diff --git a/jjb/release.yaml b/jjb/release.yaml
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+---
+# release and repo manifest related jobs
+
+- job-template:
+    id: verify-repo-manifest
+    name: 'verify_{project}_repo-manifest'
+    description: |
+      <!-- Managed by Jenkins Job Builder -->
+      Created by verify-repo-manifest job-template from ci-management/jjb/release.yaml
+
+    triggers:
+      - cord-infra-gerrit-trigger-patchset:
+          gerrit-server-name: '{gerrit-server-name}'
+          project-regexp: '^{project}$'
+          branch-regexp: '{branch-regexp}'
+          file-include-regexp: '{all-files-regexp}'
+          dependency-jobs: '{dependency-jobs}'
+
+    properties:
+      - cord-infra-properties:
+          build-days-to-keep: '{build-days-to-keep}'
+          artifact-num-to-keep: '{artifact-num-to-keep}'
+
+    wrappers:
+      - lf-infra-wrappers:
+          build-timeout: '{build-timeout}'
+          jenkins-ssh-credential: '{jenkins-ssh-credential}'
+
+    scm:
+      - lf-infra-gerrit-scm:
+          git-url: '$GIT_URL/$GERRIT_PROJECT'
+          refspec: '$GERRIT_REFSPEC'
+          branch: '$GERRIT_BRANCH'
+          submodule-recursive: 'false'
+          choosing-strategy: gerrit
+          jenkins-ssh-credential: '{jenkins-ssh-credential}'
+
+    node: '{build-node}'
+    project-type: freestyle
+    concurrent: true
+
+    builders:
+      - shell: |
+          #/usr/bin/env bash
+          set -eu -o pipefail
+          ./validate_manifest.sh
+
diff --git a/jjb/verify/manifest.yaml b/jjb/verify/manifest.yaml
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+---
+# verification jobs for 'manifest' repo
+
+- project:
+    name: manifest
+    project: '{name}'
+
+    jobs:
+      - 'verify-manifest-jobs':
+          branch-regexp: '{supported-branches-regexp}'
+
+- job-group:
+    name: 'verify-manifest-jobs'
+    jobs:
+      - 'verify-repo-manifest'
+
+
diff --git a/jjb/verify/qa-manifest.yaml b/jjb/verify/qa-manifest.yaml
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+---
+# verification jobs for 'qa-manifest' repo
+
+- project:
+    name: qa-manifest
+    project: '{name}'
+
+    jobs:
+      - 'verify-qa-manifest-jobs':
+          branch-regexp: '{supported-branches-regexp}'
+
+- job-group:
+    name: 'verify-qa-manifest-jobs'
+    jobs:
+      - 'verify-repo-manifest'
+