 'main' version of the devfile - vs an updated devfile from this PR.
+# vis-a-vie the fact that we git cloned the main branch of the stack repo above
+echo -e "\n> Copy devfile and scripts"
+cp ../../generated/devfile.yaml . 
+
+# this is a workaround to avoid surefire fork failures when running
+# the GHA test suite.
+# Issue #138 has been opened to track and address this
+# add the -DforkCount arg to the odo test cmd only for this run
+echo -e "\n> Modifying the odo test command"
+sed -i 's/\B-Dmicroshed_hostname/-DforkCount=0 &/' devfile.yaml
+
+echo -e "\n Updated devfile contents:"
+cat devfile.yaml
+
+# call common script here
+# the only accomodation we have to make is that
+# we are one dir level deeper from the GHA test dir
+echo -e "\n> Base Inner loop test run"
+COMP_NAME=my-ol-component PROJ_NAME=devfile-regression-inner-loop-test ./../../../../test/stack-inner-loop.sh
+rc=$?
+if [ $rc -ne 0 ]; then
+    exit 12
+fi
+
+echo -e "\n> Cleanup: Delete created directories"
+echo $PWD; cd ../../../..; echo $PWD; ls -l; rm -rf stacktest-reg; echo $PWD; ls -l;