diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-bootnode-consistency.yml b/.github/workflows/check-bootnode-consistency.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23c2ca9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-bootnode-consistency.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+
+name: Check bootnode consistency
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    branches: [ "main" ]
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  check_consistency:
+    name: Run bootnode consistency checks
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+    - name: Check bootnode consistency
+      run: |
+        cl_bootnodes=$(cat metadata/bootstrap_nodes.yaml | yq ".[]")
+        el_bootnodes=$(cat metadata/enodes.yaml | yq ".[]")
+
+        echo "cl bootnodes ($(echo "$cl_bootnodes" | wc -l)):"
+        echo "$cl_bootnodes"
+        echo ""
+
+        echo "el bootnodes ($(echo "$el_bootnodes" | wc -l)):"
+        echo "$el_bootnodes"
+        echo ""
+
+        # check duplicate cl bootnodes
+        cl_duplicates=$(echo "$cl_bootnodes" | sort | uniq -d)
+        if [ ! -z "$cl_duplicates" ]; then
+            echo "duplicate cl bootnodes:"
+            echo "$cl_duplicates"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # check duplicate el bootnodes
+        el_duplicates=$(echo "$el_bootnodes" | sort | uniq -d)
+        if [ ! -z "$el_duplicates" ]; then
+            echo "duplicate el bootnodes:"
+            echo "$el_duplicates"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # check if bootnodes in besu.json match the bootnodes in metadata/enodes.yaml
+        besu_bootnodes=$(cat metadata/besu.json | jq -r ".config.discovery.bootnodes[]")
+        besu_bootnodes_diff=$(diff <(echo "$el_bootnodes") <(echo "$besu_bootnodes"))
+        if [ ! -z "$besu_bootnodes_diff" ]; then
+            echo "bootnodes in metadata/besu.json do not match the bootnodes in metadata/enodes.yaml"
+            echo "$besu_bootnodes_diff"
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+        # check if bootnodes in chainspec.json match the bootnodes in metadata/enodes.yaml
+        chainspec_bootnodes=$(cat metadata/chainspec.json | jq -r ".nodes[]")
+        chainspec_bootnodes_diff=$(diff <(echo "$el_bootnodes") <(echo "$chainspec_bootnodes"))
+        if [ ! -z "$chainspec_bootnodes_diff" ]; then
+            echo "bootnodes in metadata/chainspec.json do not match the bootnodes in metadata/enodes.yaml"
+            echo "$chainspec_bootnodes_diff"
+            exit 1
+        fi
diff --git a/metadata/bootstrap_nodes.txt b/metadata/bootstrap_nodes.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 4336738..0000000
--- a/metadata/bootstrap_nodes.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-enr:-Ku4QDZ_rCowZFsozeWr60WwLgOfHzv1Fz2cuMvJqN5iJzLxKtVjoIURY42X_YTokMi3IGstW5v32uSYZyGUXj9Q_IECh2F0dG5ldHOIAAAAAAAAAACEZXRoMpCo_ujukAAAaf__________gmlkgnY0gmlwhIpEe5iJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQNHTpFdaNSCEWiN_QqT396nb0PzcUpLe3OVtLph-AciBYN1ZHCCIy0
-enr:-Ku4QHRyRwEPT7s0XLYzJ_EeeWvZTXBQb4UCGy1F_3m-YtCNTtDlGsCMr4UTgo4uR89pv11uM-xq4w6GKfKhqU31hTgCh2F0dG5ldHOIAAAAAAAAAACEZXRoMpCo_ujukAAAaf__________gmlkgnY0gmlwhIrFM7WJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQI4diTwChN3zAAkarf7smOHCdFb1q3DSwdiQ_Lc_FdzFIN1ZHCCIy0
-enr:-Ku4QOkvvf0u5Hg4-HhY-SJmEyft77G5h3rUM8VF_e-Hag5cAma3jtmFoX4WElLAqdILCA-UWFRN1ZCDJJVuEHrFeLkDh2F0dG5ldHOIAAAAAAAAAACEZXRoMpCo_ujukAAAaf__________gmlkgnY0gmlwhJK-AWeJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQLFcT5VE_NMiIC8Ll7GypWDnQ4UEmuzD7hF_Hf4veDJwIN1ZHCCIy0
-enr:-Ku4QH6tYsHKITYeHUu5kdfXgEZWI18EWk_2RtGOn1jBPlx2UlS_uF3Pm5Dx7tnjOvla_zs-wwlPgjnEOcQDWXey51QCh2F0dG5ldHOIAAAAAAAAAACEZXRoMpCo_ujukAAAaf__________gmlkgnY0gmlwhIs7Mc6Jc2VjcDI1NmsxoQIET4Mlv9YzhrYhX_H9D7aWMemUrvki6W4J2Qo0YmFMp4N1ZHCCIy0
-enr:-Ku4QDmz-4c1InchGitsgNk4qzorWMiFUoaPJT4G0IiF8r2UaevrekND1o7fdoftNucirj7sFFTTn2-JdC2Ej0p1Mn8Ch2F0dG5ldHOIAAAAAAAAAACEZXRoMpCo_ujukAAAaf__________gmlkgnY0gmlwhKpA-liJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQMpHP5U1DK8O_JQU6FadmWbE42qEdcGlllR8HcSkkfWq4N1ZHCCIy0
-enr:-KO4QP7MmB3juk8rUjJHcUoxZDU9Np4FlW0HyDEGIjSO7GD9PbSsabu7713cWSUWKDkxIypIXg1A-6lG7ySRGOMZHeGCAmuEZXRoMpDTH2GRkAAAc___________gmlkgnY0gmlwhBSoyGOJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQNta5b_bexSSwwrGW2Re24MjfMntzFd0f2SAxQtMj3ueYN0Y3CCIyiDdWRwgiMo
-enr:-KG4QJejf8KVtMeAPWFhN_P0c4efuwu1pZHELTveiXUeim6nKYcYcMIQpGxxdgT2Xp9h-M5pr9gn2NbbwEAtxzu50Y8BgmlkgnY0gmlwhEEVkQCDaXA2kCoBBPnAEJg4AAAAAAAAAAGJc2VjcDI1NmsxoQLEh_eVvk07AQABvLkTGBQTrrIOQkzouMgSBtNHIRUxOIN1ZHCCIyiEdWRwNoIjKA
-enr:-Iq4QMCTfIMXnow27baRUb35Q8iiFHSIDBJh6hQM5Axohhf4b6Kr_cOCu0htQ5WvVqKvFgY28893DHAg8gnBAXsAVqmGAX53x8JggmlkgnY0gmlwhLKAlv6Jc2VjcDI1NmsxoQK6S-Cii_KmfFdUJL2TANL3ksaKUnNXvTCv1tLwXs0QgIN1ZHCCIyk
-enr:-L64QC9Hhov4DhQ7mRukTOz4_jHm4DHlGL726NWH4ojH1wFgEwSin_6H95Gs6nW2fktTWbPachHJ6rUFu0iJNgA0SB2CARqHYXR0bmV0c4j__________4RldGgykDb6UBOQAABx__________-CaWSCdjSCaXCEA-2vzolzZWNwMjU2azGhA17lsUg60R776rauYMdrAz383UUgESoaHEzMkvm4K6k6iHN5bmNuZXRzD4N0Y3CCIyiDdWRwgiMo
diff --git a/metadata/enodes.txt b/metadata/enodes.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index d4d0d15..0000000
--- a/metadata/enodes.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-enode://4e5e92199ee224a01932a377160aa432f31d0b351f84ab413a8e0a42f4f36476f8fb1cbe914af0d9aef0d51665c214cf653c651c4bbd9d5550a934f241f1682b@138.197.51.181:30303
-enode://143e11fb766781d22d92a2e33f8f104cddae4411a122295ed1fdb6638de96a6ce65f5b7c964ba3763bba27961738fef7d3ecc739268f3e5e771fb4c87b6234ba@146.190.1.103:30303
-enode://8b61dc2d06c3f96fddcbebb0efb29d60d3598650275dc469c22229d3e5620369b0d3dedafd929835fe7f489618f19f456fe7c0df572bf2d914a9f4e006f783a9@170.64.250.88:30303
-enode://10d62eff032205fcef19497f35ca8477bea0eadfff6d769a147e895d8b2b8f8ae6341630c645c30f5df6e67547c03494ced3d9c5764e8622a26587b083b028e8@139.59.49.206:30303
-enode://9e9492e2e8836114cc75f5b929784f4f46c324ad01daf87d956f98b3b6c5fcba95524d6e5cf9861dc96a2c8a171ea7105bb554a197455058de185fa870970c7c@138.68.123.152:30303