diff --git a/capabilities/release-management/src/release_management/cli/main.py b/capabilities/release-management/src/release_management/cli/main.py
index e809f330..87387e16 100644
--- a/capabilities/release-management/src/release_management/cli/main.py
+++ b/capabilities/release-management/src/release_management/cli/main.py
@@ -261,5 +261,30 @@ def version_info(ctx, suggest: bool):
                 print(f"  {key.replace('_', ' ').title()}: {value}")
 
 
+@main.command('check-consistency')
+@click.option('--version', required=True, help='Version to check (e.g., 0.10.0)')
+@click.pass_context
+def check_consistency(ctx, version: str):
+    """Check consistency between CHANGELOG version and git tags."""
+    manager = ReleaseManager(
+        project_root=ctx.obj['project_root'],
+        dry_run=ctx.obj['dry_run'],
+        force=ctx.obj['force']
+    )
+
+    is_consistent, issues = manager.check_version_consistency(version)
+
+    if is_consistent:
+        print(f"✅ Version {version} is consistent:")
+        print(f"  - CHANGELOG has section for {version}")
+        print(f"  - Git tag v{version} exists")
+        print(f"  - [Unreleased] section present")
+    else:
+        print(f"❌ Version {version} has consistency issues:")
+        for issue in issues:
+            print(f"  - {issue}")
+        sys.exit(1)
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()
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diff --git a/capabilities/release-management/src/release_management/core/manager.py b/capabilities/release-management/src/release_management/core/manager.py
index 88cb67b2..63fb0c90 100644
--- a/capabilities/release-management/src/release_management/core/manager.py
+++ b/capabilities/release-management/src/release_management/core/manager.py
@@ -94,6 +94,15 @@ class ReleaseManager:
                 print(f"  - {issue}")
             return False
 
+        # Check version-tag consistency (ensure CHANGELOG has version section)
+        changelog_valid, changelog_issues = self.validator.validate_changelog_version(version)
+        if not changelog_valid and not self.force:
+            print(f"❌ Cannot create tag for version {version}:")
+            for issue in changelog_issues:
+                print(f"  - {issue}")
+            print("\n💡 Tip: Add a section for version {version} to CHANGELOG.md before tagging")
+            return False
+
         return self.git_manager.create_tag(version, message, push=push)
 
     def build_packages(self) -> bool:
@@ -213,4 +222,15 @@ class ReleaseManager:
         Returns:
             List of commit messages since last tag
         """
-        return self.git_manager.get_commits_since_tag()
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+        return self.git_manager.get_commits_since_tag()
+
+    def check_version_consistency(self, version: str) -> Tuple[bool, List[str]]:
+        """Check consistency between CHANGELOG version and git tags.
+
+        Args:
+            version: Version to check (e.g., "0.10.0")
+
+        Returns:
+            Tuple of (is_consistent, list_of_issues)
+        """
+        return self.validator.check_version_tag_consistency(version)
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