diff --git a/.github/workflows/__init-with-registries.yml b/.github/workflows/__init-with-registries.yml
index 118440242c..37bceb6f53 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/__init-with-registries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/__init-with-registries.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,18 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         include:
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          version: cached
+        - os: macos-latest
+          version: cached
+        - os: windows-latest
+          version: cached
+        - os: ubuntu-latest
+          version: latest
+        - os: macos-latest
+          version: latest
+        - os: windows-latest
+          version: latest
         - os: ubuntu-latest
           version: nightly-latest
         - os: macos-latest
@@ -75,5 +87,37 @@ jobs:
             echo "::error $CODEQL_PACK1 pack was not installed."
             exit 1
         fi
+
+    - name: Verify qlconfig.yml file was created
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        QLCONFIG_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/qlconfig.yml
+        echo "Expected qlconfig.yml file to be created at $QLCONFIG_PATH"
+        if [[ -f $QLCONFIG_PATH ]]
+        then
+            echo "qlconfig.yml file was created."
+        else
+            echo "::error qlconfig.yml file was not created."
+            exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: Verify contents of qlconfig.yml
+    # yq is not available on windows
+      if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        QLCONFIG_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/qlconfig.yml
+        cat $QLCONFIG_PATH | yq -e '.registries[] | select(.url == "https://ghcr.io/v2/") | select(.packages == "*/*")'
+        if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]
+        then
+            echo "Registry was added to qlconfig.yml file."
+        else
+            echo "::error Registry was not added to qlconfig.yml file."
+            echo "Contents of qlconfig.yml file:"
+            cat $QLCONFIG_PATH
+            exit 1
+        fi
     env:
+      CODEQL_PASS_CONFIG_TO_CLI: 'true'
+
       CODEQL_ACTION_TEST_MODE: true
diff --git a/pr-checks/checks/init-with-registries.yml b/pr-checks/checks/init-with-registries.yml
index 6ab1a53dfe..7abf122052 100644
--- a/pr-checks/checks/init-with-registries.yml
+++ b/pr-checks/checks/init-with-registries.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,15 @@
 # basic mechanics of multi-registry auth is working.
 name: "Packaging: Download using registries"
 description: "Checks that specifying a registries block and associated auth works as expected"
-versions: ["nightly-latest"] # This feature is not compatible with old CLIs
+versions: [
+    # This feature is not compatible with older CLIs
+    "cached",
+    "latest",
+    "nightly-latest",
+]
+
+env:
+  CODEQL_PASS_CONFIG_TO_CLI: 'true'
 
 steps:
   - name: Init with registries
@@ -40,3 +48,33 @@ steps:
           echo "::error $CODEQL_PACK1 pack was not installed."
           exit 1
       fi
+
+  - name: Verify qlconfig.yml file was created
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      QLCONFIG_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/qlconfig.yml
+      echo "Expected qlconfig.yml file to be created at $QLCONFIG_PATH"
+      if [[ -f $QLCONFIG_PATH ]]
+      then
+          echo "qlconfig.yml file was created."
+      else
+          echo "::error qlconfig.yml file was not created."
+          exit 1
+      fi
+
+  - name: Verify contents of qlconfig.yml
+    # yq is not available on windows
+    if: runner.os != 'Windows'
+    shell: bash
+    run: |
+      QLCONFIG_PATH=$RUNNER_TEMP/qlconfig.yml
+      cat $QLCONFIG_PATH | yq -e '.registries[] | select(.url == "https://ghcr.io/v2/") | select(.packages == "*/*")'
+      if [[ $? -eq 0 ]]
+      then
+          echo "Registry was added to qlconfig.yml file."
+      else
+          echo "::error Registry was not added to qlconfig.yml file."
+          echo "Contents of qlconfig.yml file:"
+          cat $QLCONFIG_PATH
+          exit 1
+      fi