diff --git a/action/build/approve.go b/action/build/approve.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b48b36bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/action/build/approve.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package build
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/go-vela/cli/internal/output"
+
+	"github.com/go-vela/sdk-go/vela"
+
+	"github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+)
+
+// Approve approves a build based off the provided configuration.
+func (c *Config) Approve(client *vela.Client) error {
+	logrus.Debug("executing approve for build configuration")
+
+	logrus.Tracef("approving build %s/%s/%d", c.Org, c.Repo, c.Number)
+
+	// send API call to approve a build
+	//
+	// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/sdk-go/vela?tab=doc#BuildService.Approve
+	_, err := client.Build.Approve(c.Org, c.Repo, c.Number)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// output the build in stdout format
+	//
+	// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/cli/internal/output?tab=doc#Stdout
+	return output.Stdout(fmt.Sprintf("successfully approved build %s/%s/%d", c.Org, c.Repo, c.Number))
+}
diff --git a/action/build/approve_test.go b/action/build/approve_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2b944277
--- /dev/null
+++ b/action/build/approve_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package build
+
+import (
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-vela/server/mock/server"
+
+	"github.com/go-vela/sdk-go/vela"
+)
+
+func TestBuild_Config_Approve(t *testing.T) {
+	// setup test server
+	s := httptest.NewServer(server.FakeHandler())
+
+	// create a vela client
+	client, err := vela.NewClient(s.URL, "vela", nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unable to create client: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// setup tests
+	tests := []struct {
+		failure bool
+		config  *Config
+	}{
+		{
+			failure: false,
+			config: &Config{
+				Action: "approve",
+				Org:    "github",
+				Repo:   "octocat",
+				Number: 1,
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			failure: true,
+			config: &Config{
+				Action: "approve",
+				Org:    "github",
+				Repo:   "octocat",
+				Number: 0,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	// run tests
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		err := test.config.Approve(client)
+
+		if test.failure {
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("Approve should have returned err")
+			}
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("Approve returned err: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/cmd/vela-cli/approve.go b/cmd/vela-cli/approve.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b545e374
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/vela-cli/approve.go
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"github.com/go-vela/cli/command/build"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// approveCmds defines the commands for approving resources.
+var approveCmds = &cli.Command{
+	Name:                   "approve",
+	Category:               "Resource Management",
+	Description:            "Use this command to approve a resource for Vela.",
+	Usage:                  "Approve a resource for Vela via subcommands",
+	UseShortOptionHandling: true,
+	Subcommands: []*cli.Command{
+		// add the sub command for approving a build
+		//
+		// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/cli/command/build?tab=doc#CommandApprove
+		build.CommandApprove,
+	},
+}
diff --git a/cmd/vela-cli/main.go b/cmd/vela-cli/main.go
index 3174ba2a..7d5b09b5 100644
--- a/cmd/vela-cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/vela-cli/main.go
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ func main() {
 		login.CommandLogin,
 		_version.CommandVersion,
 		addCmds,
+		approveCmds,
 		cancelCmds,
 		chownCmds,
 		compileCmds,
diff --git a/command/build/approve.go b/command/build/approve.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..298bd2e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/build/approve.go
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package build
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+
+	"github.com/go-vela/cli/action"
+	"github.com/go-vela/cli/action/build"
+	"github.com/go-vela/cli/internal"
+	"github.com/go-vela/cli/internal/client"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+// CommandApprove defines the command for Approveing a build.
+var CommandApprove = &cli.Command{
+	Name:        internal.FlagBuild,
+	Description: "Use this command to Approve a build.",
+	Usage:       "Approve the provided build",
+	Action:      approve,
+	Flags: []cli.Flag{
+
+		// Repo Flags
+
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			EnvVars: []string{"VELA_ORG", "BUILD_ORG"},
+			Name:    internal.FlagOrg,
+			Aliases: []string{"o"},
+			Usage:   "provide the organization for the build",
+		},
+		&cli.StringFlag{
+			EnvVars: []string{"VELA_REPO", "BUILD_REPO"},
+			Name:    internal.FlagRepo,
+			Aliases: []string{"r"},
+			Usage:   "provide the repository for the build",
+		},
+
+		// Build Flags
+
+		&cli.IntFlag{
+			EnvVars: []string{"VELA_BUILD", "BUILD_NUMBER"},
+			Name:    internal.FlagBuild,
+			Aliases: []string{"b", "number", "bn"},
+			Usage:   "provide the number for the build",
+		},
+	},
+	CustomHelpTemplate: fmt.Sprintf(`%s
+EXAMPLES:
+  1. Approve existing build for a repository.
+    $ {{.HelpName}} --org MyOrg --repo MyRepo --build 1
+  2. Approve existing build for a repository when config or environment variables are set.
+    $ {{.HelpName}} --build 1
+
+DOCUMENTATION:
+
+  https://go-vela.github.io/docs/reference/cli/build/Approve/
+`, cli.CommandHelpTemplate),
+}
+
+// helper function to capture the provided
+// input and create the object used to
+// approve a build.
+func approve(c *cli.Context) error {
+	// load variables from the config file
+	err := action.Load(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// grab first command line argument, if it exists, and set it as resource
+	err = internal.ProcessArgs(c, internal.FlagBuild, "int")
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// parse the Vela client from the context
+	//
+	// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/cli/internal/client?tab=doc#Parse
+	client, err := client.Parse(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// create the build configuration
+	//
+	// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/cli/action/build?tab=doc#Config
+	b := &build.Config{
+		Action: internal.ActionApprove,
+		Org:    c.String(internal.FlagOrg),
+		Repo:   c.String(internal.FlagRepo),
+		Number: c.Int(internal.FlagBuild),
+	}
+
+	// validate build configuration
+	//
+	// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/cli/action/build?tab=doc#Config.Validate
+	err = b.Validate()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// execute the Approve call for the build configuration
+	//
+	// https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/go-vela/cli/action/build?tab=doc#Config.Approve
+	return b.Approve(client)
+}
diff --git a/command/build/approve_test.go b/command/build/approve_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..78448856
--- /dev/null
+++ b/command/build/approve_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+package build
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/go-vela/cli/test"
+	"github.com/go-vela/server/mock/server"
+
+	"github.com/urfave/cli/v2"
+)
+
+func TestBuild_Approve(t *testing.T) {
+	// setup test server
+	s := httptest.NewServer(server.FakeHandler())
+
+	// setup flags
+	authSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	authSet.String("api.addr", s.URL, "doc")
+	authSet.String("api.token.access", test.TestTokenGood, "doc")
+	authSet.String("api.token.refresh", "superSecretRefreshToken", "doc")
+
+	fullSet := flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0)
+	fullSet.String("api.addr", s.URL, "doc")
+	fullSet.String("api.token.access", test.TestTokenGood, "doc")
+	fullSet.String("api.token.refresh", "superSecretRefreshToken", "doc")
+	fullSet.String("org", "github", "doc")
+	fullSet.String("repo", "octocat", "doc")
+	fullSet.Int("build", 1, "doc")
+
+	// setup tests
+	tests := []struct {
+		failure bool
+		set     *flag.FlagSet
+	}{
+		{
+			failure: false,
+			set:     fullSet,
+		},
+		{
+			failure: true,
+			set:     authSet,
+		},
+		{
+			failure: true,
+			set:     flag.NewFlagSet("test", 0),
+		},
+	}
+
+	// run tests
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		err := approve(cli.NewContext(&cli.App{Name: "vela", Version: "v0.0.0"}, test.set, nil))
+
+		if test.failure {
+			if err == nil {
+				t.Errorf("approve should have returned err")
+			}
+
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("approve returned err: %v", err)
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 48283792..b53a4bbd 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@ require (
 	github.com/dustin/go-humanize v1.0.1
 	github.com/gin-gonic/gin v1.9.1
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.10.1
-	github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.22.0
-	github.com/go-vela/server v0.22.2
-	github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.0
+	github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.22.1-0.20231211213353-23e6a2ee9817
+	github.com/go-vela/server v0.22.3-0.20231211205434-140d2b1492b7
+	github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20231211143329-1eae2f5e371b
 	github.com/go-vela/worker v0.22.0
 	github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 v5.1.0
 	github.com/gosuri/uitable v0.0.4
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 0ea96ae9..38df0b5c 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -114,12 +114,12 @@ github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.14.0 h1:vgvQWe3XCz3gIeFDm/HnTIbj6UGmg
 github.com/go-playground/validator/v10 v10.14.0/go.mod h1:9iXMNT7sEkjXb0I+enO7QXmzG6QCsPWY4zveKFVRSyU=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20230315185526-52ccab3ef572 h1:tfuBGBXKqDEevZMzYi5KSi8KkcZtzBcTgAUUtapy0OI=
 github.com/go-task/slim-sprig v0.0.0-20230315185526-52ccab3ef572/go.mod h1:9Pwr4B2jHnOSGXyyzV8ROjYa2ojvAY6HCGYYfMoC3Ls=
-github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.22.0 h1:zuFa9BVACP5d5hwbm1o4DVny4amcweGYJgSBDV6En8o=
-github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.22.0/go.mod h1:7N0SW+5L4iboP+B6VQ2PlKvW5Tcj/8zRXJVob9nrSko=
-github.com/go-vela/server v0.22.2 h1:jDlkQBqi4vxmnJkUVIUTdZeUAEoEVejdd6Mkm25QMrs=
-github.com/go-vela/server v0.22.2/go.mod h1:DidWsP+FCWot5ePim0jjvQqhaheOKjSMoVtAfXeNTyU=
-github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.0 h1:JmAQ9Hy4HnOgbgNsNz5x1wu3Myv47KoC0rxR9x36OQ4=
-github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.0/go.mod h1:ljNY36D6YkpObBbNF7Xslv3oxN4mGuQAwWhnnK/V06I=
+github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.22.1-0.20231211213353-23e6a2ee9817 h1:YTvVN2nfMiU5EpSwN/Zwrxn/bixBB+y1EcwsEBB7bMU=
+github.com/go-vela/sdk-go v0.22.1-0.20231211213353-23e6a2ee9817/go.mod h1:EVAthIAXxYtP6I/AxbzTJngTtgvLwrNtRLZ39TBqZtg=
+github.com/go-vela/server v0.22.3-0.20231211205434-140d2b1492b7 h1:Ou1URiqOj+L56/3dzQgP5ov8dWRyOmW/N8aihZRxlX4=
+github.com/go-vela/server v0.22.3-0.20231211205434-140d2b1492b7/go.mod h1:f8bWM2UGX+lKbCyaj11BQWQUSrc5pW7So0G+5BU7vkc=
+github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20231211143329-1eae2f5e371b h1:8rC4vEVWUFisc11LvGFOsVx76K1HmxxE+jub4s4sb0A=
+github.com/go-vela/types v0.22.1-0.20231211143329-1eae2f5e371b/go.mod h1:ljNY36D6YkpObBbNF7Xslv3oxN4mGuQAwWhnnK/V06I=
 github.com/go-vela/worker v0.22.0 h1:zmGiuykclbd0cfH6XKpCnoeIagYhYt7CJQ/y5HfqjZk=
 github.com/go-vela/worker v0.22.0/go.mod h1:ErPzlBEBWgYcinlbscn5q+9iArIuajy1DO+Oe9Ya2NA=
 github.com/goccy/go-json v0.10.2 h1:CrxCmQqYDkv1z7lO7Wbh2HN93uovUHgrECaO5ZrCXAU=
diff --git a/internal/internal.go b/internal/internal.go
index 00c4002a..68bc29ce 100644
--- a/internal/internal.go
+++ b/internal/internal.go
@@ -165,6 +165,9 @@ const (
 	// ActionAdd defines the action for creating a resource.
 	ActionAdd = "add"
 
+	// ActionApprove defines the action for approving a resource.
+	ActionApprove = "approve"
+
 	// ActionCancel defines the action for canceling of a resource.
 	ActionCancel = "cancel"